The Original Bootlegs is a series of six live albums by American singer-songwriter and pianist Tori Amos, recorded during the Original Sinsuality and Summer of Sin tours, both of which were in support of her eighth studio album, The Beekeeper (2005). Two-disc sets were released for each complete show, which were released in three waves of two albums each. On December 6, 2005, a cardboard-housed compilation of all six concerts was released, titled The Original Bootlegs. The albums' cover art is minimal, with artwork featuring animal silhouettes, following the theme of The Beekeeper, which places songs into different metaphorical gardens.

Amos later released a similar series of recordings from her subsequent American Doll Posse Tour, titled Legs and Boots.

Track listings

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 4/15/05

All tracks are written by Tori Amos, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Original Sinsuality"3:53
2."Father Lucifer"5:34
3."Mother Revolution"5:26
4."Yes, Anastasia"7:12
5."Apollo's Frock"5:47
6."Parasol"4:48
7."Mother"7:28
8."Operator"Jim Croce6:19
9."The Circle Game"Joni Mitchell6:39
10."Cars & Guitars"4:37
Total length:57:45
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Space Dog"7:41
2."Marianne"5:18
3."Barons of Suburbia"6:07
4."Cool on Your Island"Amos, Kim Bullard5:45
5."The Beekeeper"10:19
6."Honey"4:44
7."Sweet the Sting"5:56
8."Cloud on My Tongue"6:56
9."Ribbons Undone"7:22
Total length:60:10

Royce Hall Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 4/25/05

All tracks are written by Tori Amos, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Original Sinsuality"3:55
2."Silent All These Years"5:47
3."Parasol"5:35
4."Doughnut Song"7:00
5."Yes, Anastasia"5:55
6."Jamaica Inn"6:34
7."Cool on Your Island"Amos, Kim Bullard5:21
8."Livin' on a Prayer"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child5:53
9."All Through the Night"Jules Shear4:31
Total length:50:32
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Barons of Suburbia"6:18
2."Take to the Sky"6:19
3."Cloud on My Tongue"6:33
4."Ruby Through the Looking-Glass"6:45
5."The Beekeeper"10:56
6."Tear in Your Hand"6:26
7."Toast"5:12
8."Sweet the Sting"5:31
9."Twinkle"4:05
Total length:58:09

Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO 4/19/05

All tracks are written by Tori Amos, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Original Sinsuality"3:31
2."Little Amsterdam"6:58
3."Icicle"6:36
4."Your Cloud"5:58
5."Jamaica Inn"6:23
6."Father Lucifer"5:07
7."Cool on Your Island"Amos, Kim Bullard5:31
8."I Ran"Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds5:32
9."Suzanne"Leonard Cohen6:49
Total length:52:28
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."The Power of Orange Knickers"4:21
2."Cloud on My Tongue"6:45
3."Space Dog"8:08
4."Parasol"4:50
5."Carbon"6:18
6."The Beekeeper"11:11
7."Leather"5:06
8."Putting the Damage On"6:42
Total length:53:23

Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK 6/5/05

All tracks are written by Tori Amos, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Original Sinsuality"4:05
2."Little Amsterdam"7:33
3."Leather"4:40
4."Beauty Queen"1:42
5."Horses"4:46
6."Liquid Diamonds"8:43
7."Suede"7:59
8."Strange"4:36
9."Don't Look Back in Anger"Noel Gallagher6:13
10."My Favorite Things"Rodgers and Hammerstein3:26
Total length:53:44
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Winter"7:25
2."Carbon"5:32
3."Ribbons Undone"7:07
4."Spring Haze"8:26
5."The Beekeeper"10:33
6."Not the Red Baron"3:39
7."Never Seen Blue"7:02
8."Sweet the Sting"5:57
Total length:55:44

Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK 6/4/05

All tracks are written by Tori Amos, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Original Sinsuality"4:17
2."Father Lucifer"5:15
3."Icicle"5:42
4."Mother Revolution"7:32
5."Take to the Sky"5:33
6."Yes, Anastasia"5:36
7."Bells for Her"6:44
8."Father Figure"George Michael6:20
9."Like a Prayer"Madonna, Patrick Leonard5:08
Total length:52:11
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winter"7:25
2."Cooling"5:26
3."Jamaica Inn"6:44
4."Witness"6:55
5."The Beekeeper"10:50
6."Sweet the Sting"6:21
7."Rattlesnakes"Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole5:56
8."Hoochie Woman"3:39
9."Hey Jupiter"7:12
Total length:60:31

B of A Pavilion, Boston, MA 8/21/05

All tracks are written by Tori Amos, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Original Sinsuality"4:29
2."Caught a Lite Sneeze"7:14
3."Amber Waves"6:27
4."Martha's Foolish Ginger"5:14
5."Winter"7:27
6."Pancake"5:27
7."Cool on Your Island"Amos, Kim Bullard5:31
8."Total Eclipse of the Heart"Jim Steinman7:58
9."Angie"Jagger–Richards6:24
Total length:63:36
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Barons of Suburbia"8:32
2."Garlands"8:44
3."Tear in Your Hand"9:03
4."The Beekeeper"13:00
5."Dream On"Steven Tyler6:36
6."Pretty Good Year"5:24
7."Playboy Mommy"5:29
8."1,000 Oceans"6:47
Total length:56:12

Sales and chart performance

AlbumPeak position
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 4/15/05—
Royce Hall Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 4/25/05—
Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO 4/19/0518
Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK 6/5/0517
Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK 6/04/0521
B of A Pavilion, Boston, MA 8/21/05—

The chart above 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.

See also