This article is from the Smashing Pumpkins FAQ, by Mike Hamilton michaelh@ualberta.ca with numerous contributions by others.
Mellon Collie was released on vinyl in March of 1996. This came out on 3
12" vinyls. Here is an explanation of the availability of this, as found
in the text discography:
"The 3LP version of MCIS was originally solicited in February of 1996 as
a limited-to-5000, numbered edition. When it was finally released in
April, it was allegedly limited to 15,000. Since that time, numbers above
18,000 have been confirmed, leaving open the question of how many copies
were actually pressed."
Most recently, Mark Andrew Hamilton has reported that Virgin Records has
re-issued the set, and has it listed as "In-stock" in their catalogues.
More will be posted here as it comes available.
 
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