Album · Compilation
Pandora’s Toys
Pandora's Toys is an Aerosmith compilation on Columbia, released in 1994. It gathers tracks from the band's 1991 box set Pandora's Box onto a single disc, which makes it a more compact way into that larger collection. It sits between two studio albums, Get a Grip in 1993 and Nine Lives in 1997, and it falls well after the band's 1970s run that began with their self-titled debut in 1973.
The album also came in a limited-edition wooden boxed set, made in a run of only 10,000 copies worldwide. Alongside the disc in a red plastic jewel case, it held a "Story of Aerosmith" documentary CD, narrated for the English market by Chris Barrie, plus a sticker, a sew-on patch and a certificate. That packaging has made it a sought-after item for collectors.
Pandora’s Toys: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 52:52Tracklist
- 1Sweet EmotionTom Hamilton and Steven Tyler4:36
- 2Draw the LineJoe Perry and Steven Tyler3:43
- 3Walk This WayJoe Perry and Steven Tyler3:41
- 4Dream OnSteven Tyler4:27
- 5Train Kept a Rollin'Bradshaw, Kay, Mann5:42
- 6Mama KinSteven Tyler4:27
- 7Nobody's FaultSteven Tyler and Brad Whitford4:22
- 8Seasons of WitherSteven Tyler5:07
- 9Big Ten-Inch RecordFred Weismantel3:57
- 10All Your LoveOtis Rush5:29
- 11Helter SkelterJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney3:16
- 12Chip Away the StoneRichard Supa4:06
- Produced by
- Don DeVito, Jack Douglas, Aerosmith, Adrian Barber, Ray Colcord
- Executive producer
- David Krebs, Steven Leber
- Recorded at
- The Record Plant, The Cenacle, Intermedia Studios, Wherehouse Waltham, The Record Plant Mobile Studio, Great Northern Recording Studios, Long View Farm Studios
- Recorded
- 1972–1982
- Mixed by
- Vic Anesini, Ray Colcord, David Thoener
- Mixed at
- The Record Plant
- Engineered by
- Jay Messina, Adrian Barber, Caryl Weinstock, Ray Colcord, Jack Douglas, Rod O’Brien
- Mastered by
- Vic Anesini
- Artwork
- Mick Rock, Allen Weinberg, Hans Nelman, David Krebs, Leber-Krebs, Steven Leber
- Photography
- Ron Pownall
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 52:52
Line-up
- Tom Hamilton · bass guitar, bass, electric bass guitar
- Joey Kramer · drums (drum set), percussion, membranophone
- Jay Messina · marimba · guest
- Joe Perry · acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, slide guitar, background vocals, guitar family, vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Steven Tyler · harmonica, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, vocals, flute, background vocals
- Brad Whitford · guitar, guitar family, electric guitar
- David Woodford · saxophone · guest
Singles
- “Sweet Emotion” · 1995 (re – issue)
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How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1994, 1995)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | June 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 June 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| UK / Europe release | June 1994 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | AT | Columbia | 5099747695629 | other |
| 1994 | AT | Columbia | 5099747695629 | other |
| June 1994 | GB | — | original | |
| 29 January 2002 | US | — | other |
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|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 300×298 | upscaled |