Listen: Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘1979’ Acoustic Version is Haunting Nostalgia

July 18, 2013

Earlier this week we brought you a giveaway for The Smashing Pumpkins‘ box-set reissue of their platinum-selling 1996 box set The Aeroplane Flies High, and now, in addition to hooking you up with the entire set for free, we’ve got a musical taste of what’s to come.

Check out a stripped down version of the band’s smash hit “1979,” which you can stream below:

Arriving July 23, fans will be able to choose between the options of a 6-CD +1 DVD package, or 5-LPs and Deluxe Digital and Standard Digital editions. The Deluxe Edition will also feature a DVD of a July 4th, 1997 performance in Paris France. Digital versions will also be available. To read more about The Aeroplane Flies High reissue, head over to the band’s official website.

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