A slight correction...

... to the previous review. "Famous Blue Raincoat" can indeed be found elsewhere, namely on the Leonard Cohen tribute/cover CD "Tower of Song" by various artists. It is a studio recording, but it sounds very "unplugged" - just Tori singing and playing the piano, meaning that the song sounds very much like the live version you have here. But I love "Famous Blue Raincoat" so much that I own both. :o)

Besides, this CD single is worth the money for "Glory of the 80's" alone, in case you don't have it. Great song, another of the hauntingly beautiful Tori classics.

B-sides are easier to find elsewhere

The B-sides for this single are identical to those on the "Concertina" single which was a US release and is easier to find and more affordable.

The live performances of "Famous Blue Raincoat" and "Twinkle" warrant this a definite purchase for Tori fans. "Famous Blue Raincoat" is a Leonard Cohen cover than cannot be found anywhere else.

Delving further into Amos's "secretime."

This is the first part of the two-part "glory of the 80's singles," the first and only U.K. singles off of Amos's fifth solo album, "to venus and back." Just as the second disc of the album is a live collection of mostly band songs, the "glory of the 80's" single offers a further look into Amos's live solo performances, played during "secretime" of her 1998 concert tour. The offerings here are the rarely played "Twinkle" and a great version of her stunning cover of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat."