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''Gems'' is a compilation album released by Aerosmith in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Columbia. It was the first compilation of studio material since 1980's <i>Greatest Hits</i>. Concentrating mainly on heavier material than the radio-friendly single output on ''Greatest Hits'', the album is noted for the inclusion of the previously unreleased studio version of "Chip Away The Stone." A staple of the band's live set, the studio version of this song first surfaced as the b-side to the 1978 single, "Come Together," and a live rendition had appeared on 1978's ''Live Bootleg''. - Wikipedia