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KATE BUSH

'Never For Ever'

Originally released 1980

This reissue released 2018

180g vinyl

Remastered

Gatefold sleeve

Although brand new and sealed, there is a small dent in the middle of the bottom edge of the sleeve (please see picture)

 Babooshka

Delius

Blow Away

All We Ever Look For

Egypt

The Wedding List

Violin

The Infant Kiss

Night Scented Stock

Army Dreamers

Breathing

Never for Ever has Kate Bush sounding vocally stable and more confident, taking what she had put into her debut single "Wuthering Heights" from 1978 and administering those facets into most of the album's content. Never for Ever went to number one in the U.K., on the strength of three singles that made her country's Top 20. Both "Breathing" and "Army Dreamers" went to number 16, while "Babooshka" was her first Top Five single since "Wuthering Heights." Bush's dramatics and theatrical approach to singing begin to solidify on Never for Ever, and her style brandishes avid seriousness without sounding flighty or absurd. "Breathing," about the repercussions of nuclear war, conveys enough passion and vocal curvatures to make her concern sound convincing, while "Army Dreamers" bounces her voice up and down without getting out of hand. "Babooshka"'s motherly charm and flexible chorus make it one of her best tracks, proving that she can make the simplest of lyrics work for her through her tailored vocal acrobatics. The rest of the album isn't quite as firm as her singles, but they all sport a more appeasing and accustomed sound than some of her past works, and she does manage to keep her identity and characteristics intact.

Although brand new and sealed, there is a small dent in the middle of the bottom edge of the sleeve (please see picture).

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