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Untitled - Q101 Competition Prize 1 Track CDR

SMASHING PUMPKINS Untitled (ULTRA Rare 1 track CDR of the Q101 master that was given to them by Billy Corgan prior to their farewell concert. This CD was one of three copies that was won in a competition run by the Q101 radio station for the first three people to answer a Smashing Pumpkins question correctly. This superb item also comes complete with the original Q101 jiffy bag envelope. Housed in unique sleeve - The perfect swansong!!)[For more background on this release please see tracklisting section]

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 2000 - 24 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format CD-R acetate
Record Label Q101
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Product Catalogue No CDR ACETATE
Music Genre Grunge, NME Indie/Alternative Artists, Rock, Indie
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

1. Untitled

MORE BACKGROUND ON THIS RELEASE

"Untitled" was recorded in Chicago in late November by leader Billy Corgan and the remaining original members of the group, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Touring bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, who replaced original bassist D'Arcy Wretzky, did not play on the song.
The swaying acoustic rock track debuted November 29 on Chicago alternative station Q101 (WKQX-FM) and later streamed on the station's site exclusively for a month. Now more than 50 stations have played the melancholy swan song - which was not commercially available at the time - according to a spokesperson for the band.
Dave Richards, program director of Q101, said Corgan called him a few days before the Pumpkins' November 29 show at Chicago's United Center to discuss plans for a simulcast of that show.
"I went down to the studio, and he said, 'I have something I want to play for you,' " Richards said. "I had no idea they were working on new songs. He played it for me, and I asked if it was from one of the [album] sessions, and he said, 'No, we just finished it yesterday.' "
Corgan sent over a master of the song two days later, and Q101 debuted it on air just before the United Center show.
The track follows the patented loud-quiet dynamics that were the group's calling card on such multiplatinum albums as Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) and the 1993 breakthrough Siamese Dream.
"When you're young/ You can promise/ Anything that you wanted/ To be in love/ To feel love/ All around," Corgan sings in a hurried, joyful flow. As it fades out, "Untitled" crashes to earth with what is, in all likelihood, the final screaming Pumpkins guitar solo from Corgan.
The posting of the song on Q101's Web site is in keeping with the band's Web-centric final days. A sequel to last year's MACHINA/the Machines of God was released in September to the Web only. Twenty-five copies of Machina II/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music were distributed to fans and friends, packaged as three 10-inch EPs and one double 12-inch LP along with instructions to distribute the songs free online. The tunes have surfaced on various Web sites, FTP servers and on Napster.



CD-R(ECORDABLE)  
Recording Artist Smashing Pumpkins
Product Title Untitled - Q101 Competition Prize 1 Track CDR
Product Information Smashing Pumpkins Untitled - Q101 Competition Prize 1 Track CDR USA CD-R acetate.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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