[2016-11-18] Tori Amos "Boys For Pele (Deluxe Edition)" 2CD set (Atlantic/Rhino)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:58 pm

Description
One of the most successful and influential artists of her generation, Tori Amos is as much a force to be reckoned with today as when she made her debut as producer in 1996 on her third studio album, Boys for Pele, over 2 decades ago. An ambitious and uncompromising collection of songs about mythology (Pele was a Hawaiian volcano goddess), suppression and self-discovery, the record became one of her most successful, debuting at #2 on the album charts in both the U.S. and the U.K. An international hit, Boys for Pele hit the Top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Sweden.

To celebrate the pivotal album's 20-year anniversary, Rhino will release a deluxe edition that includes a newly remastered version of the original, along with a selection of B-sides, rare recordings, and four previously unreleased tracks. BOYS FOR PELE: DELUXE EDITION will be available on November 18 as a 2-CD set.

Moving away from the corporate environment to record in a church In Delganey, County Wicklow, and an old Georgian house in County Cork, Ireland, Boys for Pele altered the course of Amos' career. As she explains in the album's liner notes, "This is the record where I fought for my life." Greeted with rapturous fan support, this proved this to be a rewarding decision. In addition to album fan favorites "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "Hey Jupiter", the groundbreaking Armand Van Helden remix of "Professional Widow" was #1 on the UK Singles Chart and US Dance Chart.

Amos was so prolific writing Boys for Pele that a number of songs were left off the album and released as B-sides. Many of them can be found among the 21 bonus tracks that appear on BOYS FOR PELE: DELUXE EDITION, including "Toodles Mr. Jim" and "Frog On My Toe." Other rarities include the demo for "Fire-Eater's Wife/Beauty Queen" and live recordings of "Honey," "Sugar" and "Professional Widow." Four unreleased gems make their debut on the collection: "To The Fair Motormaids of Japan," "Talula" (M&M Mix), "In The Springtime Of His Voodoo (Rookery Ending)" and "Sucker."

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Beauty Queen / Horses (Remastered)
2. Blood Roses (Remastered)
3. Father Lucifer (Remastered)
4. Professional Widow (Remastered)
5. Mr. Zebra (Remastered)
6. Marianne (Remastered)
7. Caught A Lite Sneeze (Remastered)
8. Muhammad My Friend (Remastered)
9. Hey Jupiter (Remastered)
10. Way Down (Remastered)
11. Little Amsterdam (Remastered)
12. Talula (Remastered)
13. Not The Red Baron (Remastered)
14. Agent Orange (Remastered)
15. Doughnut Song (Remastered)
16. In The Springtime Of His Voodoo (Remastered)
17. Putting The Damage On (Remastered)
18. Twinkle (Remastered)

[CD2]
1. Hey Jupiter (The Dakota Version) (Remastered)
2. To The Fair Motormaids Of Japan *
3. That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song) (Remastered)
4. Fire-Eater's Wife / Beauty Queen (Demo Version) (Remastered)
5. Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix - Radio Edit) (Remastered)
6. Sugar (Live)
7. Alamo
8. Talula (M&M Mix) *
9. Professional Widow (Merry Widow Version) (Live) (Remastered)
10. Frog On My Toe (Remastered)
11. Hungarian Wedding Song (Remastered)
12. Walk To Dublin (Sucker Reprise) (Remastered)
13. Toodles Mr. Jim (Remastered)
14. Sister Named Desire (Remastered)
15. Amazing Grace / Til The Chicken (Remastered)
16. This Old Man (Remastered)
17. Sucker *
18. Honey (Live) (Remastered)
19. Graveyard (Remastered)
20. London Girls (Remastered)
21. In The Springtime Of His Voodoo (Rookery Ending) *

* previously unreleased

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYV9CQP/?tag=imwan-20

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

I'll need to see if I need any of the B-sides. These remasters have been loud.

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:43 pm

Better -- the pre-order price has dropped by $3, and is now $16.99:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYV9CQP/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:03 am

A couple of samples:

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:01 am

And another, the "rookery" ending version of "In The Springtime Of His Voodoo":

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:47 pm

Linda wrote:

Better -- the pre-order price has dropped by $3, and is now $16.99:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYV9CQP/?tag=imwan-20

Inching downward, currently $15.19.

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Really mixed feelings here.

IMO, Boys was her last great album (though I am catalog on Tori)

On the other hand, the mastering of the 1st 2 DE's was mediocre at best, & I have import cd singles of most of the rarities on this one.

[2016-11-18] Tori Amos "Boys For Pele (Deluxe Edition)" 2CD set (Atlantic/Rhino)

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