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Kate Bush - 12 x 7" Singles Wuthering Heights, Them Heavy People, Man With The Child In His Eyes, Hammer Horror, Wow, On Stage, Army Dreamers, Sat In Your Lap, The Dreaming, Running Up That Hill, Hounds Of Love, Rocket Man.
Description: Twelve 7" 45rpm singles by British singer/songwriter Kate Bush. They are supplied with their original paper sleeves (where available) and are housed in a new white paper liner and new polythene protective liner. All vinyls are in excellent condition. They include a factory demo pressing and two scarce gatefold sleeves, a wrap-around poster sleeve and a lovely 5"x3" photograph. Genre: Pop Rock. Country Of Manufacture: United Kingdom.
Record 1: Wuthering Heights. Description: Factory sample of her debut single released when she was just nineteen years old and taken from her debut album "The Kick Inside". It reached No.1 in the UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. The vinyl is supplied with its original generic EMI company sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 2719. Year: 1978. Issue: First Press. "Factory Sample Not For Sale" label adhered the flip side label. Matrix No.: A2/B1 Track List: Side 1: 1: Wuthering Heights, Side 2: 1: Kites. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. It looks near pristine. Aurally, both sides play perfectly. Sleeve: Original printed generic company paper sleeve in very good plus condition. Small light crease to bottom right corner. Small tear (app. 7mm) to the reverse die-cut. The vinyl is also supplied in a new white paper sleeve.
Record 2: Them Heavy People. Description: Third single taken from her debut album "The Kick Inside". Both sides are live recordings. As did the second single 'Moving' it failed to chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original generic EMI company sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: PSR 442. Year: 1978. Issue: First Press. Matrix No.: A-1U/B-1U Track List: Side 1: 1: Them Heavy People, Side 2: 1: Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Side one looks pristine but side two does have a visible wiggly light scratch mark. On playing this is innocuous and does not translate aurally. Both sides play perfectly. There is a small 'X' written in felt-tip pen on the label of side two. Sleeve: Original printed generic company paper sleeve in excellent condition. Small light crease to bottom right corner. Small tear (app. 1cm)) to the reverse die-cut. The vinyl is also supplied in a new white paper sleeve.
Record 3: Man With The Child In His Eyes. Description: Fourth single taken from her debut album "The Kick Inside". It reached No.6 in the UK. The vinyl is supplied with its original generic EMI company sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 2806. Year: 1978. Issue: First Edition. Matrix No.: A3/B2 Track List: Side 1: 1: Man With The Child In His Eyes, Side 2: 1: Moving. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. It looks near pristine. There is a single light surface mark to side one. Side two looks pristine. Aurally, both sides play near perfectly. Maybe a couple of light surface ticks at the beginning of side one. There are a couple of light clicks on the run-in on side two before the music begins. Sleeve: Original printed generic company paper sleeve in very good plus condition. Light wear to the open edge and slight grubbiness. 'Kate Bush' has been written in biro on the front. The vinyl is also supplied in a new white paper sleeve.
Record 4: Hammer Horror Description: Fifth single, the first to be taken from her second album "Lionheart". It got to No.44 in the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original picture sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 2887. Year: 1978. Issue: First Edition. Matrix No.: A-3/B-1 Track List: Side 1: 1: Hammer Horror, Side 2: 1: Coffee Homeground. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Looks pristine or very near. Both sides play perfectly. Sleeve: Original picture sleeve in excellent condition. Slight wear to the open edge and a little light scuffing to the other three edges.
Record 5: Wow Description: Sixth single, the second to be taken from her second album "Lionheart". It reached No.14 in the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original picture sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 2911. Year: 1978. Issue: First Edition. Matrix No.: A-3/B-2U Track List: Side 1: 1: Wow, Side 2: 1: Fullhouse. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Looks pristine. Both sides play perfectly. Sleeve: Original picture sleeve in excellent condition. Slight scuffing to the edges and a little wear to the open edge.
Record 6: On Stage Description: Her second E.P. consisting of four tracks recorded live. It plays at 33rpm. It got to No.10 in the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its scarce original gatefold picture sleeve and original paper liner. The vinyl is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. 33rpm. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: MIEP 2991. Year: 1979. Issue: First Issue. Gatefold Sleeve. Matrix No.: A-2U/B-2U Track List: Side 1: 1: Them Heavy People, 2: Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake, Side 2: 1: Janes And The Cold Gun, 2: L'Amour Looks Something Like You. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Looks pristine or very near. Both sides play perfectly. The label on side one displays a former owner's smudged stamp mark to the top left and some small writing in red ink. Sleeve: Original gatefold picture sleeve in near excellent condition. It is unobtrusively marked in the top right corner by a former owner's identification stamp. There are a few minor blemishes. Slight scuffing to the edges and corners. A bit of surface wear around the label rim. Two short spidery hairline creases emanating from the spine. Liner: The original liner is essentially in very good condition but is now discoloured and grubby, commensurate with its age.
Record 7: Army Dreamers Description: Eleventh single, taken from her third album "Never Forever". It reached No.48 in the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original picture sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 5106. Year: 1980. Issue: First Press. Matrix No.: A-1/B-2 Track List: Side 1: 1: Army Dreamers, Side 2: 1: Delius, 2: Passing Through Air. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Looks near pristine. There is an innocuous single very light scratch mark at the start of side one. Both sides play perfectly. Sleeve: Original picture sleeve in near excellent condition. Slight wear and light thumb creases to the open edge and slight scuffing to the other three edges. There is a single pin hole in the middle near the top edge. Some general surface wear (ink rub).
Record 8: Sat In Your Lap Description: Thirteenth single, the first taken from her fourth album "The Dreaming". It got to No.11 on the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original die-cut plain black paper sleeve (as it was purchased, probably a new replacement and not the original sleeve) and is supplied in new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 5201. Year: 1981. Issue: First Press. Townhouse. Matrix No.: A-1U/B-1U Track List: Side 1: 1: Sat In Your Lap, Side 2: 1: Lord Of The Reedy River. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Looks pristine or very near. Both sides play perfectly or very near. I may have noticed a couple of fleeting light ticks at the start of side two. Sleeve: Sleeve in excellent condition.
Record 9: The Dreaming Description: Fourteenth single, the second to be taken from her fourth album of the same name. It got to No.48 in the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original picture sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: EMI 5296. Year: 1982. Issue: First Press. Matrix No.: A-1U/B-1U Track List: Side 1: 1: The Dreaming, Side 2: 1: Dreamtime. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Both sides play perfectly. Sleeve: Original picture sleeve in excellent condition. Near perfect.
Record 10: Running Up That Hill Description: Nineteenth single, the first to be taken from her fifth album "Hounds Of Love". It got to No.3 in the UK chart and top ten across the Antipodes and Europe and Canada. The vinyl is supplied with its scarce original gatefold picture sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: KB 1. Year: 1985. Issue: First Press. Matrix No.: A-3U/B-3U Track List: Side 1: 1: Running Up That Hill, Side 2: 1: Under The Ivy. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a good sheen. There are a few surface marks and blemishes. Side one plays perfectly. Side two does display a couple of light surface ticks and very light surface noise at the start. The spindle hole has been dinked into a juke box centre. The vinyl is supplied with a plastic centre. Sleeve: Original gatefold picture sleeve in near perfect condition. Very light scuffing to the corners. The sleeve is also housed in a new thick clear plastic protective sleeve.
Record 11: Hounds Of Love Description: Twenty-first single and the third to be taken from her fifth album of the same name. It got to No.18 in the UK chart. The vinyl is supplied with its original die-cut plain white paper sleeve and is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single. Label: EMI. Cat. No.: KB 3. Year: 1986. Issue: First Edition.  Matrix No.: A-3U/B-4U Track List: Side 1: 1: Hounds Of Love, Side 2: 1: The Handsome Cabin Boy. Condition: Vinyl: Very Good +. The vinyl retains a nice sheen but there are a few surface marks and a little light scratching around the rim. Side one plays perfectly. Side two does display a couple of light but audible surface ticks and very light surface noise at the start. The spindle hole has been dinked into a juke box centre. Sleeve: Original sleeve is in very good condition. A little grubbiness and slightly discoloured.
Record 12: Rocket Man Description: Twenty-eighth single taken from the album "Two Rooms", a various artists tribute album dedicated to the work of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It got to No.12 in the UK chart and went to No.2 in Australia. The vinyl is supplied with its scarce wrap around poster and original picture sleeve and it is housed in a new plain white paper liner and new clear polythene protective sleeve.  Format: Stereo. Paper label. 7" Black vinyl single with wrap-around poster sleeve. Label: Mercury.  Cat. No.: TRIBO 2. Year: 1991. Issue: First Press. Matrix No.: A-1U/B-1U Track List: Side 1: 1: Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be A Long Long Time), Side 2: 1: Candle In The Wind. Condition: Vinyl: Excellent. The vinyl retains a lovely sheen. Looks pristine. Both sides play perfectly. Sleeve: Original picture sleeve in perfect condition. The sleeve is also housed in a new clear polythene protective sleeve. Poster: Very Good. When folded there is some bending to the right and top edge. Scuffing to the edges and corners, a few light creases and a bit of surface wear (ink rub) to the front and back. When unfolded it looks pretty good, only the fold lines really show with a couple of points of where the fold intersections are.
Photograph: Description: Also included in this bundle is a 5" x 3" portrait of the beautiful Kate Bush taken around the time of her early singles.  Condition: Excellent. Perfect.
Postage & Packing: To prevent damage most of the vinyls are supplied in a new paper sleeve (where beneficial or required) together with its original sleeve (where possible). All items are supplied in a new protective plastic sleeve. All items are posted in a purpose made card mailer. Unless you wish otherwise the items will be posted 2nd class, small parcel. Postage cost £3.49 plus packing cost of £1.00. (Please contact me if you prefer to use a different postal service. If you do, please await a revised invoice).