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Kate Bush – Aerial (US 2-CD, Columbia 2005)
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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.
Versions & editions
US Columbia 2-CD 82796 97772 2, 2005[1]
United States · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Known applicable from
- 2005-11-08
- Pack
- tri-fold card sleeve
- Units in pack
- 1
- Model
- 82796 97772 2
Edition described from Discogs releases 587038 and 29561266 and MusicBrainz; no photo of the pack was read
Specifications
- Packaging
- Tri-fold card sleeve with 24-page booklet; red hype sticker on sealed copies[1]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Tri-fold card sleeve with 24-page booklet; red hype sticker on sealed copies
known · printed
MusicBrainz describes the packaging as Gatefold Cover (^musicbrainz)
- Matrix / runout
- CD1 CTDP-143134 5; CD2 CTDP-143135 4[1]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: CD1 CTDP-143134 5; CD2 CTDP-143135 4
known · printed
Same on all listed variants, including the Terre Haute pressing (^discogs-th)
- Mastering SID code
- IFPI L327[1]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: IFPI L327
known · printed
Both discs
- Mould SID codes
- CD1 IFPI 7217 or IFPI 7225; CD2 IFPI 72014, IFPI 72012 or IFPI 720C[1]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: CD1 IFPI 7217 or IFPI 7225; CD2 IFPI 72014, IFPI 72012 or IFPI 720C
known · printed
Pitman variants; the Terre Haute pressing carries IFPI 5008 on CD1 (^discogs-th)
- Sticker code
- 8 2876 97772 2-S1[1]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 8 2876 97772 2-S1
known · printed
Printed on the hype sticker of sealed copies
Credits
- Kate Bush · Producer[1] · Also written by, piano, keyboards and design
- Del Palmer · Recording and mix engineer[1] · Also bass
- Michael Kamen · Orchestra arranger and conductor[1]
- London Metropolitan Orchestra · Orchestra[1]
- Simon Rhodes · Orchestra recording engineer[1]
- Chris Bolster · Assistant orchestra recording engineer[1]
- James Guthrie · Mastering[1]
- Danny McIntosh · Electric and acoustic guitar[1] · Credited as Dan McIntosh
- John Giblin · Bass[1]
- Eberhard Weber · Bass[1]
- Peter Erskine · Drums[1]
- Stuart Elliott · Drums[1]
- Steve Sanger · Drums[1]
- Gary Brooker · Backing vocals, Hammond organ[1]
- Lol Creme · Backing vocals[1]
- Paddy Bush · Backing vocals[1]
- Rolf Harris · Didgeridoo, vocals[1] · Vocals on The Painter's Link
- Peacock · Design[1] · With Kate Bush
Other observations & source differences (2)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- US Columbia 2-CD 82796 97772 2, 2005 supported · selected
Edition described from Discogs releases 587038 and 29561266 and MusicBrainz; no photo of the pack was read
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Tracks
| 1-1 | King Of The Mountain Written by Kate Bush Disc 1, A Sea of Honey; the album's only single (^wiki) [1] | 4:53 |
| 1-2 | π Written by Kate Bush Title is the Greek letter pi [1] | 6:09 |
| 1-3 | Bertie Written by Kate Bush Strings arranged by Bill Dunne [1] | 4:18 |
| 1-4 | Mrs. Bartolozzi Written by Kate Bush [1] | 5:58 |
| 1-5 | How To Be Invisible Written by Kate Bush [1] | 5:32 |
| 1-6 | Joanni Written by Kate Bush [1] | 4:56 |
| 1-7 | A Coral Room Written by Kate Bush Vocals by Michael Wood [1] | 6:12 |
| 2-1 | Prelude Written by Kate Bush Disc 2, A Sky of Honey [1] | 1:26 |
| 2-2 | Prologue Written by Kate Bush [1] | 5:42 |
| 2-3 | An Architect's Dream Written by Kate Bush [1] | 4:50 |
| 2-4 | The Painter's Link Written by Kate Bush Vocals by Rolf Harris on this edition; replaced by Albert McIntosh on the 2018 remaster (^wiki) [1] | 1:35 |
| 2-5 | Sunset Written by Kate Bush [1] | 5:58 |
| 2-6 | Aerial Tal Written by Kate Bush [1] | 1:01 |
| 2-7 | Somewhere In Between Written by Kate Bush [1] | 5:00 |
| 2-8 | Nocturn Written by Kate Bush [1] | 8:34 |
| 2-9 | Aerial Written by Kate Bush [1] | 7:52 |
Release facts
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- 827969777220 check digit OK
- Brand
- Columbia Records
- Family
- Aerial (Kate Bush)
- Category
- Audio Visual/Photography, Audio Visual Media, Pre-Recorded or Digital Content Media, CD/MD - Pre-recorded
- Pack
- tri-fold card sleeve
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1]
- Model
- 82796 97772 2
- GS1 prefix
- 082 · United States and Canada
- Status
- discontinued
- Replaced by
- 886977520822 (no page yet)
- Artists
- Kate Bush
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Record company
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Catalogue number
- 82796 97772 2
- Format
- cd, 2 discs
- Released
- 2005-11-08 · US
- Genre
- Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock
- Running time
- 79.93 min
- Edition
- Original US release
- Copyright
- 2005 Kate Bush doing business as Noble and Brite
- Phonographic copyright
- 2005 Kate Bush trading as Noble and Brite
About this product
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.[1] 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.[2] The two discs hold the suites A Sea of Honey and A Sky of Honey, sixteen tracks lasting about 80 minutes.[3] 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.[1]
More about this product
The old Barcodepedia page, captured in March 2007, titled this barcode "Aerial" and listed it as an audio CD.[4] Columbia reissued the album in the US in August 2010 under barcode 886977520822, with A Sky of Honey as a single 42-minute track,[5] and from 2011 Bush reissued her albums on her own label, Fish People.[2]
Where it's sold
🇺🇸 United States
Discogs release 587038[1] sourced
Discogs gives release country US and release date 8 November 2005 for this barcode (scanned 0827969777220); MusicBrainz agrees (^musicbrainz)
🇺🇸 United States
Amazon.com[6] derived
- Listing observed
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
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Aerial
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Discogs
Discogs release 587038: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [1] ↗MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (CD, US, 2005)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [3] ↗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 / 2 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 0 / 5 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- images · unknown: No licensed photo of this pack was found; Discogs and Cover Art Archive images carry no reuse licence
- 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)
- packaging · not_researched: Sleeve not read from a photo; Discogs says tri-fold card sleeve, MusicBrainz says gatefold cover
- 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
- relationships · unknown: No public source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived from the release credits
- evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
- schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
- schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ Discogs release 587038: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 587038. identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Aerial (album) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. lead, overview, single, re-releases, infobox. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ MusicBrainz release: Kate Bush – Aerial (CD, US, 2005) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 5eceb9ff-d7d2-31b8-b070-d6b7ab588611. barcode, label, catalogue number, media, recordings, ASIN. CC0.
- ↑ Barcodepedia (2007 archive): Aerial Barcodepedia. other. Published 2007-03-01. Accessed 2026-09-13. title, container.
- ↑ Discogs release 9333439: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2010) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 9333439. identifiers, notes, tracklist.
- ↑ Amazon.com: Bush, Kate – Aerial Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: B000BHNLX0. offers.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Discogs release 29561266: Kate Bush – Aerial (2×CD, Album, US, 2005, Terre Haute pressing) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 29561266. identifiers, formats, companies.
- Discogs master 28811: Kate Bush – Aerial, versions Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 28811. versions.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00827969777220- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0827969777220- UPC-A / GTIN-12
827969777220
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