''Onobox'' is a 1992 comprehensive 6-disc collection of

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's work from 1968 to 1985. The discs are grouped by era and theme. Disc one centers around the albums ''

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'' and ''

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'', while Disc two features nearly the entirety of ''

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'' in a different running order and most of the tracks remixed exclusively for this boxed set. Disc three features the entire ''

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'' project, which was originally conceived and recorded as a double album before being edited down, while disc six is the previously unreleased 1974 album ''

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'', which was later reissued separately with an expanded track listing, along with the rest of Ono's back catalogue. Discs four and five center on her relationship with her late husband and musician

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, with "Kiss, Kiss, Kiss" highlighting songs from their duet albums ''

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'' and '' Milk and Honey'', while "No, No, No" focuses on the albums Yoko released in the aftermath of the

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. ''Onobox'' was complemented by an accompanying one-disc "

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" release, entitled ''

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''. While the

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press release for Onobox declared the collection "not as bad as you might think", it also urged the public to "smash your preconceptions". Which, for the most part, they did, finding the box gave "Yoko Ono the avant- garde heroine her due".

Track listing

All songs written by Yoko Ono except "No Bed for Beatle John" written by John Lennon/Yoko Ono. Many songs were edited or remixed for this compilation. These mixes and edits have not been officially released elsewhere.

Previously unreleased material

''Onobox'' includes 20 previously unreleased songs. Some of these songs have appeared on other Yoko releases. * The first 9 tracks from Disc 6 were all included on the ''

'' album when it was released in 1997. * "The Path" was included on the 2017 Reissue of ''

''. * "Warrior Woman", "Potbelly Rocker", "It's Been Very Hard", "Mildred, Mildred" and "Left Turn's the Right Turn" were all included on the 2017 Reissue of ''

''. * "There's No Goodbye" was re-recorded for the album ''

Take Me to the Land of Hell ''Take Me to the Land of Hell'' is the 2013 album by Yoko Ono's band Plastic Ono Band. It is her fifteenth solo album overall and Ono's third since reforming the Plastic Ono Band in 2009 with her son Sean Lennon. It features guests Yuka C Honda, ...

''. In addition to this, "Head Play" (a medley of the songs "You", "Airmale" and "Fly" specially made for this boxset) was included on the 2017 Reissue of ''Fly''.

Ultracase edition

A limited edition version of ''Onobox'' was released called the "Ultracase" Edition. This version included the entire 6-disc box set along with the accompanying 1-disc ''Walking on Thin Ice'' compilation and a sculpture by Yoko called ''A Key to Open the Universe'' with a signature by Yoko, all packaged in a protective carrying case. This edition was released limited to 350 copies, and a small number of boxes without ''Onobox'' but all other items were also made for those who already owned the ''Onobox'' set.

Release history

References

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