Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-CD reissue, Fish People 2011): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 21:52 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the 2011 European 2-CD Fish People reissue of Kate Bush – Aerial (FPCD006, barcode 5099908304520), completing a variant row of family/aerial-kate-bush. Identity, tracks, credits and pressing identifiers from Discogs release 3590280 and the MusicBrainz release; label facts from Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikidata; re-release context from Wikipedia; GB and DE markets with Amazon listing B004ZGYFE2 (used GBP 28.99 on Amazon.co.uk, new EUR 48.79 on Amazon.de). References brand/fish-people, created meanwhile by the agent building the 2023 edition. Cover art requested from Cover Art Archive.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-CD reissue, Fish People 2011) <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 05099908304520 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-CD reissue, Fish People 2011) | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/aerial-kate-bush | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: eu-2cd-2011 | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: 2011 European double-CD reissue of Kate Bush's eighth album Aerial on her own label Fish People, catalogue number FPCD006, with the second disc programmed as one 42-minute track. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/fish-people | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10001459 | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: GB, DE | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_format: tri-fold card sleeve | |
| 14 | 14 | model_number: FPCD006 | |
| 15 | 15 | last_seen: 2026-09-26 | |
| 16 | 16 | last_seen_note: Amazon.de listing B004ZGYFE2, new, 2026-09-26 | |
| 17 | 17 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 20 | 20 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 21 | 21 | | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 22 | 22 | | marketed_by | company/noble-and-brite | | 2011-07-25 | | | derived | ^discogs | Issued on Kate Bush's own label Fish People; per Discogs the sleeve reads "℗ 2005. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Noble & Brite Ltd. © 2005 Noble & Brite Ltd." | | |
| 23 | 23 | | distributed_by | company/emi | | 2011-07-25 | | | derived | ^wikidata-fp | Wikidata gives EMI as distributor of the Fish People label; the Amazon UK and DE listings for this edition name EMI as label and manufacturer | | |
| 24 | 24 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/emi | | | | | derived | ^amazon-gb | prefix 5099908; Amazon UK and DE name EMI as manufacturer of this edition, and Wikidata gives EMI as distributor of Fish People; group-level inference with no prefix length | | |
| 25 | 25 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 28 | 28 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 29 | 29 | | ------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- | | |
| 30 | 30 | | GB | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release event United Kingdom, 25 July 2011, for this barcode; Discogs gives release country Europe and the same date | 2026-09-26 | | | | | |
| 31 | 31 | | GB | derived | ^amazon-gb | Amazon.co.uk listing B004ZGYFE2 ("Aerial", Audio CD, original recording reissued, double CD, 25 July 2011, two discs), which MusicBrainz links to this release; the page prints no barcode; no new offer, 2 used from £28.99 | 2026-09-26 | used | | GBP 28.99 | | |
| 32 | 32 | | DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de listing B004ZGYFE2 ("aerial", 2 CD, label EMI, original release 2011) whose track list gives disc 2 as the single track "An Endless Sky Of Honey"; the page prints no barcode; used copies from EUR 15.51 | 2026-09-26 | new | | EUR 48.79 | | |
| 33 | 33 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 34 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 35 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 36 | 36 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 37 | 37 | | ------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 38 | 38 | | Aerial | name | | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | FPCD006 | search | | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | 5099908304629 | search | | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | | 5099908304728 | search | | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 45 | 45 | artists: Kate Bush | |
| 46 | 46 | label: brand/fish-people | |
| 47 | 47 | record_company: company/noble-and-brite | |
| 48 | 48 | copyright: © 2005 Noble & Brite Ltd. | |
| 49 | 49 | phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2005. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Noble & Brite Ltd. | |
| 50 | 50 | catalogue_number: FPCD006 | |
| 51 | 51 | media: cd | |
| 52 | 52 | discs: 2 | |
| 53 | 53 | released: 2011-07-25 | |
| 54 | 54 | release_country: EU | |
| 55 | 55 | runtime_min: 80.05 | |
| 56 | 56 | languages: en | |
| 57 | 57 | edition: Fish People reissue, An Endless Sky of Honey | |
| 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; MusicBrainz gives 4:54 | Kate Bush | | |
| 64 | 64 | | 1-2 | π | | 6:09 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 6:10 | Kate Bush | | |
| 65 | 65 | | 1-3 | Bertie | | 4:18 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 4:19 | Kate Bush | | |
| 66 | 66 | | 1-4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi | | 5:58 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 5:59 | Kate Bush | | |
| 67 | 67 | | 1-5 | How To Be Invisible | | 5:32 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 5:33 | Kate Bush | | |
| 68 | 68 | | 1-6 | Joanni | | 4:56 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 69 | 69 | | 1-7 | A Coral Room | | 6:12 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush | | |
| 70 | 70 | | 2-1 | Preludeprologueanarchitectsdreamthepainterslinksunsetaerialtalsomewhereinbetweennocturnaerial | | 42:05 | ^discogs | Disc 2, An Endless Sky Of Honey: the nine parts of A Sky of Honey as one track with merged titles; "Reconfigured for the digital world. This disc is programmed to play through in its entirety", per Discogs | Kate Bush | | |
| 71 | 71 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 72 | 72 | ||
| 73 | 73 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 74 | 74 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 75 | 75 | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------- | --------- | | |
| 76 | 76 | | packaging | Tri-fold cardboard sleeve with 24-page booklet | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 77 | 77 | | disc catalogue numbers | CD1 5099908304629; CD2 5099908304728 | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | matrix / runout | FPCD006 CD1 50315 (CD1); FPCD006 CD2 50316 (CD2) | | ^discogs | Same matrix on both variants Discogs lists | eu-2cd-2011 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | SID codes | Mastering IFPI L213; mould IFPI 3705 or IFPI 3720 (two variants) | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | sid_code | | | known | printed | | | |
| 80 | 80 | | country of manufacture | Made in the EU | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | total running time | 80.05 | min | ^discogs | Sum of the eight Discogs track durations | eu-2cd-2011 | | 80.05 | | known | calculated | | | |
| 82 | 82 | <!--/specifications--> | |
| 83 | 83 | ||
| 84 | 84 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 85 | 85 | | 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 | | |
| 86 | 86 | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ------------ | | |
| 87 | 87 | | eu-2cd-2011 | European 2-CD reissue, Fish People FPCD006 | edition | EU | en | 2011-07-25 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Edition described from Discogs release 3590280 and the MusicBrainz release; durations are not printed on it | | 1 | | tri-fold card sleeve | FPCD006 | | |
| 88 | 88 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 89 | 89 | ||
| 90 | 90 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 91 | 91 | | observation | name | role | source | status | note | | |
| 92 | 92 | | ----------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- | | |
| 93 | 93 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Kate Bush | Written-by, producer | ^discogs | | Also piano, keyboards and design | | |
| 94 | 94 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Noble & Brite Ltd. | Phonographic copyright, copyright | ^discogs | | | | |
| 95 | 95 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Kate Bush trading as Noble And Brite | Publisher | ^discogs | | | | |
| 96 | 96 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Abbey Road Studios | Recorded at, engineered at | ^discogs | | | | |
| 97 | 97 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Del Palmer | Recording and mixing engineer | ^discogs | | Also bass | | |
| 98 | 98 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Michael Kamen | Orchestral arranger and conductor | ^discogs | | | | |
| 99 | 99 | | eu-2cd-2011 | London Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs | | Conducted by Michael Kamen at Abbey Road | | |
| 100 | 100 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Simon Rhodes | Orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | | | |
| 101 | 101 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Chris Bolster | Assistant orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | | | |
| 102 | 102 | | eu-2cd-2011 | James Guthrie | Mastering | ^discogs | | | | |
| 103 | 103 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Danny McIntosh | Electric and acoustic guitar | ^discogs | | | | |
| 104 | 104 | | eu-2cd-2011 | John Giblin | Bass | ^discogs | | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Eberhard Weber | Bass | ^discogs | | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Peter Erskine | Drums | ^discogs | | | | |
| 107 | 107 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Stuart Elliott | Drums | ^discogs | | | | |
| 108 | 108 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Steve Sanger | Drums | ^discogs | | | | |
| 109 | 109 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Gary Brooker | Backing vocals, Hammond organ | ^discogs | | | | |
| 110 | 110 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Lol Creme | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | | | |
| 111 | 111 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Paddy Bush | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | | | |
| 112 | 112 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Chris Hall | Accordion | ^discogs | | | | |
| 113 | 113 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Eligio Quinteiro | Renaissance guitar | ^discogs | | | | |
| 114 | 114 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Joao Bosco De Oliveira | Percussion | ^discogs | | | | |
| 115 | 115 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Robin Jeffrey | Renaissance percussion | ^discogs | | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Richard Campbell | Viols | ^discogs | | | | |
| 117 | 117 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Susanna Pell | Viols | ^discogs | | | | |
| 118 | 118 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Peacock | Design | ^discogs | | With Kate Bush | | |
| 119 | 119 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Albert McIntosh | Drawings | ^discogs | | | | |
| 120 | 120 | | eu-2cd-2011 | James Nathaniel Southall | 'Fisherman' painting | ^discogs | | Reproduced with permission of the Barrow Family | | |
| 121 | 121 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Trevor Leighton | Kate portrait photography | ^discogs | | | | |
| 122 | 122 | | eu-2cd-2011 | John Carder Bush | 'Washing' photography | ^discogs | | | | |
| 123 | 123 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Randy Olson | 'Indus Bird Mask' photography | ^discogs | | | | |
| 124 | 124 | | eu-2cd-2011 | Josephine Bartolinni | Italian translation | ^discogs | | | | |
| 125 | 125 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 126 | 126 | ||
| 127 | 127 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 128 | 128 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 129 | 129 | | ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | | |
| 130 | 130 | | | relationships | unknown | Prefix 5099908 is used across EMI-distributed releases; the gs1_prefix_owner row is a group-level inference with no prefix length, so nothing is written to a company's gs1_prefixes | | | |
| 131 | 131 | | eu-2cd-2011 | relationships | not_researched | The pressing plant behind IFPI L213 and mould codes IFPI 3705 and 3720 is not named in the Discogs record, so no manufactured_by row is given | ^discogs | | |
| 132 | 132 | | eu-2cd-2011 | 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 | ^discogs | | |
| 133 | 133 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 134 | 134 | ||
| 135 | 135 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 136 | 136 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 137 | 137 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 138 | 138 | note: Built from Discogs release 3590280, the MusicBrainz release, the Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikidata records of the Fish People label, Wikipedia's Aerial article (Re-releases) and Amazon UK and DE listings read on 2026-09-26; no pack photo read. | |
| 139 | 139 | <!--/research--> | |
| 140 | 140 | ||
| 141 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 142 | + | | 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 | upscaled | observation | | |
| 143 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 144 | + | | front-27069fe0.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5 | 7040062660 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5/7040062660.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5/7040062660.jpg | 2026-09-26T21:52:09.634Z | 5099908304520 | barcode | 1 | 1443 | 1427 | 1443 | 1427 | | | | |
| 145 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 146 | + | ||
| 141 | 147 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 142 | 148 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 143 | 149 | | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 144 | 150 | | discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3590280 | Discogs release 3590280: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, Reissue, Europe, 2011) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3590280 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits | | | | | |
| 145 | 151 | | musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+url-rels | MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Fish People, 2011) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5 | barcode, label, catalogue number, release event, Amazon link | CC0 | | | | |
| 146 | 152 | | wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(album) | Wikipedia: Aerial (album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | re-releases | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 147 | 153 | | discogs-fp | https://api.discogs.com/labels/245607 | Discogs label 245607: Fish People | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 245607 | profile | | | | | |
| 148 | 154 | | musicbrainz-fp | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/label/fe6ea95e-3653-4f5d-a90e-641240abaef0?fmt=json&inc=label-rels+url-rels | MusicBrainz label: Fish People | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | fe6ea95e-3653-4f5d-a90e-641240abaef0 | type, area, life-span begin | CC0 | | | | |
| 149 | 155 | | wikidata-fp | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48837547 | Wikidata Q48837547: Fish People | 2026-09-26 | Wikimedia | catalogue | | Q48837547 | founded by, inception, country, distributed by | CC0 | | | | |
| 150 | 156 | | amazon-gb | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004ZGYFE2 | Amazon.co.uk: Aerial | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.uk | retailer | | B004ZGYFE2 | product details, formats and editions | | | | | |
| 151 | 157 | | amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004ZGYFE2 | Amazon.de: aerial | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B004ZGYFE2 | product details, buy box, track list | | | | | |
| 152 | 158 | <!--/references--> | |
| 153 | 159 | ||
| 154 | 160 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 155 | 161 | This is the 2011 European reissue of Aerial, the eighth album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, on two compact discs from her own label Fish People, catalogue number FPCD006, released on 25 July 2011.[^discogs][^musicbrainz] Bush re-released Aerial and her other studio albums on Fish People that year.[^wiki] The first disc holds the seven songs of A Sea of Honey; the second, retitled An Endless Sky Of Honey, runs 42 minutes as one track without markers, "reconfigured for the digital world".[^discogs] The sound recording and sleeve are credited to Noble & Brite Ltd., and the discs come in a tri-fold card sleeve with a 24-page booklet.[^discogs] | |
| 156 | 162 | ||
| 157 | 163 | It follows the 2005 EMI original and the 2010 US Columbia reissue, which already played the second disc as one track; the albums appeared again on Fish People in 2018 in remastered form, with A Sky of Honey restored to nine tracks.[^wiki] Fish People is the record label run by Kate Bush; MusicBrainz dates it from 16 May 2011.[^discogs-fp][^musicbrainz-fp] | |
| 158 | 164 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-CD reissue, Fish People 2011) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05099908304520
name: Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-CD reissue, Fish People 2011)
family: family/aerial-kate-bush
default_observation: eu-2cd-2011
summary: 2011 European double-CD reissue of Kate Bush's eighth album Aerial on her own label Fish People, catalogue number FPCD006, with the second disc programmed as one 42-minute track.
brand: brand/fish-people
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: GB, DE
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: tri-fold card sleeve
model_number: FPCD006
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Amazon.de listing B004ZGYFE2, new, 2026-09-26
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/noble-and-brite | | 2011-07-25 | | | derived | ^discogs | Issued on Kate Bush's own label Fish People; per Discogs the sleeve reads "℗ 2005. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Noble & Brite Ltd. © 2005 Noble & Brite Ltd." |
| distributed_by | company/emi | | 2011-07-25 | | | derived | ^wikidata-fp | Wikidata gives EMI as distributor of the Fish People label; the Amazon UK and DE listings for this edition name EMI as label and manufacturer |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/emi | | | | | derived | ^amazon-gb | prefix 5099908; Amazon UK and DE name EMI as manufacturer of this edition, and Wikidata gives EMI as distributor of Fish People; group-level inference with no prefix length |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| GB | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release event United Kingdom, 25 July 2011, for this barcode; Discogs gives release country Europe and the same date | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| GB | derived | ^amazon-gb | Amazon.co.uk listing B004ZGYFE2 ("Aerial", Audio CD, original recording reissued, double CD, 25 July 2011, two discs), which MusicBrainz links to this release; the page prints no barcode; no new offer, 2 used from £28.99 | 2026-09-26 | used | | GBP 28.99 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de listing B004ZGYFE2 ("aerial", 2 CD, label EMI, original release 2011) whose track list gives disc 2 as the single track "An Endless Sky Of Honey"; the page prints no barcode; used copies from EUR 15.51 | 2026-09-26 | new | | EUR 48.79 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Aerial | name | | | |
| FPCD006 | search | | | |
| 5099908304629 | search | | | |
| 5099908304728 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Kate Bush
label: brand/fish-people
record_company: company/noble-and-brite
copyright: © 2005 Noble & Brite Ltd.
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2005. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Noble & Brite Ltd.
catalogue_number: FPCD006
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2011-07-25
release_country: EU
runtime_min: 80.05
languages: en
edition: Fish People 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 | Disc 1, A Sea of Honey; MusicBrainz gives 4:54 | Kate Bush |
| 1-2 | π | | 6:09 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 6:10 | Kate Bush |
| 1-3 | Bertie | | 4:18 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 4:19 | Kate Bush |
| 1-4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi | | 5:58 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 5:59 | Kate Bush |
| 1-5 | How To Be Invisible | | 5:32 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 5:33 | Kate Bush |
| 1-6 | Joanni | | 4:56 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 1-7 | A Coral Room | | 6:12 | ^discogs | | Kate Bush |
| 2-1 | Preludeprologueanarchitectsdreamthepainterslinksunsetaerialtalsomewhereinbetweennocturnaerial | | 42:05 | ^discogs | Disc 2, An Endless Sky Of Honey: the nine parts of A Sky of Honey as one track with merged titles; "Reconfigured for the digital world. This disc is programmed to play through in 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 cardboard sleeve with 24-page booklet | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | | | | known | printed | |
| disc catalogue numbers | CD1 5099908304629; CD2 5099908304728 | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | | | | known | printed | |
| matrix / runout | FPCD006 CD1 50315 (CD1); FPCD006 CD2 50316 (CD2) | | ^discogs | Same matrix on both variants Discogs lists | eu-2cd-2011 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| SID codes | Mastering IFPI L213; mould IFPI 3705 or IFPI 3720 (two variants) | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| country of manufacture | Made in the EU | | ^discogs | | eu-2cd-2011 | | | | known | printed | |
| total running time | 80.05 | min | ^discogs | Sum of the eight Discogs track durations | eu-2cd-2011 | | 80.05 | | known | calculated | |
<!--/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-2cd-2011 | European 2-CD reissue, Fish People FPCD006 | edition | EU | en | 2011-07-25 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Edition described from Discogs release 3590280 and the MusicBrainz release; durations are not printed on it | | 1 | | tri-fold card sleeve | FPCD006 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Kate Bush | Written-by, producer | ^discogs | | Also piano, keyboards and design |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Noble & Brite Ltd. | Phonographic copyright, copyright | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Kate Bush trading as Noble And Brite | Publisher | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Abbey Road Studios | Recorded at, engineered at | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Del Palmer | Recording and mixing engineer | ^discogs | | Also bass |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Michael Kamen | Orchestral arranger and conductor | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | London Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs | | Conducted by Michael Kamen at Abbey Road |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Simon Rhodes | Orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Chris Bolster | Assistant orchestra recording engineer | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | James Guthrie | Mastering | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Danny McIntosh | Electric and acoustic guitar | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | John Giblin | Bass | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Eberhard Weber | Bass | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Peter Erskine | Drums | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Stuart Elliott | Drums | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Steve Sanger | Drums | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Gary Brooker | Backing vocals, Hammond organ | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Lol Creme | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Paddy Bush | Backing vocals | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Chris Hall | Accordion | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Eligio Quinteiro | Renaissance guitar | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Joao Bosco De Oliveira | Percussion | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Robin Jeffrey | Renaissance percussion | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Richard Campbell | Viols | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Susanna Pell | Viols | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Peacock | Design | ^discogs | | With Kate Bush |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Albert McIntosh | Drawings | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | James Nathaniel Southall | 'Fisherman' painting | ^discogs | | Reproduced with permission of the Barrow Family |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Trevor Leighton | Kate portrait photography | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | John Carder Bush | 'Washing' photography | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Randy Olson | 'Indus Bird Mask' photography | ^discogs | | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | Josephine Bartolinni | Italian translation | ^discogs | | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| | relationships | unknown | Prefix 5099908 is used across EMI-distributed releases; the gs1_prefix_owner row is a group-level inference with no prefix length, so nothing is written to a company's gs1_prefixes | |
| eu-2cd-2011 | relationships | not_researched | The pressing plant behind IFPI L213 and mould codes IFPI 3705 and 3720 is not named in the Discogs record, so no manufactured_by row is given | ^discogs |
| eu-2cd-2011 | 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 | ^discogs |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from Discogs release 3590280, the MusicBrainz release, the Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikidata records of the Fish People label, Wikipedia's Aerial article (Re-releases) and Amazon UK and DE listings read on 2026-09-26; 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/3590280 | Discogs release 3590280: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, Reissue, Europe, 2011) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3590280 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+url-rels | MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Fish People, 2011) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | bd1517cb-1319-4ba9-a4be-52317b5d7ea5 | barcode, label, catalogue number, release event, Amazon link | CC0 | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(album) | Wikipedia: Aerial (album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | re-releases | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| discogs-fp | https://api.discogs.com/labels/245607 | Discogs label 245607: Fish People | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 245607 | profile | | | |
| musicbrainz-fp | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/label/fe6ea95e-3653-4f5d-a90e-641240abaef0?fmt=json&inc=label-rels+url-rels | MusicBrainz label: Fish People | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | fe6ea95e-3653-4f5d-a90e-641240abaef0 | type, area, life-span begin | CC0 | | |
| wikidata-fp | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48837547 | Wikidata Q48837547: Fish People | 2026-09-26 | Wikimedia | catalogue | | Q48837547 | founded by, inception, country, distributed by | CC0 | | |
| amazon-gb | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004ZGYFE2 | Amazon.co.uk: Aerial | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.uk | retailer | | B004ZGYFE2 | product details, formats and editions | | | |
| amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004ZGYFE2 | Amazon.de: aerial | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B004ZGYFE2 | product details, buy box, track list | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
This is the 2011 European reissue of Aerial, the eighth album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, on two compact discs from her own label Fish People, catalogue number FPCD006, released on 25 July 2011.[^discogs][^musicbrainz] Bush re-released Aerial and her other studio albums on Fish People that year.[^wiki] The first disc holds the seven songs of A Sea of Honey; the second, retitled An Endless Sky Of Honey, runs 42 minutes as one track without markers, "reconfigured for the digital world".[^discogs] The sound recording and sleeve are credited to Noble & Brite Ltd., and the discs come in a tri-fold card sleeve with a 24-page booklet.[^discogs]
It follows the 2005 EMI original and the 2010 US Columbia reissue, which already played the second disc as one track; the albums appeared again on Fish People in 2018 in remastered form, with A Sky of Honey restored to nine tracks.[^wiki] Fish People is the record label run by Kate Bush; MusicBrainz dates it from 16 May 2011.[^discogs-fp][^musicbrainz-fp]
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