The Selections From A Piano Sampler CD

Thanks to eagle-eyed Ryan! on @forumz for spotting and posting about about Selections From A Piano: The Collection, a promotional CD from Rhino Records featuring twelve tracks from A Piano.

We have also received word from the Promotions Director at CD101, a radio station in Columbus, Ohio, that they will be giving away a copy of this sampler during the week of September 25th to celebrate the release of the boxed set. He mentioned that only 1,000 copies of the sampler were produced, so this will be a fairly rare collector’s item. Tune at 101.1 FM in Central Ohio or streaming on the Web for more details about this giveaway when they are announced.

The sampler contains these twelve tracks:

1. A Sorta Fairytale
2. Mary (Tales Version)
3. Cornflake Girl
4. Baker Baker (Alternate Mix by Kevin Killen, 1994)
5. Silent All These Years
6. Flying Dutchman (Alternate Mix by John Beverly Jones, 1992)
7. Playboy Mommy (Remixed Version by Mark Hawley & Marcel van Limbeek, 2006)
8. Crucify (Unedited Single Version)
9. Take To The Sky (Russia)
10. God
11. Cruel (Alternate Mix by Mark Hawley & Mark van Limbeek, 2006)
12. Sugar

Here are some scans of the promo that Ryan! found on eBay:

A Piano Released in France on Friday

Amazon.fr has confirmed for Undented that A Piano: The Collection will indeed be released in that country this coming Friday, September 22nd.

[Update: Heidi tells us that when she placed her order with Amazon.fr, she was told that despite the release date, the item won’t actually BE SENT OUT until September 27th. We’re trying to get clear confirmation from the folks at Amazon.fr about whether they will be shipping on the 22nd or on the 27th. Keep an eye on this space for updates.]

A Piano Preview: Tori Discusses Zero Point

In the third week of the sneak preview leading up to the release of A Piano: The Collection, EverythingTori is offering video footage of Tori discussing “Zero Point.” Swing on over to check out this nifty stream in Quicktime or Windows Media formats!

Honey, They Leaked The Kids!

Yes, we know: stuff is getting out there, you naughty little donkeys.

However, as a news site dedicated to bringing fans reliable information while not infringing upon artist rights, it is Undented’s policy not to post links to sources that we know to be offering unauthorized downloads or streams of Tori’s official recordings.

So while we do still want to be informed about these things, if we can determine that a source is unauthorized, we will not report on it out of respect for Tori and her work.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled weekend….

A Piano Price Increase at Barnes & Noble

BN.com has raised the price for pre-orders of their exclusive six-disc edition of A Piano: The Collection to $67.48 ($60.73 for members). That’s still a 10% discount (19% overall for members) from the list price of $74.98 so not too shabby…but unfortunate for folks like me who were lazy and didn’t snap it up at the lower price.

Thanks to Steve for letting us know about this!

AOL Music Article (September 11, 2006)

“I’m not one to give the record company my blessing and do what [they] think is best. I don’t think that anybody knows what’s best except the composer or the midwives of the songs themselves.” —Tori Amos

The following article appears on AOL Music on September 11, 2006. Much thanks to Leah and Gregg for telling us about this.

Tori Amos Seizes Her ‘Piano’ With Both Hands

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Listen to the Unedited Version of Crucify!

EverythingTori.com is now streaming the unedited single version of “Crucify”, the second full preview track from A Piano: The Collection.

A Piano: The Collection E-Card

Rhino has created an e-card to help promote the release of A Piano: The Collection. The e-card includes clips of the alternate mix of “Precious Things”, the unedited single version of “Crucify”, and “Cooling” and links to purchase the collection from Rhino, to the various official Tori Amos websites, to Rhino’s podcast (which, it should be noted, reviewed Fade To Red in its January 31, 2006 episode), to the sign-up form for Rhino’s newsletter, and to share the e-card via e-mail and AIM.

"A Piano" Pre-Release Extravaganza

Put on your party hats, you are cordially invited!

According to Tori’s myspace, everythingtori.com will be featuring weekly exclusive sneak previews of b-sides, rarities, and behind-the-scenes video footage from A Piano: The Collection. Each week until the box set’s September 26th release date, you’ll have the opportunity to check out streaming audio of select tracks as well as being able to view bonus video material.

This three-week lead-up to the big release date will culminate on September 25th with the DEBUT of one of Tori’s previously unreleased tracks!

(Our compliments to Beverly’s keen X-ray vision for spotting this before its time.)

UPDATE, 17:02 GMT: Honestly, the above information was posted on Tori’s Myspace this morning…but it has been taken down. One suspects that there will be an announcement about this sometime soon.

UPDATE, 17:39 GMT: “Sugar” and the remixed version of “Playboy Mommy” have been added to Tori’s Myspace.

UPDATE, 18:07 GMT: Everythingtori.com now has the info up on their website Hear the Precious Things (Alternate Mix) there now!

A Piano At The Tori Store

A Piano: The Collection is now available for pre-ordering from The Tori Store. They are charging the full list price of $74.99 and are not offering the extra DVD which is only available in the Barnes & Noble edition.