{"product_id":"pro-a-8928","title":"Smashing Pumpkins - The End is the Beginning (1997) 2x Vinyl 12\" Single PROMO","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e PRO-A-8928\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1990s, Alternative\/Indie, House\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003ePROMO text on label. HYPE-STICKER on front. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Double 12\" Single. Generic white cover looks good; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, slight discoloration, and surface impressions (front\/back). Inner-sleeves are original (generic white). Spine has no text and shows some wear. Some shelf-wear along side-edges and corners. Top opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. Discoloration spots on one side of label. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Rabbit In The Moon's Infinite Madness Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Hallucination's Gotham Ghetto Beats)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Rabbit In The Moon's Melancholy \u0026amp; The Infinite Dub)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Hallucination's Nu-Wave Batcave Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Rabbit In The Moon's Infinite Radio Edit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Stuck In The Middle With Fluke Vocal Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Original Song)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe End Is The Beginning Is The End (Stuck In The Middle With Fluke Alternative Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe End Is the Beginning Is the End,\u003c\/span\u003e is a Grammy Award-winning song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first full-band song released as a single in the aftermath of their 1995 album, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.\u003c\/span\u003e It is their first release with drummer Matt Walker. The song reached the top 10 in eight countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Frontman Billy Corgan said of the song, At one point I found myself going, \"I can't write a song about Batman, I'm in an alternative band.\" And I thought this is stupid, if I can write a song about Batman and it serves the purpose, which is to make it happen and connect with the movie, and connect with something that is unique and original, then, why not? For me, it was a great kind of artistic thing to do because it was very freeing. I wasn't talking about myself or trying to represent the Smashing Pumpkins. I was trying to represent Batman. He further commented that the song's lyrics were meant to represent the Batman of the 1940s, when he was a \"darker character\". Many fans saw the new sound of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe End Is the Beginning Is the End,\u003c\/span\u003e featuring a drum machine and added emphasis on the distorted guitars, as a taste of the sound of the next Smashing Pumpkins album, with Corgan himself saying the sound is \"probably like what you would expect from us in the future.\" Despite its Grammy win and a strong promotion in conjunction with \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBatman \u0026amp; Robin, The End Is the Beginning Is the End\u003c\/span\u003e has not had a strong commercial legacy in the US. While it was well received by American rock radio, the song found particularly strong chart success in other countries, reaching the top ten of both the Australian and UK Singles Charts. Since the single and video were released under Warner Bros. Records, the band was unable to use them for future releases. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe End Is the Beginning Is the End,\u003c\/span\u003e as well as the single's b-sides, were released in 2005 on the digital-only compilation Rarities and B-Sides. The music video was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, with Joel Schumacher's input. It features the members of the Pumpkins in Batman-like costumes, floating in front of images from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBatman \u0026amp; Robin.\u003c\/span\u003e The video is notable for being only one of two Smashing Pumpkins videos to have a different drummer besides Jimmy Chamberlin (Kenny Aronoff is briefly visible during the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePerfect\u003c\/span\u003e video) and is the only video with Matt Walker on the drums before his departure. The video was also nominated at the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video (Directors: Joel Schumacher, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris), Best Special Effects in a Video (Special Effects: Chris Staves, Nigel Randall, Edson Williams and Brothers Strause), Best Editing in a Video (Editor: Hal Honigsberg) and Best Cinematography in a Video (Director of Photography: Declan Quinn). The music video for this song appears on the second disc of the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBatman and Robin: Special Edition DVD (also on the Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989–1997\u003c\/span\u003e DVD boxset 8 disc version), released in October 2005. The single contained three other versions of the song, titled as different tracks. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Guns of Love Disastrous\u003c\/span\u003e is an instrumental version based around the tracks' various electronica-inspired elements, while the other instrumental, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Ethers Tragic,\u003c\/span\u003e is composed solely of its guitar parts. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning\u003c\/span\u003e is a slower, less rock-oriented version with different lyrics for the verses, while the chorus is the same. This version appears on the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBatman \u0026amp; Robin\u003c\/span\u003e soundtrack as well. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning\u003c\/span\u003e was used in a trailer for the 2009 superhero film \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/span\u003e directed by Zack Snyder. Its appearance in that trailer helped the song break into the iTunes Top 100 during the summer of 2008, and the Smashing Pumpkins added this version to their tour roster in August. The band played \"\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning\u003c\/span\u003e through the rest of their 2008 tour. Prior to its inclusion in the trailer, it was \"a version of that song that never seemed to get any notice\", but as Corgan ultimately discovered, \"[certainly] the massive jump in online sales seems to indicate it might be worth it for us and for the movie\". Corgan complimented its use in the trailer, but joked that his fans \"seem to be confused when the outside world appreciates our work\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793869173017,"sku":"PRO-A-8928","price":360.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-smashing_pumpkins-the_end_is_the_beginning_is_the_end.jpg?v=1783555123","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/pro-a-8928","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}