Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005): version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 16:15 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005)**, barcode 0827969777220, from the wanted list (the old page titled it "aerial"). - Identity confirmed by Discogs release 587038 (scanned barcode 0827969777220; a second Discogs entry, 29561266, is a Terre Haute pressing with the same barcode) and the MusicBrainz release 5eceb9ff; no catalogue conflict. - Release section, 16 tracks with durations and writer, credits, matrix/SID codes and packaging from Discogs; lede facts from Wikipedia. - Relations: Sony BMG Music Entertainment as marketer/distributor (sleeve: "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, A Division of Sony BMG"), licensed from Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite, glass mastered by Sony DADC; gs1_prefix_owner derived (no source names the registrant). - Markets: US sourced from Discogs/MusicBrainz release country; a derived Amazon.com row (ASIN B000BHNLX0 via MusicBrainz, no barcode on the page, third-party offers only, so no price). - Marked discontinued, superseded by the 2010 US reissue 00886977520822 (Discogs 9333439). - New stubs: family/aerial-kate-bush (7 variants with checked GTINs from Discogs) and company/noble-and-brite. Existing brand/columbia-records, company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment and company/sony-dadc reused. - Gaps: no licensed image; no pack photo read; durations not printed on the release; GS1 registrant unsourced.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005) <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00827969777220 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005) | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/aerial-kate-bush | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: us-2cd-2005 | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: Original US double CD of Kate Bush's eighth album Aerial, Columbia 82796 97772 2, released 8 November 2005 under licence from Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/columbia-records | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10001459 | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: US | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_format: tri-fold card sleeve | |
| 14 | 14 | model_number: 82796 97772 2 | |
| 15 | 15 | status: discontinued | |
| 16 | 16 | superseded_by: 00886977520822 | |
| 17 | 17 | superseded_note: Columbia reissued the album in the US on 24 August 2010 as 88697 75208 2, with A Sky of Honey as one 42-minute track (Discogs release 9333439) | |
| 18 | 18 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 21 | 21 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 22 | 22 | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 23 | 23 | | marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs lists Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company; the sleeve text reads "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, A Division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment" | | |
| 24 | 24 | | distributed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Columbia is a label, not a legal entity | | |
| 25 | 25 | | licensed_from | company/noble-and-brite | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | "Columbia Records is the exclusive licensee under copyright in the U.S. of Kate Bush operating as Noble and Brite" | | |
| 26 | 26 | | manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Glass mastered at Sony DADC, Terre Haute; Discogs 587038 lists discs pressed at Sony DADC, Pitman and Discogs 29561266 a Terre Haute pressing with the same barcode (^discogs-th) | | |
| 27 | 27 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs | Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the company credited as manufacturer and distributor on this release. Other Columbia pages on this prefix target Sony Music Entertainment, which Sony BMG was renamed to in 2009 | | |
| 28 | 28 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 30 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 31 | 31 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 32 | 32 | | ------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- | | |
| 33 | 33 | | US | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs gives release country US and release date 8 November 2005 for this barcode (scanned 0827969777220); MusicBrainz agrees (^musicbrainz) | | | | | | |
| 34 | 34 | | US | derived | ^amazon | Amazon.com product B000BHNLX0, which MusicBrainz links to this release (^musicbrainz); the page prints no barcode. It showed only third-party offers, "New & Used (7) from $16.10" plus shipping, condition not stated, so no retail price is recorded | 2026-09-13 | | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 36 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 37 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 38 | 38 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 39 | 39 | | ------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 40 | 40 | | Aerial | name | | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | | 82796 97772 2 | search | | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 45 | 45 | artists: Kate Bush | |
| 46 | 46 | label: brand/columbia-records | |
| 47 | 47 | record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | |
| 48 | 48 | copyright: 2005 Kate Bush doing business as Noble and Brite | |
| 49 | 49 | phonographic_copyright: 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite | |
| 50 | 50 | catalogue_number: 82796 97772 2 | |
| 51 | 51 | media: cd | |
| 52 | 52 | discs: 2 | |
| 53 | 53 | released: 2005-11-08 | |
| 54 | 54 | release_country: US | |
| 55 | 55 | genre: Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock | |
| 56 | 56 | runtime_min: 79.93 | |
| 57 | 57 | edition: Original US release | |
| 58 | 58 | <!--/release--> | |
| 59 | 59 | ||
| 60 | 60 | ## Tracks <!--tracks--> | |
| 61 | 61 | | position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers | | |
| 62 | 62 | | -------- | -------------------- | ------ | -------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | | |
| 63 | 63 | | 1-1 | King Of The Mountain | | 4:53 | ^discogs | Disc 1, A Sea of Honey; the album's only single (^wiki) | Kate Bush | | |
| 64 | 64 | | 1-2 | π | | 6:09 | ^discogs | Title is the Greek letter pi | Kate Bush | | |
| 65 | 65 | | 1-3 | Bertie | | 4:18 | ^discogs | Strings arranged by Bill Dunne | Kate Bush | | |
| 66 | 66 | | 1-4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi | | 5:58 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 67 | 67 | | 1-5 | How To Be Invisible | | 5:32 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 68 | 68 | | 1-6 | Joanni | | 4:56 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 69 | 69 | | 1-7 | A Coral Room | | 6:12 | ^discogs | Vocals by Michael Wood | Kate Bush | | |
| 70 | 70 | | 2-1 | Prelude | | 1:26 | ^discogs | Disc 2, A Sky of Honey | Kate Bush | | |
| 71 | 71 | | 2-2 | Prologue | | 5:42 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 72 | 72 | | 2-3 | An Architect's Dream | | 4:50 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 73 | 73 | | 2-4 | 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 | | |
| 74 | 74 | | 2-5 | Sunset | | 5:58 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 75 | 75 | | 2-6 | Aerial Tal | | 1:01 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 76 | 76 | | 2-7 | Somewhere In Between | | 5:00 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 77 | 77 | | 2-8 | Nocturn | | 8:34 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 78 | 78 | | 2-9 | Aerial | | 7:52 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 79 | 79 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 80 | 80 | ||
| 81 | 81 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 82 | 82 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 83 | 83 | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- | | |
| 84 | 84 | | Packaging | Tri-fold card sleeve with 24-page booklet; red hype sticker on sealed copies | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz describes the packaging as Gatefold Cover (^musicbrainz) | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 85 | 85 | | Matrix / runout | CD1 CTDP-143134 5; CD2 CTDP-143135 4 | | ^discogs | Same on all listed variants, including the Terre Haute pressing (^discogs-th) | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 86 | 86 | | Mastering SID code | IFPI L327 | | ^discogs | Both discs | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | Mould SID codes | CD1 IFPI 7217 or IFPI 7225; CD2 IFPI 72014, IFPI 72012 or IFPI 720C | | ^discogs | Pitman variants; the Terre Haute pressing carries IFPI 5008 on CD1 (^discogs-th) | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | Sticker code | 8 2876 97772 2-S1 | | ^discogs | Printed on the hype sticker of sealed copies | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 89 | 89 | <!--/specifications--> | |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | 91 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 92 | 92 | | 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 | | |
| 93 | 93 | | ----------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ------------- | | |
| 94 | 94 | | us-2cd-2005 | US Columbia 2-CD 82796 97772 2, 2005 | edition | US | | 2005-11-08 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Edition described from Discogs releases 587038 and 29561266 and MusicBrainz; no photo of the pack was read | | 1 | | tri-fold card sleeve | 82796 97772 2 | | |
| 95 | 95 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 96 | 96 | ||
| 97 | 97 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 98 | 98 | | observation | name | role | source | note | | |
| 99 | 99 | | ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------- | | |
| 100 | 100 | | us-2cd-2005 | Kate Bush | Producer | ^discogs | Also written by, piano, keyboards and design | | |
| 101 | 101 | | us-2cd-2005 | Del Palmer | Recording and mix engineer | ^discogs | Also bass | | |
| 102 | 102 | | us-2cd-2005 | Michael Kamen | Orchestra arranger and conductor | ^discogs | | | |
| 103 | 103 | | us-2cd-2005 | London Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs | | | |
| 104 | 104 | | us-2cd-2005 | Simon Rhodes | Orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | us-2cd-2005 | Chris Bolster | Assistant orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | us-2cd-2005 | James Guthrie | Mastering | ^discogs | | | |
| 107 | 107 | | us-2cd-2005 | Danny McIntosh | Electric and acoustic guitar | ^discogs | Credited as Dan McIntosh | | |
| 108 | 108 | | us-2cd-2005 | John Giblin | Bass | ^discogs | | | |
| 109 | 109 | | us-2cd-2005 | Eberhard Weber | Bass | ^discogs | | | |
| 110 | 110 | | us-2cd-2005 | Peter Erskine | Drums | ^discogs | | | |
| 111 | 111 | | us-2cd-2005 | Stuart Elliott | Drums | ^discogs | | | |
| 112 | 112 | | us-2cd-2005 | Steve Sanger | Drums | ^discogs | | | |
| 113 | 113 | | us-2cd-2005 | Gary Brooker | Backing vocals, Hammond organ | ^discogs | | | |
| 114 | 114 | | us-2cd-2005 | Lol Creme | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | | |
| 115 | 115 | | us-2cd-2005 | Paddy Bush | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | us-2cd-2005 | Rolf Harris | Didgeridoo, vocals | ^discogs | Vocals on The Painter's Link | | |
| 117 | 117 | | us-2cd-2005 | Peacock | Design | ^discogs | With Kate Bush | | |
| 118 | 118 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 119 | 119 | ||
| 120 | 120 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 121 | 121 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 122 | 122 | | ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 123 | 123 | | | images | unknown | No licensed photo of this pack was found; Discogs and Cover Art Archive images carry no reuse licence | | | |
| 124 | 124 | | us-2cd-2005 | specifications | not_researched | Track durations are not printed on the release; they come from Discogs, and MusicBrainz differs by up to a second per track (total 80:05 against 79:56) | ^discogs | | |
| 125 | 125 | | us-2cd-2005 | packaging | not_researched | Sleeve not read from a photo; Discogs says tri-fold card sleeve, MusicBrainz says gatefold cover | | | |
| 126 | 126 | | us-2cd-2005 | markets | unknown | No dated retail listing that prints this barcode could be fetched; the Amazon.com page matches through MusicBrainz's ASIN link only, and no last_seen date is sourced | ^amazon | | |
| 127 | 127 | | | relationships | unknown | No public source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived from the release credits | | | |
| 128 | 128 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 129 | 129 | ||
| 130 | 130 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 131 | 131 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 132 | 132 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-13 | |
| 133 | 133 | note: Built from Discogs releases 587038, 29561266 and 9333439, the Discogs master versions list, the MusicBrainz release record, Wikipedia and the 2007 Barcodepedia archive; no pack photo read. | |
| 134 | 134 | <!--/research--> | |
| 135 | 135 | ||
| 136 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 137 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation | | |
| 138 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- | | |
| 139 | + | | front-6f0fe382.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611 | 22423536948 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611/22423536948.png | https://coverartarchive.org/release/5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611/22423536948-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:13:35.845Z | 0827969777220 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1188 | 1200 | 1188 | | | |
| 140 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 141 | + | ||
| 136 | 142 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 137 | 143 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 138 | 144 | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 139 | 145 | | discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/587038 | Discogs release 587038: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 587038 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits | | | | | |
| 140 | 146 | | discogs-th | https://api.discogs.com/releases/29561266 | Discogs release 29561266: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005, Terre Haute pressing) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 29561266 | identifiers, formats, companies | | | | | |
| 141 | 147 | | discogs-2010 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/9333439 | Discogs release 9333439: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2010) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 9333439 | identifiers, notes, tracklist | | | | | |
| 142 | 148 | | discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/28811/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 28811: Kate Bush – Aerial, versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 28811 | versions | | | | | |
| 143 | 149 | | musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (CD, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611 | barcode, label, catalogue number, media, recordings, ASIN | CC0 | | | | |
| 144 | 150 | | wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(album) | Wikipedia: Aerial (album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, overview, single, re-releases, infobox | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 145 | 151 | | amazon | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BHNLX0 | Amazon.com: Bush, Kate – Aerial | 2026-09-13 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B000BHNLX0 | offers | | | | | |
| 146 | 152 | | barcodepedia-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301034504/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969777220/aerial | Barcodepedia (2007 archive): Aerial | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-03-01 | | title, container | | | | | |
| 147 | 153 | <!--/references--> | |
| 148 | 154 | ||
| 149 | 155 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 150 | 156 | This is the original United States double compact disc of Aerial, the eighth album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, released by Columbia Records on 8 November 2005 as catalogue number 82796 97772 2.[^discogs] It was her first album in twelve years and her first double album, issued on EMI outside the US, and it peaked at number three in the UK.[^wiki] The two discs hold the suites A Sea of Honey and A Sky of Honey, sixteen tracks lasting about 80 minutes.[^musicbrainz] The sleeve credits the recording to Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite and names Columbia, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, as exclusive US licensee, manufacturer and distributor; the discs were glass mastered by Sony DADC.[^discogs] | |
| 151 | 157 | ||
| 152 | 158 | The old Barcodepedia page, captured in March 2007, titled this barcode "Aerial" and listed it as an audio CD.[^barcodepedia-2007] Columbia reissued the album in the US in August 2010 under barcode 886977520822, with A Sky of Honey as a single 42-minute track,[^discogs-2010] and from 2011 Bush reissued her albums on her own label, Fish People.[^wiki] | |
| 153 | 159 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969777220
name: Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005)
family: family/aerial-kate-bush
default_observation: us-2cd-2005
summary: Original US double CD of Kate Bush's eighth album Aerial, Columbia 82796 97772 2, released 8 November 2005 under licence from Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: tri-fold card sleeve
model_number: 82796 97772 2
status: discontinued
superseded_by: 00886977520822
superseded_note: Columbia reissued the album in the US on 24 August 2010 as 88697 75208 2, with A Sky of Honey as one 42-minute track (Discogs release 9333439)
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs lists Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company; the sleeve text reads "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, A Division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment" |
| distributed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Columbia is a label, not a legal entity |
| licensed_from | company/noble-and-brite | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | "Columbia Records is the exclusive licensee under copyright in the U.S. of Kate Bush operating as Noble and Brite" |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | 2005-11-08 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Glass mastered at Sony DADC, Terre Haute; Discogs 587038 lists discs pressed at Sony DADC, Pitman and Discogs 29561266 a Terre Haute pressing with the same barcode (^discogs-th) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs | Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the company credited as manufacturer and distributor on this release. Other Columbia pages on this prefix target Sony Music Entertainment, which Sony BMG was renamed to in 2009 |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs gives release country US and release date 8 November 2005 for this barcode (scanned 0827969777220); MusicBrainz agrees (^musicbrainz) | | | | |
| US | derived | ^amazon | Amazon.com product B000BHNLX0, which MusicBrainz links to this release (^musicbrainz); the page prints no barcode. It showed only third-party offers, "New & Used (7) from $16.10" plus shipping, condition not stated, so no retail price is recorded | 2026-09-13 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Aerial | name | | | |
| 82796 97772 2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Kate Bush
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment
copyright: 2005 Kate Bush doing business as Noble and Brite
phonographic_copyright: 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite
catalogue_number: 82796 97772 2
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2005-11-08
release_country: US
genre: Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock
runtime_min: 79.93
edition: Original US release
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | -------------------- | ------ | -------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| 1-1 | King Of The Mountain | | 4:53 | ^discogs | Disc 1, A Sea of Honey; the album's only single (^wiki) | Kate Bush |
| 1-2 | π | | 6:09 | ^discogs | Title is the Greek letter pi | Kate Bush |
| 1-3 | Bertie | | 4:18 | ^discogs | Strings arranged by Bill Dunne | Kate Bush |
| 1-4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi | | 5:58 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 1-5 | How To Be Invisible | | 5:32 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 1-6 | Joanni | | 4:56 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 1-7 | A Coral Room | | 6:12 | ^discogs | Vocals by Michael Wood | Kate Bush |
| 2-1 | Prelude | | 1:26 | ^discogs | Disc 2, A Sky of Honey | Kate Bush |
| 2-2 | Prologue | | 5:42 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-3 | An Architect's Dream | | 4:50 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-4 | 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 |
| 2-5 | Sunset | | 5:58 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-6 | Aerial Tal | | 1:01 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-7 | Somewhere In Between | | 5:00 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-8 | Nocturn | | 8:34 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-9 | Aerial | | 7:52 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Packaging | Tri-fold card sleeve with 24-page booklet; red hype sticker on sealed copies | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz describes the packaging as Gatefold Cover (^musicbrainz) | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CD1 CTDP-143134 5; CD2 CTDP-143135 4 | | ^discogs | Same on all listed variants, including the Terre Haute pressing (^discogs-th) | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L327 | | ^discogs | Both discs | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID codes | CD1 IFPI 7217 or IFPI 7225; CD2 IFPI 72014, IFPI 72012 or IFPI 720C | | ^discogs | Pitman variants; the Terre Haute pressing carries IFPI 5008 on CD1 (^discogs-th) | us-2cd-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Sticker code | 8 2876 97772 2-S1 | | ^discogs | Printed on the hype sticker of sealed copies | us-2cd-2005 | | | | 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 |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ------------- |
| us-2cd-2005 | US Columbia 2-CD 82796 97772 2, 2005 | edition | US | | 2005-11-08 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Edition described from Discogs releases 587038 and 29561266 and MusicBrainz; no photo of the pack was read | | 1 | | tri-fold card sleeve | 82796 97772 2 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| us-2cd-2005 | Kate Bush | Producer | ^discogs | Also written by, piano, keyboards and design |
| us-2cd-2005 | Del Palmer | Recording and mix engineer | ^discogs | Also bass |
| us-2cd-2005 | Michael Kamen | Orchestra arranger and conductor | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | London Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Simon Rhodes | Orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Chris Bolster | Assistant orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | James Guthrie | Mastering | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Danny McIntosh | Electric and acoustic guitar | ^discogs | Credited as Dan McIntosh |
| us-2cd-2005 | John Giblin | Bass | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Eberhard Weber | Bass | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Peter Erskine | Drums | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Stuart Elliott | Drums | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Steve Sanger | Drums | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Gary Brooker | Backing vocals, Hammond organ | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Lol Creme | Backing vocals | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Paddy Bush | Backing vocals | ^discogs | |
| us-2cd-2005 | Rolf Harris | Didgeridoo, vocals | ^discogs | Vocals on The Painter's Link |
| us-2cd-2005 | Peacock | Design | ^discogs | With Kate Bush |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| | images | unknown | No licensed photo of this pack was found; Discogs and Cover Art Archive images carry no reuse licence | |
| us-2cd-2005 | specifications | not_researched | Track durations are not printed on the release; they come from Discogs, and MusicBrainz differs by up to a second per track (total 80:05 against 79:56) | ^discogs |
| us-2cd-2005 | packaging | not_researched | Sleeve not read from a photo; Discogs says tri-fold card sleeve, MusicBrainz says gatefold cover | |
| us-2cd-2005 | markets | unknown | No dated retail listing that prints this barcode could be fetched; the Amazon.com page matches through MusicBrainz's ASIN link only, and no last_seen date is sourced | ^amazon |
| | relationships | unknown | No public source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived from the release credits | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from Discogs releases 587038, 29561266 and 9333439, the Discogs master versions list, the MusicBrainz release record, Wikipedia and the 2007 Barcodepedia archive; no pack photo read.
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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/587038 | Discogs release 587038: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 587038 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits | | | |
| discogs-th | https://api.discogs.com/releases/29561266 | Discogs release 29561266: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005, Terre Haute pressing) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 29561266 | identifiers, formats, companies | | | |
| discogs-2010 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/9333439 | Discogs release 9333439: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2010) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 9333439 | identifiers, notes, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/28811/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 28811: Kate Bush – Aerial, versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 28811 | versions | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (CD, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611 | barcode, label, catalogue number, media, recordings, ASIN | CC0 | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(album) | Wikipedia: Aerial (album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, overview, single, re-releases, infobox | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BHNLX0 | Amazon.com: Bush, Kate – Aerial | 2026-09-13 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B000BHNLX0 | offers | | | |
| barcodepedia-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301034504/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969777220/aerial | Barcodepedia (2007 archive): Aerial | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-03-01 | | title, container | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
This is the original United States double compact disc of Aerial, the eighth album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, released by Columbia Records on 8 November 2005 as catalogue number 82796 97772 2.[^discogs] It was her first album in twelve years and her first double album, issued on EMI outside the US, and it peaked at number three in the UK.[^wiki] The two discs hold the suites A Sea of Honey and A Sky of Honey, sixteen tracks lasting about 80 minutes.[^musicbrainz] The sleeve credits the recording to Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite and names Columbia, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, as exclusive US licensee, manufacturer and distributor; the discs were glass mastered by Sony DADC.[^discogs]
The old Barcodepedia page, captured in March 2007, titled this barcode "Aerial" and listed it as an audio CD.[^barcodepedia-2007] Columbia reissued the album in the US in August 2010 under barcode 886977520822, with A Sky of Honey as a single 42-minute track,[^discogs-2010] and from 2011 Bush reissued her albums on her own label, Fish People.[^wiki]
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