Got this as a Christmas gift. ADORE is one of my ten favorite records of all time so this was a pretty cool thing to receive.
I wish there was more in the way of linear notes (the booklet here is essentially the same as the one that accompanied the standard issue remaster) and the box itself doesn't come across as terribly sturdy. I also don't like the CD's themselves rest inside of cardboard sleeves.
But the music here is all pretty cool. The mono version of ADORE doesn't do a lot for me, but I did enjoy most of the demos and rarities. The live disc really opens some of these songs up; I wish they would have released an official live album of this period (though considering this album wasn't a big seller it's hardly a surprise that they didn't). I particularly enjoyed the DVD. I had tickets to the show that is included here but was not permitted to attend the concert (a longer story than I care to go into here). Being able to see the show some nineteen years later was a pretty cool experience.
Overall I think this is worth purchasing if you really dig ADORE. Casual fans will be fine with the standard release.

Let me just say that before I bought the Super Deluxe Edition of Adore, that Adore was my least favorite Smashing Pumpkins album. There are so many great extras here it is just hard to describe how much I like it. Good job Pumpkins!

So glad this was released! The original was great but this includes like 3 hours of B-sides and live versions and studio takes. I especially like the live versions.

At the tail-end of their lengthy reissue campaign, the Smashing Pumpkins have released their finest reissue yet with ADORE. After 15 years since its initial release, fans will have the chance to peel back the many layers of this musical onion, possibly generating a tear or two as well. What was considered a flop upon its release in 1998, even though it has since sold over 4 million copies worldwide, the album has since become a mythical Anomaly over the years.

After the enormous success that the bands' 1996 release Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Billy Corgan decided to take a more stripped-down approach to the recording process of their follow-up album (Adore.) After a tumultuous world tour, in which drummer (and Corgan's closest band mate) Jimmy Chamberlin was fired for drug issues, and the non-existent relationship with band mates D'arcy and James Iha, Corgan retreated to the studio and crafted an almost endless amount of material for their new album.

The Adore Deluxe version contains 6 discs of music and 1 DVD.

Disc one contains the original release of Adore in it's entirety.

Disc 2 features the album in mono remastered, a version which has previously only been available on the original vinyl release. It should be noted that the track "17" has been omitted from this version.

Disc 3 In a State of Passage, features the somber Sadlands Demos. Many songs here will sound familiar as they are early workings of Adore's finished tracks. "Blissed and Gone", "The Tale of Dusty and Pete", and a gorgeous early version of "Appels and Oranjes" then titled "What If?" "Chewing Gun" shows that the band still had some quirk and irony nestled away in them, but Disc 4 shows much more of their experimental work.

Disc 4 Chalices, Palaces and Deep Pools showcased the band stretching their legs a bit. With "For Martha" features a symphonic background, "To Sheila" features a banjo in its early stages and the 1998 Puffy Combs remix of "Ava Adore" finally sees an official release.

Disc 5 Malice, Callous and Fools finally unveils the long-awaited release of "Let Me Give the World to You", produced by Rick Rubin and originally recorded during the Adore sessions, but actually intended for release on their follow-up Machina: The Machines of God. "Summer" and "Heaven" are instrumentals and early tracks such as "Jersey Shore" "Shame" and "Behold! The Nightmare" really push the emotions behind the songs, home. A beautiful acoustic demo version of "Perfect" is also part of this 15-track disc.

Disc 6 Kissed Alive Too is a live CD featuring tracks performed during the band's 1998 tour behind Adore. Mostly tracks from Adore with an encore performance of Joy Division's "Transmission."

Disc 7 DVD Live at the Fox Theater. Atlanta, GA, August 4th 1998.
Most of the tracks from Adore, along with "Tonight, Tonight" and "Bullet with Butterfly Wings." A 25 minute version of "Transmission" is also performed.

Remastered by legendary producer/engineer Bob Ludwid, the deluxe CD version contains 107 tracks. If you're a Pumpkins fan and have been enjoying their reissues campaign, this could possible be the true gem thus far.

This is for the super deluxe. I am a huge pumpkins fan from before siamese dream. I would say Adore was a step in a different direction and it was ok, not perfect (pun intended) but not a pug. Decided to spend the money for the super deluxe version. It is good, just not sure I would pay the money again for all the demos (some of which I already had from boots) and the live songs. It is a must have for a pumpkins lover, just a bit on the expensive side if you buy the amazon mp3s which don't come with the videos.