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Kate Bush – Aerial (Europe 2-LP, EMI 2005)
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.
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Europe EMI 2-LP 0946 3 43960 1 1, 2005[2]
United Kingdom, Germany · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes
- Known applicable from
- 2005-12-19
- Pack
- gatefold sleeve
- Units in pack
- 1
- Model
- 0946 3 43960 1 1
Edition described from Discogs release 588079 (release country Europe) and the MusicBrainz release, which dates it in the UK and Germany
Tracks
| A1 | King Of The Mountain Written by Kate Bush LP 1, A Sea of Honey; the album's only single ([3]) [2] | 4:53 |
| A2 | π Written by Kate Bush Title is the Greek letter pi [2] | 6:09 |
| A3 | Bertie Written by Kate Bush [2] | 4:18 |
| A4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi Written by Kate Bush [2] | 5:58 |
| B5 | How To Be Invisible Written by Kate Bush Tracks are numbered sequentially across the two sides of each LP [2] | 5:32 |
| B6 | Joanni Written by Kate Bush [2] | 4:56 |
| B7 | A Coral Room Written by Kate Bush [2] | 6:12 |
| C1 | Prelude Written by Kate Bush LP 2, A Sky of Honey [2] | 1:26 |
| C2 | Prologue Written by Kate Bush [2] | 5:42 |
| C3 | An Architect's Dream Written by Kate Bush Vocals by Rolf Harris on this edition; replaced by Albert McIntosh on the 2018 remaster ([3]) [2] | 4:50 |
| C4 | The Painter's Link Written by Kate Bush Vocals by Rolf Harris on this edition; replaced by Albert McIntosh on the 2018 remaster ([3]) [2] | 1:35 |
| C5 | Sunset Written by Kate Bush [2] | 5:58 |
| C6 | Aerial Tal Written by Kate Bush [2] | 1:01 |
| D7 | Somewhere In Between Written by Kate Bush [2] | 5:00 |
| D8 | Nocturn Written by Kate Bush [2] | 8:34 |
| D9 | Aerial Written by Kate Bush [2] | 7:52 |
Credits
- Kate Bush · Producer[2] · Also written by, piano, keyboards and design
- Del Palmer · Recording and mix engineer[2] · Also bass
- Michael Kamen · Orchestra arranger[2]
- London Metropolitan Orchestra · Orchestra[2]
- Simon Rhodes · Orchestra recording engineer[2]
- Chris Bolster · Assistant orchestra recording engineer[2]
- James Guthrie · Mastering[2]
- Chris Bellman · Lacquer cut[2] · Signed "cB" in the runouts
- Danny McIntosh · Electric and acoustic guitar[2] · Credited as Dan McIntosh
- Eligio Quinteiro · Renaissance guitar[2] · Credited as Eligio Quinteira
- John Giblin · Bass[2]
- Eberhard Weber · Bass[2]
- Peter Erskine · Drums[2]
- Stuart Elliott · Drums[2]
- Steve Sanger · Drums[2]
- Joao Bosco De Oliveira · Percussion[2] · Credited as Bosco D'Oliveira
- Robin Jeffrey · Renaissance percussion[2]
- Richard Campbell · Viol[2]
- Susanna Pell · Viol[2] · Credited as Susan Pell
- Chris Hall · Accordion[2]
- Gary Brooker · Backing vocals, Hammond organ[2]
- Lol Creme · Backing vocals[2]
- Paddy Bush · Backing vocals[2]
- Rolf Harris · Didgeridoo[2] · Also vocals on this first release (^wiki)
- Peacock · Design[2] · With Kate Bush
- Albert McIntosh · Drawings[2] · Credited as Bertie
- James Nathaniel Southall · Painting "Fishermen"[2] · Credited as James Southall
- Trevor Leighton · Photography "Kate Portrait"[2]
- John Carder Bush · Photography "Washing"[2]
- Randy Olson · Photography "Indus Bird Mask"[2]
Release facts
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- Brand
- EMI
- Ultimately owned by
- Universal Music Group (🇳🇱 Netherlands)
- Family
- Aerial (Kate Bush)
- Category
- Audio Visual/Photography, Audio Visual Media, Pre-Recorded or Digital Content Media, Vinyl - Pre-recorded
- Pack
- gatefold sleeve
- Sold in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom[1], 🇩🇪 Germany[1]
- Model
- 0946 3 43960 1 1
- GS1 prefix
- 009 · United States and Canada
- Artists
- Kate Bush
- Label
- EMI
- Record company
- Parlophone Records
- Catalogue number
- 0946 3 43960 1 1
- Label code
- LC 0542
- Format
- vinyl lp, 2 discs
- Released
- 2005-12-19 · GB, DE
- Genre
- Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Acoustic
- Running time
- 79.93 min
- Edition
- Original European heavyweight vinyl release
- 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
Specifications
- Mass
- 180 g[2] per disc
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 180 gram g
known · printed
Discogs format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 Gram; the hype sticker says "on heavyweight vinyl"
- Packaging
- Stickered gatefold sleeve; each record in a black poly-lined inner sleeve; 24-page lyric booklet[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Stickered gatefold sleeve; each record in a black poly-lined inner sleeve; 24-page lyric booklet
known · printed
Booklet named on the hype sticker; MusicBrainz records no packaging type (^musicbrainz)
- Hype sticker
- Kate Bush Aerial / The new double album on heavyweight vinyl with 24 page lyric booklet. Includes 'King of the mountain' / KBALP01[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Kate Bush Aerial / The new double album on heavyweight vinyl with 24 page lyric booklet. Includes 'King of the mountain' / KBALP01
known · printed
- Country sticker
- Made in Holland[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Made in Holland
known · printed
On the rear sleeve of some copies only
- Centre labels
- A Sea of Honey label 343 962 1 9; A Sky of Honey label 343 965 1 6[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: A Sea of Honey label 343 962 1 9; A Sky of Honey label 343 965 1 6
known · printed
- Rights society
- BIEM[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: BIEM
known · printed
Discogs reads the mark as "Bel BIEM"
- Matrix / runout
- 00946-343960-1-1-A, -B, -C and -D, each followed by cB[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 00946-343960-1-1-A, -B, -C and -D, each followed by cB
known · printed
Etched; three variants differ in the extra marks: side A "M2,P2" and side B "(M1)", "(2M)" or "2 SAM"
Who owns it
EMI ↗- Ultimately owned by
- Universal Music Group · Netherlands
- Chain
- EMI → Universal Music Group
- Made in
- Not recorded
Sources for each tie
- EMI → Universal Music GroupWikipedia ↗
The ownership drawing
No company above it
owns
Earlier
- Imprint of 🇬🇧 Parlophone Recordsfrom 1973
What the sources say about these ties
- Universal Music Group owns
- Wikipedia describes EMI Records as a British record label owned by Universal Music Group, revived in June 2020 as the successor to Virgin EMI
Built from the ownership rows on the brand and company pages, each cited where it is recorded. Made in is the country of production on this product's record; the GS1 prefix of a barcode names the issuing organisation, not where the product was made.
About this product
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.[2] MusicBrainz dates its release to 19 December 2005 in the United Kingdom and 6 January 2006 in Germany.[1] Aerial was her first album in twelve years and peaked at number three in the UK.[3] 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.[2] The two LPs hold the suites A Sea of Honey and A Sky of Honey, sixteen tracks lasting about 80 minutes.[2]
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.[3] From 2011 Bush reissued the album, with her other studio albums, on her own label Fish People.[3]
Where it's sold
- Amazon.co.uk [4] United Kingdom GBP 340.96 · used 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
- Amazon.de [5] Germany 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
- MusicBrainz release information[1] United Kingdom 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)
- MusicBrainz release information[1] Germany MusicBrainz release with this barcode: release event Germany, 6 January 2006
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price. Store links may be affiliate links (how this works).
Other editions of Aerial (Kate Bush)
7 on record
| Version | Pack | Sold in | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe 2-CD reissue, Fish People FPCD006, 2011 | tri-fold card sleeve | United Kingdom, Germany | 5099908304520 |
| Europe 2-CD, EMI 0946 3 43960 2 8, 2005 | tri-fold card sleeve | United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Ukraine | 094634396028 |
| Europe 2-LP, EMI 0946 3 43960 1 1, 2005 this page | gatefold sleeve | United Kingdom, Germany | 094634396011 |
| UK and Europe 2-CD remaster, Fish People, 2018 | tri-fold card sleeve | United Kingdom, European Union | 190295568917 |
| US 2-CD reissue, Columbia 88697 75208 2, 2010 | tri-fold card sleeve | United States | 886977520822 |
| US 2-CD, Columbia 82796 97772 2, 2005 | tri-fold card sleeve | United States | 827969777220 |
| Worldwide 2-CD remaster, Fish People FP8CD, 2023 | Ecopak card sleeve in resealable poly sleeve | United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany | 5057998268771 |
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Aerial
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×12" vinyl, GB, 2005)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [1] ↗Discogs
Discogs release 588079: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×LP, Album, Europe, 2005)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Coverage & research gaps (8)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
- tracks evidence: 16 / 16 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
- Context: 1 / 1 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 2 / 7 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- 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
- relationships · unknown: The pressing plant is not named; some copies carry a "Made in Holland" sticker
- 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
- specifications · not_researched: Track durations come from Discogs; MusicBrainz differs by about a second per track
- 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
- evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
- schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×12" vinyl, GB, 2005) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: d3daa5ea-90e3-387a-90af-216e2e0afc33. barcode, labels, catalogue numbers, release events, media, ASIN, cover art. CC0.
- ↑ Discogs release 588079: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×LP, Album, Europe, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 588079. identifiers, labels, companies, formats, notes, tracklist, credits. CC0.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Aerial (album) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. lead, overview, single, re-releases. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk: Aerial [VINYL] by Kate Bush Amazon.co.uk. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B000BEPLU4. formats, offers, product details.
- ↑ Amazon.de: Aerial [Vinyl LP] Amazon.de. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B000BEPLU4. formats, offers, Produktinformation.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Discogs label 26126: EMI Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 26126. profile, label code. CC0.
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0094634396011- UPC-A / GTIN-12
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