June 22, 2007 at 12:04:00 PM | more stories by this author
Partially reunited band adds separate bonus tracks for releases to Best Buy, iTunes, and Target.
Say what you will about Billy Corgan, but the guy never fails to think big.
In a move that could incite delirious fans to buy the new Smashing Pumpkins' album Zeitgeist three times, Corgan and his bandmates are releasing four different versions of the album. In addition to the standard version, which will feature 12 tracks, editions of the album have been created for retailers Best Buy, Target, and iTunes, each with a different bonus track.
The Best Buy version will include the bonus track "Death From Above," while the Target edition will feature the extra song "Zeitgeist." Customers who buy the album through iTunes will receive the additional song "Stellar."
The album hits all stores July 10.
The Smashing Pumpkins, which features original members Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, as well as new bassist Ginger Reyes and new guitarist Jeff Schroeder, are set to play a series of live shows at the Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C., starting tomorrow. They'll follow that with 11 shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, and a stop at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore.
The four versions of Zeitgeist:
Standard tracklist:
1. "Doomsday Clock"
2. "7 Shades of Black"
3. "Bleeding the Orchid"
4. "That's the Way (My Love Is)"
5. "Tarantula"
6. "Starz"
7. "United States"
8. "Neverlost"
9. "Bring the Light"
10. "(Come On) Let's Go!"
11. "For God and Country"
12. "Pomp and Circumstances"
Best Buy tracklist:
1. "Doomsday Clock"
2. "7 Shades of Black"
3. "Bleeding the Orchid"
4. "That's the Way (My Love Is)"
5. "Tarantula"
6. "Starz"
7. "United States"
8. "Neverlost"
9. "Death From Above" (Bonus Track)
10. "Bring the Light"
11. "(Come On) Let's Go!"
12. "For God and Country"
13. "Pomp and Circumstances"
Target tracklist:
1. "Doomsday Clock"
2. "7 Shades of Black"
3. "Bleeding the Orchid"
4. "That's the Way (My Love Is)"
5. "Tarantula"
6. "Starz"
7. "United States"
8. "Neverlost"
9. "Bring the Light"
10. "(Come On) Let's Go!"
11. "For God and Country"
12. "Pomp and Circumstances"
13. "Zeitgeist" (Bonus Track)
iTunes tracklist:
1. "Doomsday Clock"
2. "7 Shades of Black"
3. "Bleeding the Orchid"
4. "That's the Way (My Love Is)"
5. "Tarantula"
6. "Starz"
7. "United States"
8. "Neverlost"
9. "Bring the Light"
10. "(Come On) Let's Go!"
11. "For God and Country"
12. "Pomp and Circumstances"
13. "Stellar" (Bonus Track)



5 Comments
Oldest First | Newest FirstI waited 7 years, so I can wait another 7 days, but I'd really rather not :p
I'll be buying the album from Target because I don't like the idea of a bonus track being inserted into the middle of an album (as in the Best Buy version), not that this whole scam is particularly appealing in any case.
They should've picked one retailer to support and included a bonus disc with all the songs. Somehow I doubt Billy Corgan will mind if I download the other bonus tracks off of freeBay. As big of a Pumpkins fan as I am I don't need 2 CD copies of Zeitgeist and the iTunes download. They'll all end up getting released on some collection I'll buy down the line anyway...