Kate Bush

the cover art is hilariously gross

Will these be sold seprately? I’ve been looking for a hounds of love reissue that doesn’t cost $100+

you'll pay $520 for the entire collection on vinyl and like it

The albums are also being released separately, but not the four rarities discs in the boxes (what did you expect?).

Awesome! Hopefully they don’t surpass the $30 dollar tag. It’s as much as I’m willing to pay.

Overall, it's kinda a disappointing collection for longtime fans. If you're doing an 11-disc box set and asking over $100 for it, why not make it a 12-disc and give your fans all the b-sides, remixes, and ephemera instead of leaving it incomplete? Why not throw in a blu-ray with all the videos, Live at the Hammersmith, and the Line, the Cross, and the Curve?

otm

Bit mystified by this 100 dollar hounds of love reissue tbh, you can get a near mint copy off discogs for 10 euros

The ideal would have been something like the Purple Rain reissue which was clearly being aimed squarely at the non-casual fan; triple CDs of rarities, live films, offcuts and outtakes. This is more like a reissue from some time in the late 90s.

other than video stuff, the This Woman's Work box set was pretty comprehensive at the time!

the $100 Hounds of Love vinyl reissue was one of those MFSL kinda things that cost like $50 new to begin with, are limited runs, so instantly costs $100 on the secondary market... the original vinyl pressing sounds great, so just snag one of those in good condition for $10-15 like Colonel Poo suggests

if you can find a mint original then that's true. the audio fidelity issue (which is the one I have) sounds great though. didn't know it was going for that much these days.

I'm torn on this. part of me wants this even though I have all of these except for Aerial and Red Shoes so I really should buy just those; plus, why in god's name didn't she include Not This Time? Ken I can do without but Not This Time is one of her absolute best b-sides.

could probably fund this if I sold my This Woman's Work CD box which TBH sits unplayed on a shelf. Maybe I will. Dunno.

the cover art is hilariously gross

The bizarre Fish People artwork has been around since Director's Cut. I doubt it's Kate throwing shade at CD buyers; I guess she honestly thinks it looks good.

Wish she'd have done a deluxe reissue series like Jethro Tull has been doing, whatever your feelings about their music are, their deluxe editions are fantastic.

The bizarre Fish People artwork has been around since Director's Cut. I doubt it's Kate throwing shade at CD buyers; I guess she honestly thinks it looks good.

Hey, since Bush is putting out some old demos, why not read about a few more of hers? https://katebushsongs.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/255/

anyone ever see that video where the delius associate hears the track from NFE and says that delius wouldnt have liked it, lol

To be honest her album covers have never been very interesting or good looking.

uh what

lol

the dreaming is absolutely a beautiful cover, as is NVE

wait what? her album covers are all-time, as is the artwork for the singles:

https://www.katebushencyclopedia.com/sites/default/files/2017-08/symphony_in_blue.jpg

we could have a poll just on her cover art!

Hahaha I don’t like the style sorry. The Dreaming is really good though that’s my favorite album cover from her.

Any fans of Oh To Be In Love here? https://katebushsongs.wordpress.com/2018/11/14/oh-to-be-in-love/

yes I like that song a lot

holy shit at dolphin cover.

The last batch of demos, on Joan of Arc, Gala Dali, and lesbian vampires: https://katebushsongs.wordpress.com/2018/11/21/carmilla-where-are-the-lionhearts-dali-while-davy-dozed-frightened-eyes-organic-acid/

Has anyone bought the remasters on vinyl?

not yet but I will be doing over the next few months. reports are good.

weird promo for the remasters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkcJR-EV1Uc

Listened to all up to The Sensual World. Tye most impressive to me has been "Never For Ever" - it just sounds a bit more expansive in the right places. As for the rest I didn't notice any overwhelming improvement. "The Sensual World" is still a slog to get through.

The Sensual World is the one where the world finally catches up with Kate. She never completely escapes that afterwards

Oh, I wrote some words on Hammer Horror, femininity, and the Gothic for those interested: https://katebushsongs.wordpress.com/2018/11/30/hammer-horror/

I love the Sensual World. Still don't understand why everyone doesn't.

Yeah my fave of hers (alongside HoL)

I feel there's 1-2 songs on Sensual World that drag it down a bit compared to the previous three records, but the highs are as high as any of her work. That "mmmmmm yesss" gets me every. fucking. time.

Too many chunky rawk guitars and a claustrophobic mix. The title track is fine as is "This Woman's Work" but it's the album where she went from an idiosyncratic, often visionary sound on the three previous albums ( I like the first two fine but they're just stepping stones) into a disappointing ( for me ) MOR direction.

I'd recommend giving this remaster a listen if you find the mix claustrophobic. I've always liked the sound and mix of this album and I think there are more chunky rawk guitars on Red Shoes and even on Never Forever personally; but the remaster really gives this album some more space and light. I think I've given most everything a listen digitally now. I did order the first vinyl box and will relent and get the other three as my bank account allows.

though Director's Cut doesn't necessarily sound any better and still seems wholly unnecessary to me.

Also: she swapped out the Big Sky on Hounds of Love with the single mix, which I was worried about until I realized this wasn't the extended mix; there's just some added keyboard in the background at the beginning which after a few listens I have to say I prefer to the original.

Also: ditched Rolf Harris on Aerial for her son. Also an improvement, I think.

anyone find Aerial on vinyl in the US? (not the box, the standalone version).

Kate would like to clarify something for you all

http://www.katebush.com/news/clarification

"Again with no response from me to the latest resurfacing of this article, it could make it seem like I am a tory supporter which I want to make clear I am not."

Undying love restored.

lol i knew she was lib dem all along

lmao

It's highly unlikely that one writes a song like 'Breathing' and then becomes a Torycan.

did people genuinely think she was a Tory?

like I've seen some people being all "so relieved!!11!!one" on Facebook and I'm like... did you ever listen to anything she's ever done and think this was the work of someone who would lean that way politically?

If you read the article at that time, of course people genuinely thought she was a Tory. She basically said so (something she now retracts).

I mean, the original quote was just along the lines of "it's wonderful to have a woman in charge" which is a sentiment I've heard fairly often from people, generally older, moderate-ish women, who would not otherwise say they support the Tory and/or Republican party if phrased that way

"We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time. She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear. I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country. She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time."

Yes, it is about a woman being in charge. But in the context of Brexit and British politics as a whole, this reads as a strong endorsement if there ever was one.

I had forgot about the "I actually really like her" part - it's still not an outright admittance but it's not exactly great is it

still, I think it's easy enough to overlook - if you could only listen to artists whose politics align with yours and behave in a way you approve, you would drive yourself crazy eliminating artists from your interests

did people genuinely think she was a Tory?

yes, it was referenced a lot on this site