The band details variants of expansive long-awaited reissue
The Smashing Pumpkins have formally detailed the long-awaited reissue and reformation of their 2000 masterpiece, Machina/The Machines of God, and its companion album, Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. This reimagined project, featuring extensive remixing and remastering, will be out in multiple formats on August 22nd via UMe and through Madame Zuzu’s Tea Shop.
Billy Corgan’s Madame Zuzu’s tea shop in Highland Park, Illinois is exclusively offering an expansive 80-song vinyl box set featuring a 48-track Machina plus an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances, marking the first time these two records will officially be united. This vinyl box set is the only format available to listen to all 80 songs in its entirety.
Additionally, the rock band will release a 16-song reissue of the original Machina/The Machines of God vinyl on August 22nd. UMe will also be releasing various 25th-anniversary remastered formats of Machina/The Machines of God including a black 180-gram 2 LP vinyl reissue; a 180-gram limited-edition color 2 LP in corona red/black, as well as CD and digital formats on August 22nd.
“It’s taken some 25 years to finally release Machina as we in the band had hoped it would be, and with MadameZuzus.com as the only place one can get this expansive, 80-song collection, I personally could not be more proud,” Corgan says. “Machina was meant as our swan song, and it was truly a labor of love to bring it to fruition, however broken we were back then. But with the band about to embark on a global tour in 2025, as well as my solo tour with The Machines of God, this set stands as a celebration and testament of will, for the songs alone have helped James, Jimmy, and I keep the faith.”
The Smashing Pumpkins are set to kick off a month-long international tour beginning July 27th in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Meanwhile, Billy Corgan’s solo project, Billy Corgan and The Machines of God, is currently wrapping up the final two headlining dates of their A Return to Zero Tour, with upcoming shows in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1. The Everlasting Gaze
2. Raindrops + Sunshowers
3. Stand Inside Your Love
4. I Of The Mourning
5. The Sacred And Profane
6. Try, Try, Try
7. Heavy Metal Machine
8. This Time
9. The Imploding Voice
10. Glass And The Ghost Children
11. Wound
12. The Crying Tree Of Mercury
13. With Every Light
14. Blue Skies Bring Tears
15. Age Of Innocence
