Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD reissue, Columbia 2010): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 21:31 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the 2010 US Columbia 2-CD reissue of Kate Bush's Aerial (88697 75208 2), the wanted barcode named by family/aerial-kate-bush. Identity is confirmed by Discogs release 9333439 (barcode 8 8697-75208-2 2) and the MusicBrainz release (886977520822). Release, the tracks (disc 2 as one 42:01 track), specifications (matrix numbers, SID codes, part numbers), credits and relations come from Discogs and MusicBrainz. Wikipedia's Re-releases section supplies the context (the iTunes release and An Endless Sky of Honey), and Kate Bush Collectibles lists this edition. The gs1_prefix_owner row is derived as Sony Music Entertainment, the same as the other 0886977 pages. Gaps: Amazon.com ASIN B003TTB0DK now answers 404 and store searches returned empty shells; there is no licensed cover image; Wikipedia credits Sony Legacy where the release says Columbia (recorded as disputed); the licence end date is not researched. . This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD reissue, Columbia 2010) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00886977520822
name: Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD reissue, Columbia 2010)
family: family/aerial-kate-bush
default_observation: us-2cd-2010
summary: US double-CD reissue of Kate Bush's eighth album Aerial, Columbia 88697 75208 2, released 24 August 2010, with the second disc programmed as one 42-minute track.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: tri-fold card sleeve
model_number: 88697 75208 2
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| licensed_from | company/noble-and-brite | US | 2010-08-24 | | | sourced | ^discogs-2010 | "Columbia records is the exclusive licensee under copyright in the U.S. of Kate Bush operating as Noble and Brite" |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | US | 2010-08-24 | | | derived | ^discogs-2010 | The release names Columbia as US licensee; Columbia is a label of Sony Music Entertainment (the brand page gives the source), and Wikipedia attributes the reissue to Sony's Legacy imprint |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | 2010-08-24 | | | sourced | ^discogs-2010 | Both discs glass mastered at Sony DADC, Terre Haute (DIDX-474120 and DIDX-474121) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-2010 | prefix 0886977; the catalogue number 88697 75208 2 repeats the barcode digits, the pattern of Sony Music Entertainment's other 2010 issues under this prefix |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs-2010 | Discogs gives release country US and release date 24 August 2010 for barcode 8 8697-75208-2 2; MusicBrainz agrees on US, 2010 | | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Aerial | name | | | |
| 88697 75208 2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Kate Bush
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
copyright: 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite
phonographic_copyright: 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite
catalogue_number: 88697 75208 2
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2010-08-24
release_country: US
genre: Rock, Pop, Art Rock, Pop Rock
runtime_min: 79.98
edition: US reissue, An Endless Sky of Honey
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| 1-1 | King Of The Mountain | | 4:53 | ^discogs-2010 | Disc 1, A Sea of Honey | Kate Bush |
| 1-2 | π | | 6:09 | ^discogs-2010 | MusicBrainz gives 6:11 | Kate Bush |
| 1-3 | Bertie | | 4:18 | ^discogs-2010 | MusicBrainz gives 4:19 | Kate Bush |
| 1-4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi | | 5:58 | ^discogs-2010 | MusicBrainz gives 5:59 | Kate Bush |
| 1-5 | How To Be Invisible | | 5:32 | ^discogs-2010 | | Kate Bush |
| 1-6 | Joanni | | 4:56 | ^discogs-2010 | MusicBrainz gives 4:57 | Kate Bush |
| 1-7 | A Coral Room | | 6:12 | ^discogs-2010 | MusicBrainz gives 6:14 | Kate Bush |
| 2-1 | Preludeprologueanarchitectsdreamthepainterslinksunsetaerialtalsomewhereinbetweennocturnaerial | | 42:01 | ^musicbrainz | Disc 2, An Endless Sky of Honey: the nine parts of A Sky of Honey as one track with merged titles; the disc carries no track markers ("This disc is programmed to play through its entirety") per 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 pockets for both discs and a 24-page booklet | | ^discogs-2010 | MusicBrainz: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve | us-2cd-2010 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CD1 DIDX-474120 2 C01; CD2 DIDX-474121 2 A01 | | ^discogs-2010 | | us-2cd-2010 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | CD1 IFPI L329; CD2 IFPI L328 | | ^discogs-2010 | | us-2cd-2010 | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Disc part numbers | CD1 88697752082-D1; CD2 88697752082-D2 | | ^discogs-2010 | | us-2cd-2010 | | | | known | printed | |
| Sticker code | 88697 75208 2-S1 | | ^discogs-2010 | Listed by Discogs as a second catalogue number | us-2cd-2010 | | | | 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-2010 | US Columbia 2-CD 88697 75208 2, 2010 | edition | US | | 2010-08-24 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-2010 | Edition described from Discogs release 9333439 and MusicBrainz | | 1 | | tri-fold card sleeve | 88697 75208 2 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| us-2cd-2010 | Kate Bush | Producer | ^discogs-2010 | | Also written by, piano, keyboards and design |
| us-2cd-2010 | Del Palmer | Recording and mix engineer | ^discogs-2010 | | Also bass |
| us-2cd-2010 | Michael Kamen | Orchestral arranger and conductor | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | London Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs-2010 | | Conducted at Abbey Road Studios |
| us-2cd-2010 | Simon Rhodes | Orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Chris Bolster | Assistant orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | James Guthrie | Mastering | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Danny McIntosh | Electric and acoustic guitar | ^discogs-2010 | | Credited as Dan McIntosh |
| us-2cd-2010 | John Giblin | Bass | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Eberhard Weber | Bass | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Peter Erskine | Drums | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Stuart Elliott | Drums | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Steve Sanger | Drums | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Gary Brooker | Backing vocals, Hammond organ | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Lol Creme | Backing vocals | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Paddy Bush | Backing vocals | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Rolf Harris | Didgeridoo | ^discogs-2010 | | |
| us-2cd-2010 | Peacock | Design | ^discogs-2010 | | With Kate Bush |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.com: the listing B003TTB0DK that MusicBrainz and Wikipedia link to this reissue answered 404 Page Not Found on 2026-09-26; store searches for "kate bush aerial", "kate bush" and "886977520822" returned only an empty page shell | ^amazon-us |
| | images | unknown | Cover Art Archive holds no image for this MusicBrainz release, and no licensed photo of this pack was found | ^musicbrainz |
| us-2cd-2010 | identity | disputed | Label: the release credits Columbia (Discogs, MusicBrainz), while Wikipedia says the CD was reissued by Sony Legacy | ^wiki |
| us-2cd-2010 | specifications | not_researched | Track durations are not printed on the release; they come from Discogs, and MusicBrainz differs by up to two seconds per track | ^discogs-2010 |
| | relationships | unknown | Prefix length for 0886977 is not established; gs1_prefix_owner is derived from the catalogue number and sibling Sony Music issues, so nothing is written to a company's gs1_prefixes | ^discogs-2010 |
| | identity | not_researched | No source dates the end of Columbia's US licence for this reissue; Bush reissued the album on her own label Fish People from 2011 | ^wiki |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from Discogs release 9333439, the MusicBrainz release record, Wikipedia's Aerial article (Re-releases) and the Kate Bush Collectibles discography.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-2010 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/9333439 | Discogs release 9333439: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2010) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 9333439 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/8242f102-8c00-4ac8-b6c3-964cb716cdde?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (CD, US, 2010) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 8242f102-8c00-4ac8-b6c3-964cb716cdde | barcode, label, catalogue number, packaging, recordings, ASIN | CC0 | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(album) | Wikipedia: Aerial (album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, re-releases, track listing note | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| kbc | https://www.katebushcollectibles.com/commercial-albums/aerial | Kate Bush Collectibles: Aerial, albums and compilations | 2026-09-26 | Kate Bush Collectibles | other | | | Reissue, 'An Endless Sky Of Honey', Double CD, USA, 2010 | | | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TTB0DK | Amazon.com: listing B003TTB0DK (Page Not Found) | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B003TTB0DK | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
This is the 2010 United States reissue of Aerial, the eighth album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, on two compact discs from Columbia with catalogue number 88697 75208 2, released on 24 August 2010.[^discogs-2010] It followed the album's first iTunes release in May 2010 and, like it, plays the second disc as one track, retitled An Endless Sky of Honey, with the part titles merged into a single word on the sleeve.[^wiki] The first disc holds the seven songs of A Sea of Honey; the second runs 42 minutes without track markers.[^musicbrainz] The recording is credited to Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite, with Columbia as exclusive US licensee, and the discs were glass mastered by Sony DADC in Terre Haute.[^discogs-2010]
The collectors' discography lists it as the US "An Endless Sky Of Honey" reissue, between the 2005 original and the Fish People reissue of 2011.[^kbc] Wikipedia credits the reissue to Sony Legacy, while the release itself names Columbia.[^wiki] It replaced the original US issue of November 2005, and from 2011 Bush reissued her albums on her own label, Fish People.[^wiki]
<!--/about-->