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Judas Ø is a collection of B-sides and rarities by the Smashing Pumpkins. It was packaged as a bonus disc in a limited-edition printing of Rotten Apples, their greatest hits collection. The songs are largely from the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore, and Machina/The Machines of God recording sessions, and some tracks can be found on The Aeroplane Flies High, and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. Judas Ø is considered to be the sister album to Pisces Iscariot, a collection of B-sides and rarities from the Gish and Siamese Dream eras. Music critic Jim DeRogatis commented that Judas Ø is "superior to the rarities collection Pisces Iscariot because it reflects the tremendous musical and lyrical growth of the group from Adore through its untimely demise."[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Lucky 13" (from Machina II) – 3:09
- "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)" (edited version, originally B-side from Thirty-Three single) – 7:53
- "Because You Are" (Adore outtake, previously unreleased) – 3:46
- "Slow Dawn" (from Machina II) – 3:12
- "Believe" (B-side from 1979 single) – 3:12
- "My Mistake" (Adore demo, previously unreleased) – 4:00
- "Marquis in Spades" (B-side from Zero single) – 3:12
- "Here's to the Atom Bomb" (B-side from Try, Try, Try single) – 4:26
- "Sparrow" (Adore demo, previously unreleased) – 2:56
- "Waiting" (Adore outtake) – 3:48
- "Saturnine" (Adore outtake, previously unreleased) – 3:49
- "Rock On" (David Essex cover) (recorded live during the Sacred and Profane tour) – 6:06
- "Set the Ray to Jerry" (B-side from 1979 single) – 4:09
- "Winterlong" (Machina demo, previously unreleased) – 4:59
- "Soot and Stars" (Machina demo, previously unreleased) – 6:39
- "Blissed and Gone" (Adore outtake) – 4:46
- "Saturnine" and "Here's to the Atom Bomb" are different versions of the songs of the same name on Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music.
- "Lucky 13" and "Slow Dawn" are the same versions as on Machina II, though it is notable that the songs on this release aren't sourced from vinyl.
- "The Aeroplane Flies High", "Believe" "Marquis in Spades" and "Set the Ray to Jerry" were previously released on The Aeroplane Flies High box set. "The Aeroplane Flies High" song notably lacks the last verse that is present on previous releases, and is almost a minute shorter.
- "Blissed and Gone" was previously released on the promotional EP Still Becoming Apart packaged with early releases of Machina/The Machines of God.
- "Waiting" was previously released on the promotional EP Machina/Machines of God.
[edit] Personnel
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, piano, producer, art direction
- James Iha – guitar, vocals and producer on "Believe"
- D'Arcy Wretzky – bass
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- Melissa Auf der Maur – bass on "Rock On"
- Matt Walker – drums on "My Mistake"
- Matt Cameron – drums on "Because You Are"
- Rick Nielsen – additional guitar on "Blissed and Gone"
- Bon Harris – additional squeaks and plonks on "Saturnine"
- Flood – producer on "Lucky 13", "Here's to the Atom Bomb", and "Set the Ray to Jerry"
- Kerry "Mango" Brown – producer on "Believe"
- Eric Ferris - executive producer
- Howie Weinberg - mastering engineer
- Roger Lian - digital editing
- Jennifer Quinn – production manager
- Greg Sylvester – art direction
- Lisa Johnson – photography, cover photo
- Yelena Yemchuk – photography
- Michael Lavine – photography
- David LaChapelle – photography
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Melodie McDaniel – photography
- Lynne Fischer – photography
[edit] References
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim. "Corgan moves ahead with new band", Chicago Sun-Times, 2001-12-18.
