''Pandora's Box'' is a
compilation album
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, released on November 19, 1991
by
Aerosmith
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. Issued by
Columbia Records
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to capitalise on the band's newfound success with
Geffen, the
box set
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Music
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consists of three discs that cover Aerosmith's output from the 1970s and early 1980s. Alongside alternate versions, previously unreleased songs, live renditions and remixes, ''Pandora's Box'' features previously released studio material.
The original issue was as a long cardboard-box, containing three CDs (each in its own jewel-case, with inserts) and booklet that detailed the tracks and had comments from the band members. Later issues did away with the outer box, utilising a cardboard slipcase, but reproduced the booklet in 'CD-size'.
The
cover version
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of "
Helter Skelter" is Aerosmith's third commercially released
Beatles
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cover (after "
Come Together
"Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on their 1969 album ''Abbey Road'' and was also released as a single coupled with "Somethin ...
" from the
''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' soundtrack and "
I'm Down
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" from ''
Permanent Vacation''), despite being the first they recorded.
Track listing
Recording locations
(Alphabetical Order)
*"Back in the Saddle" - Recorded at the Wherehouse, Waltham, Mass. & Record Plant Studios,
New York City
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,
New York
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, Feb-March 1976
*"Cheese Cake" - Recorded at Mediasound and Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, May-Aug., 1979
*"Chip Away the Stone" - Recorded at
Long View Farm
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It was the location of recordings from many ...
,
North Brookfield, Massachusetts
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, June 4, 1978
*"Circle Jerk" - Recorded at the Cenacle,
Armonk, New York
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The corporate headquarters of IBM are located in Armonk.
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, & Record Plant Studios, NYC, June-Oct., 1977 (?)
*"Come Together" - Recorded at the Wherehouse,
Waltham, Massachusetts
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, 8/21/78
*"Critical Mass" - Recorded at the Cenacle, Armonk, New York, & Record Plant Studios, NYC, June-Oct., 1977
*"Downtown Charlie" - Recorded at The Record Plant, New York City, New York, 8/19/78
*"Draw the Line" - Recorded at the Cenacle, Armonk, NY, & Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, June-Oct., 1977
*"Dream On" - Recorded at Intermedia Studios,
Boston
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,
, 1972
*"Helter Skelter" - Recorded at Great Northern Recording Studios, 1975
*"I Live in Connecticut" - Recorded at The Wherehouse, Waltham, Massachusetts, 3/10/79
*"I Wanna Know Why" - Recorded on tour at the Cotton Bowl,
Dallas
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,
Texas
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, 7/4/78
*"Jailbait" - Recorded at Power Station, NYC &
Criteria Studios
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,
Miami
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,
Florida
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, 1982
*"Kings and Queens" - Recorded live on tour in Boston, Massachusetts, 3/28/78
*"Krawitham" - Recorded at the Cenacle, Armonk, New York, 5/2/77
*"Last Child" - Recorded at the Wherehouse, Waltham, Mass. &
Record Plant Studios
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, New York City, New York, Feb-March, 1976
*"Let It Slide" - Recorded at Mediasound, New York City, New York, March, 1979
*"Lick and a Promise" - Recorded at the Wherehouse, Waltham, Massachusetts & Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, Feb-March, 1976
*"Lord of the Thighs" - Recorded on tour at the Cottonbowl, Dallas, Texas, 7/4/78
*"Major Barbara" - Recorded at
Power Station
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, New York City, New York, May 20, 1971
*"Make It" - Recorded at Intermedia Studios, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
*"Mama Kin" - Recorded at Intermedia Studios, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
*"Milkcow Blues" - Recorded at the Cenacle, Armonk, New York, & Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, June-Oct., 1977
*"Movin' Out" - Recorded at Intermedia Studios, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
*"Nobody's Fault" - Recorded at the
Wherehouse
The Wherehouse, officially titled A. Wherehouse, is a warehouse located at 55 Pond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
It was rented out by the rock band Aerosmith, starting in 1975 and continuing into the 1980s. The warehouse fea ...
, Waltham, Massachusetts & Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, Feb-March, 1976
*"No More No More" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
*"No Surprize" - Recorded at Mediasound and Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, May-Aug., 1979
*"One Way Street" - Recorded at Intermedia Studios, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
*"On the Road Again" - Recorded at Intermedia Sound, 5/8/72
*"Pandora's Box" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, between 12/17/73 and 1/14/74
*"Rats in the Cellar" - Recorded at the Wherehouse, Waltham, Mass. & Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, Feb-March, 1976
*"Rattlesnake Shake" - Recorded at Counterpart Studios, Cincinnati, September 26, 1973
*"Riff & Roll" - Recorded at Power Station, New York City, New York, 9/16/81
*"Round and Round" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
*"Same Old Song and Dance" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, between 12/17/73 and 1/14/74
*"Seasons of Wither" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, between 12/17/73 and 1/14/74
*"Sharpshooter" - Recorded at Axis Studios,
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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, 1980–81
*"Shit House Shuffle" - Recorded at Mediasound, New York City, New York, 5/30/79
*"Soul Saver" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
*"South Station Blues" - Recorded at Boston Opera House and Wherehouse, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1981
*"Sweet Emotion" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
*"Three Mile Smile" - Recorded at Mediasound and Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, 7/10/79
*"Toys in the Attic" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
*"Train Kept A-Rollin'" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, between 12/17/73 and 1/14/74
*"Walkin' the Dog" - Recorded at Counterpart studios, Cincinnati, September 26, 1973
*"Walk This Way" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
*"When I Needed You" - Recorded at
CBS
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Studios, New York City, New York, 10/5/66
*"Write Me a Letter" - Recorded on tour in Boston, Massachusetts, November 1976
*"You See Me Crying" - Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York, February, 1975
Reception
"''Pandora's Box'' has 31 previously released songs and 21 live cuts, alternate takes and rarities," noted
Mat Snow
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During the ...
in ''
Q''. "Will this latter stuff be made separately available for the fan doesn't fancy shelling out for tracks already owned? Probably not… Despite high times aplenty, ''Pandora's Box'' is a career overview which offers a patchy, expensive introduction to the newcomer, and falls irritatingly between the stools of rarities collection and definitive compilation."
See also
* ''
Pandora's Toys''
Charts
Certification
Release history
References
External links
Aerosmith official website
with information about authors, order, and recording area
*
{{Authority control
1991 compilation albums
Aerosmith compilation albums
Columbia Records compilation albums