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Kate Bush was just nineteen years old when her debut single “Wuthering Heights” topped the U.K. Singles Chart for four weeks in 1978.  Since that time, the singer-songwriter has placed 25 singles within the chart’s top 40 and released ten studio albums.  She became the first British solo female artist to top the country’s album chart and the first female artist, period, to enter the album chart at No. 1.  Yet despite such accolades, Bush has never wavered from her own, truly singular career path.  Her most recent album, 2016’s live Before the Dawn, chronicled her 2014 theatrical concerts at London’s Hammersmith Apollo – her first stage appearances in 35 years.  Yesterday, Bush announced her first-ever program of reissues, encompassing her entire catalogue.  This November, remastered versions of every one of her albums will arrive on CD and vinyl along with numerous rarities.

The vinyl albums – comprising all ten of the artist’s studio albums – will be released in four separate box sets.  The first two, the 4-LP Vinyl Box 1 and the 3-LP Vinyl Box 2, will be available on November 16.  The concluding pair, the 6-LP Vinyl Box 3 and 4-LP Vinyl Box 4, will be released two weeks later, on November 30.  Vinyl Box 4 exclusively consists of rare tracks, with one LP of 12-inch mixes, two LPs of singles and B-sides, and a fourth of Kate’s interpretation of other songwriters’ compositions, from Gershwin to John and Taupin.

As for the compact disc configurations, CD Box 1 (7 discs) and CD Box 2 (11 discs) will also be available in November, with Box 1 arriving on November 16 and Box 2 on November 30.  Note that Before the Dawn is included in CD Box 2 in its original mastering along with all of the above-referenced bonus discs.

All of the albums other than Before the Dawn have been remastered by Kate Bush and James Guthrie.  Additionally, all of the individual studio albums will be available as standalone CDs.  The rarities collections are exclusive to the box sets.

These deluxe sets celebrating the remarkable musical legacy of Kate Bush are due from Parlophone/Rhino on November 16 and 30.  You can peruse the track listings below as well as pre-order links, some of which are not yet active!

Vinyl Box 1 (Parlophone, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

LP 1: Lionheart (EMI EMA 787, 1978)
LP 2: The Kick Inside (EMI EMC 3223, 1978)
LP 3: Never For Ever (EMI EMA 794, 1980)
LP 4: The Dreaming (EMI EMC 3419, 1982)

Vinyl Box 2 (Parlophone, 2018)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

LP 1: Hounds Of Love (EMI KAB 1, 1985)
LP 2: The Sensual World (EMI EMD 1010, 1989)
LP 3: The Red Shoes (EMI EMD 1047, 1993)

Vinyl Box 3 (Parlophone, 2018)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

LP 1-2: Aerial (EMI KBALP01, 2005)
LP 3-4: Director’s Cut (Fish People FPLP001, 2011)
LP 5-6: 50 Words For Snow (Fish People FPLP007, 2011)

Vinyl Box 4 (Parlophone, 2018)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

LP 1: 12″ Mixes

1. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (12″ A-side – EMI 12KB1, 1985)
2. The Big Sky (Meteorological Mix) (12″ A-side – EMI 12KB4, 1986)
3. Cloudbusting (The Orgonon Mix) (12″ A-side – EMI 12KB2, 1985)
4. Hounds Of Love (Alternative Mix) (12″ A-side – EMI 12KB 3, 1986)
5. Experiment IV (Extended Mix) (12″ A-side – EMI 12KB5, 1986)

LP 2: The Other Side 1

1. Walk Straight Down The Middle (B-side to “The Sensual World” – EMI EM 102, 1989)
2. You Want Alchemy (B-side to “The Red Shoes” – EMI EM 316, 1993)
3. Be Kind To My Mistakes (from Castaway: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – EMI EMC 3529, 1987)
4. Lyra (from The Golden Compass: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Decca/New Line NLR39101, 2007)
5. Under The Ivy (B-side to “Running Up That Hill” – EMI KB1, 1985)
6. Experiment IV (single A-side – EMI KB5, 1985)
7. Ne T’Enfuis Pas (B-side to “There Goes a Tenner” – EMI 5350, 1982)
8. Un Baiser D’Enfant (French single B-side – EMI 50999 1 65152 7, 1983)
9. Burning Bridge (B-side to “Cloudbusting” – EMI KB2, 1985)
10. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God – 2012 Remix) (Fish People U.K. digital single, 2012)

LP 3: The Other Side 2

1. Home For Christmas (12″ B-side to “Moments Of Pleasure” – EMI 12EM 297, 1993)
2. One Last Look Around The House Before We Go… (12″ B-side to “Love and Anger” – EMI 12EM 134, 1989)
3. I’m Still Waiting (12″ B-side to “This Woman’s Work” – EMI 12EM 119, 1989)
4. Warm and Soothing (single B-side – EMI 5121, 1980)
5. Show a Little Devotion (B-side to “Moments Of Pleasure” – EMI CDEM 297, 1993)
6. Passing Through Air (B-side to “Army Dreamers” – EMI 5106, 1980)
7. Humming (previously unreleased)
8. Ran Tan Waltz (B-side to “Babooshka” – EMI 5085, 1980)
9. December Will Be Magic Again (single A-side – EMI 5121, 1980)
10. Wuthering Heights (Remix/New Vocal) (from The Whole Story – EMI KBTV 1, 1986)

LP 4: In Others’ Words

1. Rocket Man (from Two Rooms: Celebrating The Music Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin – Mercury 845 749-1, 1991)
2. Sexual Healing (B-side to “King Of The Mountain” – EMI CDEM 674, 2005)
3. Mná na hÉireann (from Common Ground: Voices Of Modern Irish Music – EMI Premier 7243 8 37691 2 4, 1996)
4. My Lagan Love (12″ B-side to “Cloudbusting” – EMI 12KB2, 1985)
5. The Man I Love (from The Glory Of Gershwin – Mercury 522 727-2, 1994)
6. Brazil (Sam Lowry’s First Dream) (from Brazil: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Milan 74321 11124-2, 1992)
7. The Handsome Cabin Boy (B-side to “Hounds Of Love” – EMI KB3, 1986)
8. Lord Of The Reedy River (B-side to “Sat In Your Lap” – EMI 5201, 1981)
9. Candle In The Wind (B-side to “Rocket Man” – Mercury TRIBO 2, 1991)

CD Box 1 (Parlophone, 2018)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1: Lionheart
CD 2: The Kick Inside
CD 3: Never For Ever
CD 4: The Dreaming
CD 5: Hounds Of Love
CD 6: The Sensual World
CD 7:The Red Shoes

CD Box 2 (Parlophone, 2018)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1-2: Aerial
CD 3: Director’s Cut
CD 4: 50 Words For Snow
CD 5-7: Before The Dawn (Fish People 0190295920173, 2016) (not remastered for this set)
CD 8: 12″ Mixes
CD 9: The Other Side 1
CD 10: The Other Side 2
CD 11: In Others’ Words