Pandora's Box (album)

Pandora's Box
Box set by Aerosmith
Released November 1991
Recorded October 5, 1972–1982
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length 230:53
Label Columbia
Producer Various
Aerosmith compilation chronology
Gems
(1988)		 Pandora's Box
(1991)		 Big Ones
(1994)
Singles from Pandora's Box
  1. "Sweet Emotion"
    Released: 1991 (re-issue)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly(B) [2]

Pandora's Box is a compilation box set album, released in 1991 by Aerosmith. Released by Columbia Records to capitalise on the band's newfound success with Geffen, the box set consisted of three discs which cover Aerosmith's output from the early 1970s and early 1980s. Alongside alternate versions, 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 within its own jewel-case, with inserts) and a detailed booklet, which 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'.

Their cover version of "Helter Skelter" is their third commercially released Beatles cover (after "Come Together" from the Sgt. Pepper soundtrack and "I'm Down" from Permanent Vacation), despite being the first one they had recorded.

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When I Needed You" (Steven Tyler, pre-Aerosmith, with the band The Strangeurs/Chain Reaction)Barry Shapiro, Steven Tallarico, Don Solomon, Alan Strohmayer, Peter Stahl2:34
2."Make It" (from Aerosmith, with false start, 1973)Steven Tyler3:45
3."Movin' Out" (Unreleased alternate version from the Aerosmith sessions)Tyler, Joe Perry5:42
4."One Way Street" (from Aerosmith)Tyler6:59
5."On the Road Again" (Unreleased song from the Aerosmith sessions)John Sebastian[3]3:36
6."Mama Kin" (from Aerosmith)Tyler4:25
7."Same Old Song and Dance" (from Get Your Wings, 1974)Tyler, Perry3:53
8."Train Kept A-Rollin'" (from Get Your Wings)Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann5:33
9."Seasons of Wither" (from Get Your Wings)Tyler5:39
10."Write Me a Letter" (Unreleased live version)Tyler4:18
11."Dream On" (from Aerosmith)Tyler4:25
12."Pandora's Box" (from Get Your Wings)Tyler, Joey Kramer5:42
13."Rattlesnake Shake" (Unreleased live radio broadcast aired on WKRQ, Cincinnati)Peter Green10:28
14."Walkin' the Dog" (Unreleased live radio broadcast aired on WKRQ, Cincinnati)Rufus Thomas3:13
15."Lord of the Thighs" (Unreleased live version from Texxas Jam, Cottonbowl, Dallas, July 4, 1978)Tyler7:13
Total length:1:17:44

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Toys in the Attic" (from Toys in the Attic, 1975)Tyler, Perry3:05
2."Round and Round" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Brad Whitford5:02
3."Krawhitham" (from the Draw the Line sessions, 1977)Kramer, Whitford, Tom Hamilton3:59
4."You See Me Crying" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Don Solomon5:12
5."Sweet Emotion" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Hamilton4:34
6."No More No More" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Perry4:33
7."Walk This Way" (from Toys in the Attic)Tyler, Perry3:40
8."I Wanna Know Why" (Unreleased live version from Texxas Jam, Cottonbowl, Dallas, 1978-07-04)Tyler, Perry3:04
9."Big Ten-Inch Record" (Unreleased live version from Texxas Jam, Cottonbowl, Dallas, 1978-07-04)Fred Weismantel4:01
10."Rats in the Cellar" (From Rocks, 1976)Tyler, Perry4:06
11."Last Child" (Remix of the original version from Rocks)Tyler, Whitford3:52
12."All Your Love" (Unreleased song. Recorded at the Cenacle, Armonk, New York, May 1977)Otis Rush5:27
13."Soul Saver" (Unreleased rehearsal from the Toys in the Attic sessions)Tyler, Whitford0:53
14."Nobody's Fault" (from Rocks)Tyler, Whitford4:22
15."Lick and a Promise" (from Rocks)Tyler, Perry3:05
16."Adam's Apple" (Unreleased live version recorded on tour in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1977-07-04)Tyler4:48
17."Draw the Line" (Remix of the original version from Draw the Line, 1977)Tyler, Perry3:43
18."Critical Mass" (from Draw the Line)Tyler, Hamilton, Jack Douglas4:51
Total length:1:12:38

Disc three

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kings and Queens" (from Classics Live I, 1986)Tyler, Hamilton, Whitford, Kramer, Douglas5:33
2."Milkcow Blues" (from Draw the Line)Kokomo Arnold4:15
3."I Live in Connecticut" (Unreleased rehearsal from the Night in the Ruts sessions, 1979)Tyler, Perry0:56
4."Three Mile Smile" (from Night in the Ruts)Tyler, Perry3:45
5."Let It Slide" (Unreleased song from the Night in the Ruts sessions)Tyler, Perry2:55
6."Cheese Cake" (from Night in the Ruts)Tyler, Perry4:16
7."Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)" (from Night in the Ruts)Tyler, Perry3:01
8."No Surprize" (from Night in the Ruts)Tyler, Perry4:27
9."Come Together" (from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack, 1978)John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:46
10."Downtown Charlie" (Unreleased song from the Night in the Ruts sessions)Aerosmith2:34
11."Sharpshooter" (from the album Whitford/St. Holmes, 1981)Whitford, Derek St. Holmes5:32
12."Shit House Shuffle" (Unreleased rehearsal)Perry0:36
13."South Station Blues" (from the album I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again by The Joe Perry Project, 1981)Perry4:11
14."Riff & Roll" (Unreleased song from the Rock in a Hard Place sessions, 1981-82)Tyler, Jimmy Crespo3:18
15."Jailbait" (from Rock in a Hard Place)Tyler, Crespo4:40
16."Major Barbara" (Unreleased alternate version)Tyler5:06
17."Chip Away the Stone" (Unreleased alternate version)Tyler, Perry, Richard Supa4:07
18."Helter Skelter" (Unreleased song from the Toys in the Attic sessions)Lennon, McCartney3:16
19."Back in the Saddle" (from Rocks)Tyler, Perry4:49
20."Circle Jerk" (Unreleased instrumental, not listed)Whitford3:44
Total length:1:14:47

Recording locations

(Alphabetical Order)

See also

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[4] 82
US Billboard 200[5] 45
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 52
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 21

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA - USA Gold January 14, 1992
Platinum August 16, 1996

References

  1. ↑ Pandora's Box at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Bill Wyman (1991-12-06). "Pandora's Box Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Original versions of On the Road Again by Aerosmith | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Aerosmith – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Aerosmith. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Aerosmith – Pandora's Box" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Aerosmith – Pandora's Box". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Aerosmith – Pandora's Box" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Aerosmith – Pandora's Box". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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