The Other Sides - 2018

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I have loved Kate's work since the beginning of her career, and I had quite a lot of her 7-inch singles, and rarer 12-inch singles, and I cherished the B-Sides as much as the Title Tracks. In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. There is this linear theme if you will, that surfaces though her music and lyrics and through the images she creates in all of her work including this video. A lot of these b-side tracks were never published anywhere else, so when I realised they were finally released as a special CD collection, I was relieved to have back so much of what I had lost.

As with most of her covers of classics, Bush charts a course between respecting the original and being Kate Bush, a fascinating dance that can feel restrained by politesse. But lately its brilliance feels especially prescient, reflected variously in the sound and approach of (among others) Robyn, Florence Welch, and Annie St. I'm not sure what else I can add - apart from Kate Bush's curiously moving vocal tone, phrasing and peculiarly English sound seem to work on some other exquisite level. stars out of 5 -- "34 tracks, including some of the avant-pop auteur’s most gorgeous, extravagant, intimate, and bonkers material -- b-sides, remixes, and an album’s-worth of stray, often strange covers. Track 2-4 taken from The Golden Compass (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Decca/New Line NLR39101, 2007).It isn't a complete rarities collection as tracks like The Empty Bullring are omitted, but it saves hunting down all the CD singles and means you can play, for instance, the 12-inch versions of Hounds of Love singles in one go (that's Disc One) or Kate's covers of other peoples' songs (Disc Four). Track 4-6 taken from Brazil (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Milan 74321 11124-2, 1992). Rare tracks such as 'Brazil,' from the 'Brazil' film soundtrack, 'Lyra' from the film 'The Golden Compass', 'Be Kind to My Mistakes' from Nic Roeg's film 'Castaway' are also featured in the special set. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Previous Fish People releases were marginally better value, but when the collection is a fine and desirable - if imperfect - one any Kate Bush fan should obtain a copy.

It’s so singular and self-contained in its two minutes and 10 seconds, it’s no wonder she released it as a b-side, as it might throw most any album off-course.THE OTHER SIDES offers a plethora of B-sides, 12” mixes, and other rare tracks, including an entire disc’s worth of covers recorded by Bush, including a couple of classic Elton John songs (“Candle in the Wind,” “Rocket Man”) and “The Man I Love,” written by George and Ira Gershwin. It brings together various B-sides and rare tracks and consists of the albums 12″ Mixes, The Other Side 1, The Other Side 2 and In Others’ Words. Track 2-8 taken from Ne T'enfuis Pas / Un Baiser D'enfant (French single B-side – EMI 50999 1 65152 7, 1983). Released in March 2019, the set contained a selection of 12" mixes and B-sides as well as a selection of cover versions.

Watching this video, after listening to Kate’s music for so many years, I am struck by the consistent quality of her work. This song was always my favorite Elton John song and when she sang it, her version became my favorite. Also, although the cover is fairly sturdy and appealing the sleeves into which the discs slide tend to leave little marks on discs after many plays.They gave me complete creative control and although it was a bit daunting to be let loose on one of my favourite tracks ever, it was really exciting. Read more For the devoted Bush fan this is an essential purchase: 4 CDs of rarities, single B-sides and extended mixes in one compilation. The final physical installment of the definitive catalog remastering project released in vinyl and CD boxed sets. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. Classic Pop magazine rated the set 9/10, stating "it's hard to believe these gems were mere flip-sides".