Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-LP, EMI 2005): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 21:47 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the original European 2-LP of Kate Bush – Aerial (EMI 0946 3 43960 1 1, 2005), a barcode family/aerial-kate-bush names. Identity, sleeve text, credits, tracklist, runouts from Discogs release 588079 (barcode 0 94634 39601 1); release events GB 2005-12-19 and DE 2006-01-06 and ASIN B000BEPLU4 from MusicBrainz; context from Wikipedia. Markets: Amazon.co.uk (one collectible offer, GBP 340.96, used) and Amazon.de (no vinyl offer) listings of that ASIN, both derived. New brand stub brand/emi (label of EMI Records Ltd, now UMG) from Discogs label 26126 and Wikipedia. Gaps: no licensed cover image (Cover Art Archive empty), pressing plant unnamed, GS1 registrant of 0094634 not sourced.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-LP, EMI 2005) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00094634396011
name: Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-LP, EMI 2005)
family: family/aerial-kate-bush
default_observation: eu-2lp-2005
summary: Original European double vinyl edition of Kate Bush's eighth album Aerial, EMI 0946 3 43960 1 1, two 180-gram LPs in a gatefold sleeve, released in December 2005 under licence from Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite.
brand: brand/emi
category: category/10001462
country_of_sale: GB, DE
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: gatefold sleeve
model_number: 0946 3 43960 1 1
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------- | -------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/parlophone-records | GB, DE | 2005-12-19 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Rear sleeve: "under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd." and "© 2005 EMI Records Ltd"; EMI Records Limited is the company renamed Parlophone Records Limited in 2013. Discogs also credits Capitol Music as record company |
| licensed_from | company/noble-and-brite | GB, DE | 2005-12-19 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Rear sleeve: "The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd." |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ---------- |
| GB | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release with this barcode: release event United Kingdom, 19 December 2005; the UK sticker catalogue number KBALP01 is printed on the hype sticker (^discogs) | | | | |
| DE | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release with this barcode: release event Germany, 6 January 2006 | | | | |
| GB | derived | ^amazon-uk | Amazon.co.uk product B000BEPLU4, "Aerial [VINYL]", Vinyl, Import, 26 Dec. 2005, label EMI, 2 discs; MusicBrainz links this ASIN to this release (^musicbrainz); the page prints no barcode. Only offer: one collectible copy from £340.96 | 2026-09-26 | used | | GBP 340.96 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de product B000BEPLU4, "Aerial [Vinyl LP]", label EMI Records (EMI), 2 discs; the same ASIN MusicBrainz links to this release; the page prints no barcode and showed no offer for the vinyl, only for other formats | 2026-09-26 | | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Aerial | name | | | |
| 0946 3 43960 1 1 | search | | | |
| 343 960 1 | search | | | |
| KBALP01 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Kate Bush
label: brand/emi
record_company: company/parlophone-records
copyright: 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd; 2005 EMI Records Ltd
phonographic_copyright: 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
catalogue_number: 0946 3 43960 1 1
label_code: LC 0542
media: vinyl-lp
discs: 2
released: 2005-12-19
release_country: GB, DE
genre: Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Acoustic
runtime_min: 79.93
edition: Original European heavyweight vinyl release
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | -------------------- | ------ | -------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| A1 | King Of The Mountain | | 4:53 | ^discogs | LP 1, A Sea of Honey; the album's only single (^wiki) | Kate Bush |
| A2 | π | | 6:09 | ^discogs | Title is the Greek letter pi | Kate Bush |
| A3 | Bertie | | 4:18 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| A4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi | | 5:58 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| B5 | How To Be Invisible | | 5:32 | ^discogs | Tracks are numbered sequentially across the two sides of each LP | Kate Bush |
| B6 | Joanni | | 4:56 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| B7 | A Coral Room | | 6:12 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| C1 | Prelude | | 1:26 | ^discogs | LP 2, A Sky of Honey | Kate Bush |
| C2 | Prologue | | 5:42 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| C3 | An Architect's Dream | | 4:50 | ^discogs | Vocals by Rolf Harris on this edition; replaced by Albert McIntosh on the 2018 remaster (^wiki) | Kate Bush |
| C4 | The Painter's Link | | 1:35 | ^discogs | Vocals by Rolf Harris on this edition; replaced by Albert McIntosh on the 2018 remaster (^wiki) | Kate Bush |
| C5 | Sunset | | 5:58 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| C6 | Aerial Tal | | 1:01 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| D7 | Somewhere In Between | | 5:00 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| D8 | Nocturn | | 8:34 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| D9 | Aerial | | 7:52 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Vinyl weight | 180 gram | g | ^discogs | Discogs format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 Gram; the hype sticker says "on heavyweight vinyl" | eu-2lp-2005 | mass | 180 | per disc | known | printed | exact |
| Packaging | Stickered gatefold sleeve; each record in a black poly-lined inner sleeve; 24-page lyric booklet | | ^discogs | Booklet named on the hype sticker; MusicBrainz records no packaging type (^musicbrainz) | eu-2lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Hype sticker | Kate Bush Aerial / The new double album on heavyweight vinyl with 24 page lyric booklet. Includes 'King of the mountain' / KBALP01 | | ^discogs | | eu-2lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Country sticker | Made in Holland | | ^discogs | On the rear sleeve of some copies only | eu-2lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Centre labels | A Sea of Honey label 343 962 1 9; A Sky of Honey label 343 965 1 6 | | ^discogs | | eu-2lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Rights society | BIEM | | ^discogs | Discogs reads the mark as "Bel BIEM" | eu-2lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 00946-343960-1-1-A, -B, -C and -D, each followed by cB | | ^discogs | Etched; three variants differ in the extra marks: side A "M2,P2" and side B "(M1)", "(2M)" or "2 SAM" | eu-2lp-2005 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | --------------- | ---------------- |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Europe EMI 2-LP 0946 3 43960 1 1, 2005 | edition | GB, DE | | 2005-12-19 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Edition described from Discogs release 588079 (release country Europe) and the MusicBrainz release, which dates it in the UK and Germany | | 1 | | gatefold sleeve | 0946 3 43960 1 1 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Kate Bush | Producer | ^discogs | | Also written by, piano, keyboards and design |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Del Palmer | Recording and mix engineer | ^discogs | | Also bass |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Michael Kamen | Orchestra arranger | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | London Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Simon Rhodes | Orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Chris Bolster | Assistant orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | James Guthrie | Mastering | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Chris Bellman | Lacquer cut | ^discogs | | Signed "cB" in the runouts |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Danny McIntosh | Electric and acoustic guitar | ^discogs | | Credited as Dan McIntosh |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Eligio Quinteiro | Renaissance guitar | ^discogs | | Credited as Eligio Quinteira |
| eu-2lp-2005 | John Giblin | Bass | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Eberhard Weber | Bass | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Peter Erskine | Drums | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Stuart Elliott | Drums | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Steve Sanger | Drums | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Joao Bosco De Oliveira | Percussion | ^discogs | | Credited as Bosco D'Oliveira |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Robin Jeffrey | Renaissance percussion | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Richard Campbell | Viol | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Susanna Pell | Viol | ^discogs | | Credited as Susan Pell |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Chris Hall | Accordion | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Gary Brooker | Backing vocals, Hammond organ | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Lol Creme | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Paddy Bush | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Rolf Harris | Didgeridoo | ^discogs | | Also vocals on this first release (^wiki) |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Peacock | Design | ^discogs | | With Kate Bush |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Albert McIntosh | Drawings | ^discogs | | Credited as Bertie |
| eu-2lp-2005 | James Nathaniel Southall | Painting "Fishermen" | ^discogs | | Credited as James Southall |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Trevor Leighton | Photography "Kate Portrait" | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | John Carder Bush | Photography "Washing" | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | Randy Olson | Photography "Indus Bird Mask" | ^discogs | | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| | images | unknown | Cover Art Archive holds no image for this release and no other licensed photo of this pack was found; Discogs images carry no reuse licence | ^musicbrainz |
| eu-2lp-2005 | relationships | unknown | The pressing plant is not named; some copies carry a "Made in Holland" sticker | ^discogs |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0094634 (US range) on this UK and German release, and EMI Records Ltd, the EMI group and its US companies are all candidates, so no gs1_prefix_owner edge is written | |
| eu-2lp-2005 | specifications | not_researched | Track durations come from Discogs; MusicBrainz differs by about a second per track | ^musicbrainz |
| eu-2lp-2005 | markets | unknown | Both Amazon listings match through MusicBrainz's ASIN link only; no retail listing printing this barcode and no in-print status from EMI or its successors was found | ^amazon-uk |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from Discogs release 588079, the MusicBrainz release record, Wikipedia and the Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de listings of ASIN B000BEPLU4.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/588079 | Discogs release 588079: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×LP, Album, Europe, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 588079 | identifiers, labels, companies, formats, notes, tracklist, credits | CC0 | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/d3daa5ea-90e3-387a-90af-216e2e0afc33?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×12" vinyl, GB, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | d3daa5ea-90e3-387a-90af-216e2e0afc33 | barcode, labels, catalogue numbers, release events, media, ASIN, cover art | CC0 | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(album) | Wikipedia: Aerial (album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, overview, single, re-releases | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon-uk | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BEPLU4 | Amazon.co.uk: Aerial [VINYL] by Kate Bush | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.uk | retailer | | B000BEPLU4 | formats, offers, product details | | | |
| amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000BEPLU4 | Amazon.de: Aerial [Vinyl LP] | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B000BEPLU4 | formats, offers, Produktinformation | | | |
| discogs-emi | https://api.discogs.com/labels/26126 | Discogs label 26126: EMI | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 26126 | profile, label code | CC0 | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
This is the original European double vinyl edition of Aerial, the eighth album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, issued by EMI on two 180-gram LPs in a stickered gatefold sleeve as catalogue number 0946 3 43960 1 1.[^discogs] MusicBrainz dates its release to 19 December 2005 in the United Kingdom and 6 January 2006 in Germany.[^musicbrainz] Aerial was her first album in twelve years and peaked at number three in the UK.[^wiki] The rear sleeve credits the recordings to Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd, and the hype sticker announces a 24-page lyric booklet and the single King of the Mountain.[^discogs] The two LPs hold the suites A Sea of Honey and A Sky of Honey, sixteen tracks lasting about 80 minutes.[^discogs]
On this first release Rolf Harris sings on An Architect's Dream and The Painter's Link; after his 2014 conviction his vocals were replaced by Bush's son Albert McIntosh on the 2018 remaster.[^wiki] From 2011 Bush reissued the album, with her other studio albums, on her own label Fish People.[^wiki]
<!--/about-->