Kate Bush Remastered Vinyl Review
The albums many of which have been unavailable on vinyl for a decade have been remastered by kate and james guthrie.
Kate bush remastered vinyl review. The songs sound crisp new and vibrant. Remastered in vinyl 1 and 2 arrived today. Kate bush has released remastered versions of her first seven studio albums as a box set and as individual albums on cd and vinyl. Kate s early albums sounded amazing anyway and the 2018 remasters thankfully are not just pushing the volume up or brickwalling.
But this shouldn t be a surprise given kate s exacting standards. Lavishly packaged and sonically stunning the kate bush remastered cd boxsets might be unimaginatively titled but they re beautifully done. The first two vinyl sets and the first cd box are available from mid november with the remainder arriving at the end of the month. Pressed on classic 180g high quality vinyl.
This 2018 reissue was remastered by miss kate bush herself and the renowned recording engineer record producer james guthrie. Anything less than perfect would never have been allowed out of the door. The seven albums represented on remastered in vinyl boxes 1 and 2 are also available as a cd box set. Amazon canada lp 1.
The end result is just as amazing as any fan would ever hope for. Lionheart emi ema 787 1978. Kate s early albums sounded amazing anyway and the 2018 remasters thankfully are not just pushing the volume up or brickwalling. Kate bush didn t return to music until 2005 when she re emerged with the double album aerial.
I ve only managed to play box set 1 so far but from a personal viewpoint they ve done a sublime job. A second box set is released at the end of november 2018. The kate bush remastered cd box 1 or vinyl box 1 and 2 collects the albums from 1978 s the kick inside to 1993 s the red shoes and is frequently staggering. It s actually my favorite mix i have ever heard for this record.
And if this collecting together of all her studio work to date is kate s way of saying she s retiring from making music she couldn t have left a more indelible or incredible legacy. Writing in today s new edition of uncut magazine erin osmon reviews the 4 box sets that make up kate s remastered in vinyl releases as well as reserving high praise for the included rare tracks on these collections the reviewer is careful to assess the improvements in the remastered sound of kate s classic songs something we ve been. Kate bush s studio album catalogue remastered for the first time with many rare tracks on vinyl for the first time. Kate bush has released remastered versions of her first seven studio albums as a box set and as individual albums on cd and vinyl.
I hate to burst people s bubble when it comes to someone as gloriously special as kate bush but on receiving this remastered part 1 box set today day of release friday 16 november 2018 i have to say that apart from the james guthrie and joel plante remasters of the seven stunning albums from 1978 to 1993 this duo of audio engineers did.