Kate Bush in MP3

Why?
While I have been led to believe that Kate is not fond of these early works, I can imagine it's akin to parents showing those embarrassing baby photos to a significant other, but all of us hardened (mad) fans love to hear these, just as we all love to see the early photos of Kate in the Cathy Book (or my copy of that site) published by her brother, John Carder Bush. Even though the quality is not that of a fully produced studio, we still love them, but have had to pay high costs to bootleggers (or people on ebay) while Kate makes no money! If Kate is making no money, then I think neither should any bootleggers, so clicking below will take to a site that has them - for free!
Plus: find some other rare/interesting trinklets.

You can read the history of these at the gaffa site. A site dedicated to Kate Bush.


Q magazine listed this page as the MP3 site of month for Sep 2001.
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Demos: The Early Years (1973)
Something Like A Song 3.6M 3m46s Lyrics
Need Your Loving 2.1M 2m12s Later versions known as Passing Through Air Lyrics
Humming 1.7M 1m50s Sometimes referred as the Davey track Lyrics
You Were The Star 1.8M 1m57s Lyrics
The Gay Farewell 2.3M 2m24s A different ending to the Phoenix demo Lyrics
Cussi Cussi 2.4M 2m32s Lyrics
Atlantis 2.9M 3m03s Lyrics
Sunsi 2.6M 2m44s Lyrics
Disbelieving Angel - No recording, but see Phoenix demos below No Lyrics
Go Now While You Can - No recording No Lyrics

Maybe 1.2M 1m17s As recorded off a radio interview Lyrics
Maybe & Humming 2.3M 2m25s Notice how these two tracks join together - maybe the same song?
Note: The above Early Years recordings have been digitially processed to remove the audible vinyl clicks and tape hiss found on the even the best versions of these tracks. Thanks to Brent Aliverti for his efforts, expertise, as well as computing power!

Demos: The Phoenix recordings (1976)
The Kick Inside (Brother) 3.3M 3m26s Early version of that found on her first album without brother in the title Lyrics
Hammer Horror 2.4M 2m34s Early version of that found on her second album Lyrics
It Hurts Me 2.6M 2m42s aka Feeling Like A Waltz/Rose or A Rose Growing Old Lyrics
Stranded At The Moonbase 2.5M 2m40s aka Keeping Me Waiting Lyrics
Kashka From Baghdad 2.2M 2m19s Early version of that found on her second album Lyrics
Surrender Into The Roses 1.4M 1m26s aka Camilla or Coming Up Lyrics
Oh To Be In Love 2.7M 2m53s later version on her first album Lyrics
Rinfy The Gypsy 3.6M 3m47s aka Playing Canasta In Cold Rooms Lyrics
On Fire Inside A Snowball 2.1M 2m14s aka Hot In The Ice or Snow Lyrics
Dali 2.7M 2m49s aka Ferry Me Over Lyrics
Where Are The Lionhearts 2.1M 2m14s aka On The Rocks, nothing to do with Oh England, My Lionheart Lyrics
Violin 1.8M 1m54s Early version of that found on her third album Lyrics
The Craft Of Life 2.6M 2m43s aka Craft Of Love Lyrics
The Gay Farewell 2.2M 2m20s aka Queen Eddie Lyrics
Something Like A Song 1.9M 1m59s aka In My Garden Lyrics
Frightened Eyes 2.8M 3m00s Lyrics
The Disbelieving Angel 1.8M 1m54s Probably the same as the unknown Early recording above Lyrics
Nevertheless You'll Do 1.7M 1m47s aka Nevertheless Lyrics
Come Closer To Me Babe 3.3M 3m28s aka Goodnight Baby Lyrics
So Soft 2.4M 2m30s aka You're Soft Lyrics
Pick The Rare Flower 2.5M 2m37s aka Don't See Why I Shouldn't Lyrics
While Davy Dozed 2.7M 2m50s aka Davy, but this is not Maybe nor Humming Lyrics
Note: The above Phoenix recordings have been digitially processed to remove the audible vinyl clicks and tape hiss found on the even the best versions of these tracks. Thanks to Brent Aliverti for his efforts, expertise, as well as computing power!

Studio Sessions (1977)
Moving 2.6M 2m40s Early version of that found on her first album Lyrics
Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake 2.8M 2m52s Early version of that found on her second album Lyrics
L'Amour looks Something Like You 2.1M 2m11s Early version of that found on her first album Lyrics
Kite 2.6M 2m45s Early version of that found on her first album Lyrics
Strange Phenomena 2.6M 2m40s Early version of that found on her first album Lyrics
Scares Me Silly 3.1M 3m11s aka But It Gets Me Going Lyrics

Versions of songs while being made
Babooshka Piano (1980) 3.0M 2m08s Early version of that found on her third album Lyrics
Babooshka Beatbox (1980) 2.9M 2m00s Early version of that found on her third album Lyrics
Blow Away Demo (1980) 3.6M 3m48s Early version of that found on her third album Lyrics
Wedding List Demo (1980) 3.7M 3m55s Early version of that found on her third album Lyrics
Kidnapped On A Building Site 2.9M 3m00s An "early" style song, got cut from her third album Lyrics
Sat In Your Lap early version 1.0M 1m00s Early version of that found on her fourth album Lyrics
Leave It Open early version 2.0M 2m09s Early version of that found on her fourth album Lyrics
Why Should I Love You early version 6.4M 6m40s Early version of that found on her sixth album Lyrics

Other rare recordings
Come Together 4.1M 4m16s KT Bush band cover of "Come Together" by The Beatles
Magician 1.8M 1m56s From the movie The Magican of Lublin Lyrics
Another Day 3.3M 3m27s From the BBC TV 1979 Christmas Special (with Peter Gabriel) Lyrics
Brazil 1.9M 2m01s From the movie Brazil Lyrics
Out Of The Storm 2.0M 2m05s Cut from the movie The Dinosaur (soundtrack) Lyrics
Lyra 2.9M 3m03s From the movie The Golden Compass Lyrics
Organic Acid 5.5M 5m45s A poem by John Carder Bush, aka Before The Fall Lyrics
Sexual Healing 3.3M 3m26s Digitially processed by Peter Chow
Director's Cut previews 5.6M 5m49s Found at AngieZ on tumblr Track listing
Radio One Xmas Jingle 0.4M 0m23s Intro to December will be Magic Lyrics

Watching You Without Me - clips
2m28 to 2m37 clip forwards 136k 8.50s Zwoh-nikh-noh, zwoh-nikh-noh nee,
et-nee nong-widz-aw nee noy
2m37 to 2m28 clip backwards 136k 8.50s Don't ignore, don't ignore me,
Let me in and I won't be long
3m39 to 3m49 clip forwards 148k 9.25s Help me, baby! Help me, baby! Talk to me!
Listen to me, baby listen to me, listen to me!
Talk to me! Help, please listen
3m49 to 3m39 clip backwards 148k 9.25s "You can't hear me"
I was here before you talked to me
you said that you didn't think it was too late to help me

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