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A Piano: The Collection [Box set]

~ Tori Amos
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Product details

  • Audio CD (25 Sep 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 5
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Rhino
  • ASIN: B000GIWS5Q
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,330 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Leather
2. Precious Things
3. Silent All These Years
4. Upside Down
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Cornflake Girl
2. Honey
3. Take Me With You
4. Baker Baker
See all 18 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Walk To Dublin
2. Hey Jupiter
3. Professional Widow
4. Putting The Damage On
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Sorta Fairytale
2. Not David Bowie
3. Amber Waves
4. Iieee
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 5
1. Pool
2. Never Seen Blue
3. Daisy Dead Petals
4. Beulah Land
See all 22 tracks on this disc

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
For the uninitiated, the idea of a 5CD roundup from Tori Amos might seem strange; despite her rabidly devoted fanbase, her public success has been limited to a couple of hit singles, including a dance remix. However, the quality and breadth of Amos' back catalogue ensures that a release such as this will attract both hardcore devotees and the curious, and satisfy all comers.

From the beautiful, elaborate packaging to the contents of the discs, there is little to fault here. The entire first disc is given over to 1992's Little Earthquakes, with the addition of many alternate mixes and B-sides (including the utterly charming "Flying Dutchman") and from there on in, the discs are crammed with career highs, and liberally sprinkled with outtakes (ranging from the wonderful "Take Me With You" to insightful demo versions), culminating in a disc of her best B-sides.

Whilst the debate about what was left off means there will always be room for improvement (curiously, Amos' sundry cover versions are totally absent when a full disc of covers would have added appeal), this is still a perfect summary of Amos' career so far and proof that she still has plenty to offer.-–Thom Allott

CD Description
This is the ultimate in 'Best Of' compilations. 86 tracks over 5 CD's spanning the career of one of the most influential artists of our time, from 1992-2006. The box set is a combination of old favourites, alternate mixes/re-mixes of classic tracks, previously unreleased tracks and one disk of B-sides that have been previously hard to find. It also includesa hardback book. This is essential for every die-hard Tori Amos fan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars a mighty achievement, 10 Oct 2006
By Alan Lacerda (London) - See all my reviews
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While it would have been great to have some of Tori's cover versions on this box set, I still think this box set is a mighty achievement and just goes to show what an incredible talent she is. You can tell that Tori has put a lot of effort into the collection - the packaging alone is amazing and the book inside is beautiful (more than 50 pages of pictures, notes and commentary by Tori, all in a lovely hardback book). A lot of time and effort has also clearly been put into the way the music is presented - not just the tracklisting and interesting order on the CDs but also the alternative mixes. There may not be a huge amount of new or unreleased material but what there is is great. The demo medley is a real insight into Tori's creative process and something all fans will want to hear. It contains a beautiful version of A Sorta Fairytale too.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Triumph!, 13 Oct 2006
By Jay Buchanan "Chenny" (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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Everything about this collection is a treat, from the amazing 'piano' packaging and hardback booklet (a gift in itself), to the rarities, exquisite reworkings and new edits of the cream of Tori's repertoire, curated by Ms Amos herself. Highlight for me is the Little Earthquakes disc, but there are numerous other hidden gems on here, the new mixes infusing old classics with new life. It may not represent a complete library of her work, but there are more than enough riches here to highlight what a very special artist Tori is.
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59 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not complete by far, 3 Aug 2006
By Paul Treneary "trgz" (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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If this was the complete collected works, including every one of her generally superb b-sides then I would have been very tempted. If it was the complete b-sides, a few new tracks, and some career highlights remixed, then I would also have been very tempted. As it is there are many previously officially released b-sides, and at least one track written for a compilation (from the MI2 album), that are missing from this collection - one source suggests over 30 tracks are missing - some of these missing tracks are even better than the ones included on the 5th disc.
My feeling is that this is another (and maybe not the last) attempt to extract a large sum of cash from die hard fans for the included new material and there really ought to have been a sixth disc in this collection to cover all of her b-sides to date. On the upside, if you are new to the work of Tori, and have yet to buy anything, this does represent good value for money - but it's still only going to get 2 stars from me.
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