Tori Amos, Under The Pink (1994)
It’s been a pretty good year for reappraising Tori Amos. I’ve been back through most of the catalogue, I talked about her live on air (RNZ), I loved her memoirand I got hooked on the old stuff all over again. Someone kindly gave me a copy of Boys For Pele on vinylwhich is one of my absolute favourites. And as much as I love the debut record maybe, maybe Under The Pink is better? Well, now I have that on vinyl too. The same kind soul from the Pele-gifting messaged me the other day, he was cleaning out his cupboards and noticed two copies of Pink. He didn’t need both. He asked if I had it and/or was interested. I said ‘Yes please!’ And of course I asked how much he wanted for it. I’ve been selling a few of my records this year to help keep the wolves from the door, but not only that – to make some room, to move on some things I just don’t listen to. His reply was extraordinary and summed up his generosity. He said, “All good. It’s been a rubbish year for most of us, so if I can do something nice for someone then that’s great.” He did. And my ears are filled with the glorious sound of this marvellous record. Oh, and there’s something in my eye too…

Sample Track: Pretty Good Year
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