| A Cabinet of Curiosities | ||||
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| Box set by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
| Jane's Addiction chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B− [2] |
| IGN | (9/10) [3] |
| Paste | (6.9/10) [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.0/10) [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
A Cabinet of Curiosities is a compilation box set by alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, released on April 21, 2009, on Rhino Records.
The collection includes three discs of demos, rehearsals, remixes, covers, and live recordings from the group's initial lifespan of 1986–1991, and one DVD featuring the movie Soul Kiss, the band's music videos, and concert footage. Vocalist Perry Farrell stated that "it's a really nice, fetishy object." [7]
In 2009, vocalist Perry Farrell stated that "[the] box set was supposed to be released two years ago. It just took so long. We cut that deal on the box set when we were still together on the last record, and it took that long to get it co-ordinated and gathered and all those other things and it was just kind of a happenstance that we were together at this time. When Rhino saw that we were together they thought, 'Let's just really work day and night and get the thing out.'" [8]
All tracks are written by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jane Says" (Radio Tokyo Demo) | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Pigs in Zen" (Radio Tokyo Demo) | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Mountain Song" (Radio Tokyo Demo) | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Had a Dad" (Radio Tokyo Demo) | 3:53 |
| 5. | "I Would for You" (Radio Tokyo Demo) | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Idiots Rule" (Demo) | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Classic Girl" (Demo) | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Up the Beach" (Demo) | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Suffer Some" (Demo) | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Thank You Boys" (Demo) | 1:19 |
| 11. | "Summertime Rolls" (Demo) | 5:56 |
| 12. | "City" (Demo) | 2:34 |
| 13. | "Ocean Size" (Demo) | 4:32 |
| 14. | "Stop!" (Demo) | 3:58 |
| 15. | "Standing in the Shower... Thinking" (Demo) | 3:03 |
| 16. | "Ain't No Right" (Demo) | 2:55 |
| 17. | "Three Days" (Demo) | 9:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ted, Just Admit It..." (Demo) | 6:57 | |
| 2. | "Maceo" (Demo) | 4:25 | |
| 3. | "No One's Leaving" (Demo) | 3:29 | |
| 4. | "My Time" (Rehearsal) | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "Been Caught Stealing" (12" Remix Version) | 4:24 | |
| 6. | "Ripple" (Grateful Dead cover) | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" (feat. Ice-T and Ernie C; Sly and the Family Stone cover) | Sylvester Stewart | 4:19 |
| 8. | "L.A. Medley" (Live) | Various (see below) | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Kettle Whistle" (Live) | 6:23 | |
| 10. | "Whole Lotta Love" (Live; Led Zeppelin cover) | Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Willie Dixon | 4:08 |
| 11. | "1970" (Live; the Stooges cover) | Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Dave Alexander, Scott Asheton | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Bobhaus" (Live) | Bob Dylan, Peter Murphy, David Haskins, Kevin Haskins | 2:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drum Intro" (Live) | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Up the Beach" (Live) | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Whores" (Live) | 3:50 |
| 4. | "1%" (Live) | 3:28 |
| 5. | "No One's Leaving" (Live) | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Ain't No Right" (Live) | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Then She Did..." (Live) | 10:01 |
| 8. | "Had a Dad" (Live) | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Been Caught Stealing" (Live) | 5:49 |
| 10. | "Three Days" (Live) | 12:11 |
| 11. | "Mountain Song" (Live) | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Stop!" (Live) | 4:45 |
| 13. | "Summertime Rolls" (Live) | 8:15 |
| 14. | "Ocean Size" (Live) | 4:39 |
Live at Irvine Meadows, 7/23-24/91(Available as a Best Buy exclusive for a limited supply)
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