mellon collie memories

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by TheAlter

Wtf didn’t realize it was the week before Melvoin’s death and the end of the golden era.

no one did : O

[thedeadofnight]

Shud ayv been an single album i would have the tracklist be melon colie intro tonight tonight jellybelly here is no why zero to forgive fuck you an idea to no one love galapagos muzzle cupid de locke porcelain of the vast oceans where boys fear to tread bodies thirty three 1979 in the arms of sleep thru the eyes of ruby stumbleine xyu we only come out at night god mouths of babes beautiful marquis in spades the last song transformer the aeroplane flies high and then close with the boy.

[T&T]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

no one did : O

all the signs were there. but they preferred to let the show go on knowing the trope of the OD musician would only sustain their time at the top.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

Originally Posted by spacey raygun

Wow, I knew her! I met her at a diner in like 98-00 and she told me about this tape billy gave her with Jennifer Ever on it and a version of that story. She never showed it to me or told me the rest of the tracks though. I tried to get a copy but it never happened. I think billy told her to not copy it or something. I recall we kept in touch here and there for a few years on AIM. That’s my Mellon Collie memory.

it's a collection of mashed potatoes tracks. like the coyle tape (different tracks).
see: http://www.spfc.org/MPfaq.txt

B. THE COYLE TAPE

One person who publicly claims to have a tape with 24 randomly
selected songs from Mashed Potatoes is Simon Coyle. The songs on
his tape were incorporated in his legendary website, which was the
first to have a complete and accurate Smashing Pumpkins songlist.
The Coyle Tape contained the following songs:

Side A:
1. There it Goes (demo 1988)
2. Wave Song (demo 1991)
3. Jesus is the Sun (demo 1990)
4. Egg (live demo 1989)
5. Vanilla (acoustic demo 1989)
6. Luna (acoustic 1991)
7. Translucent (demo 1990)
8. Smiley (acoustic 1991)
9. Mayonaise (outtake 1993)
10. Daydream (demo 1989)
11. Mellon Collie (outtake 1993)
12. Rocket (acoustic 1993)

Side B:
1. 365 (live 1990)
2. Moleasskiss (demo 1992)
3. I Am My End (live 1990)
4. Cinder (live 1991)
5. Morning Jam (live 1990)
6. Over You (live 1990)
7. I'll Never Change (live 1990)
8. Stray Cat Blues (live 1990)
9. Lie I Lie (live 1989)
10. Under Your Spell (demo 1988)
11. Try to Try (live 1990)
12. Fat Man Blues (live acoustic 1989)

Simon Coyle:
"I have copies of some of the songs from Mashed Potatoes. I've
had them for over a year and a half now. They're perfect copies,
and I got them under the promise that I would not copy them for
anyone, and I never have" (alt.music.smash-pumpkins, 1/25/98).

As you can see from his honorable quote, it is highly unlikely that
you will obtain a copy of the Coyle Tape.

Note that Egg and Daydream are the same recordings as on Moon;
Mellon Collie is the same recording released as Infinite Sadness;
and Rocket is the acoustic Tower Records 7/26/93 performance.

so from around the same time, i guess.
girl's concerts were 1996-07-05 and 1996-07-06.

[spacey raygun]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

it's a collection of mashed potatoes tracks. like the coyle tape (different tracks).
see: http://www.spfc.org/MPfaq.txt

so from around the same time, i guess.
girl's concerts were 1996-07-05 and 1996-07-06.

yeah, my guess back then was that it was the exactly same as the coyle tape. but it's clearly not. and it has chump on it, which is super cool and could've been a mostly unheard track back then. i don't remember the timeline of the mashed potatoes trading tree and when i acquired and transferred PI+F (early/mid 00s?), but she had this tape years before that, would've been cool to hear chump sooner.

[TheAlter]

Originally Posted by T&T

all the signs were there. but they preferred to let the show go on knowing the trope of the OD musician would only sustain their time at the top.

Eh, not too sure about that. Melvoin's death effectively put an end to the golden era of the band.

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by TheAlter

Eh, not too sure about that. Melvoin's death effectively put an end to the golden era of the band.

[TheAlter]

Originally Posted by cork_soaker

[T&T]

'golden era' rests on billy's shoulders.
Melvoin, dead or alive, would not change an end to the 'golden era'
even the Beatles only lasted as a band for 8 years...

[TheAlter]

Originally Posted by T&T

'golden era' rests on billy's shoulders.
Melvoin, dead or alive, would not change an end to the 'golden era'
even the Beatles only lasted as a band for 8 years...

True and the fact Billy’s career peaked in his worst year on a personal level probably played a major role in the end. Still Melvoin’s death resulted in Jimmy being kicked out and that really broke the band.