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The Original Bootlegs (2005)
  
Legs and Boots (2007)

Release date
  
6 December 2005

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Artist
  
Tori Amos

Label
  
Sony Music


Released
  
August 30, 2005 – December 6, 2005

Recorded
  
April 15, 2005 – August 21, 2005

Tori Amos albums
  
A Piano: The Collection, Legs and Boots, From Russia with Love, Tori Amos: Complete Videos 1, The Beekeeper

The Original Bootlegs is a series of six Tori Amos live albums, recorded during the Original Sinsuality and Summer of Sin tours, both of which were in support of her 2005 album, The Beekeeper. Double-disc sets were released for each complete show, which were initially released in pairs and sold individually or as a pair. On December 6, 2005 a cardboard-housed compilation of all six concerts was released, titled The Original Bootlegs. Amos later released a similar series, titled Legs and Boots via digital download. Packaging is minimal with artwork featuring animal silhouettes, following the theme of The Beekeeper, which places songs into different metaphorical gardens.

Contents

Track listings

Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL 4/15/05
  • Released: August 30, 2005
  • Recorded: Chicago, April 15, 2005
  • Catalog number: 96442
  • All tracks written by Amos, except 1-8 (Croce), 1-9 (Mitchell), and 2-4 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard).

    Royce Hall Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 4/25/05
  • Released: August 30, 2005
  • Recorded: Los Angeles, April 25, 2005
  • Catalog number: 96443
  • All tracks written by Amos, except 1-7 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard), 1-8 (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child) and 1-9 (Shear).

    Paramount Theatre Denver, CO 4/19/05
  • Released: October 4, 2005
  • Recorded: Denver, April 19, 2005
  • Catalog number: 97634
  • All tracks written by Amos, except 1-7 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard), 1-8 (A Flock of Seagulls) and 1-9 (Cohen).

    Manchester Apollo Manchester, UK 6/5/05
  • Released: October 4, 2005
  • Recorded: Manchester, June 5, 2005
  • Catalog number: 97635
  • All tracks written by Amos, except 1-9 (Gallagher) and 1-10 (Rodgers and Hammerstein).

    Hammersmith Apollo London, UK 6/4/05
  • Released: November 15, 2005
  • Recorded: London, June 4, 2005
  • Catalog number: 97790
  • All tracks written by Amos, except 1-8 (Michael), 1-9 (Madonna, Leonard) and 2-7 (Clark, Cole).

    Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA 8/21/05
  • Released: December 6, 2005
  • Recorded: Boston, August 21, 2005
  • Catalog number: 97791
  • All tracks written by Amos, except 1-7 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard), 1-8 (Steinman), 1-9 (Jagger/Richards) and 2-5 (Tyler).

    Sales and chart performance

    The chart to the right shows the peak positions for the individual The Original Bootlegs releases on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart. The Paramount Theatre and Manchester Apollo releases charted the week of 29 October 2005 and the Hammersmith Apollo release charted the week of 3 December 2005. Each release placed on the Top Internet Albums chart for a single week.

    As of May 2008, the Auditorium Theater and Royce Hall Auditorium releases have sold 7,000 copies each, the Paramount Theater, Manchester Apollo and Hammersmith Apollo releases have sold 5,000 copies each and the B of A Pavilion release has sold 3,000 copies. The compilation The Original Bootlegs, which includes all six shows, has sold 6,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

    Songs

    Original Sinsuality3:53
    Father Lucifer5:34
    Mother Revolution5:26

    References

    The Original Bootlegs Wikipedia