Kate Bush "Hounds of Love" CD comparisons (peak levels and SQ), including U.S. disc

I pulled the following from an old thread that included all of Kate's CDs, so it was pretty unwieldy.

Therefore, to have a thread dedicated to just this one album (Kate's best IMHO):


I'm wondering if the

Hounds Of Love - EMI-Manhattan CDP 7 46164 2 DIDX 1100 (Made In USA)
Matrix: CDP 7 46164 2 AR @1 {some other symbols} CAPITOL JAX 1


is the same as:


Hounds Of Love - EMI-Manhattan CDP 7 46164 2 DIDX 1100 (Made In USA)
Matrix: 1-1-1 MASTERED BY EMI MFG IFPI L043 077774616423

100.0 % - 90.5 % - 100.0 % - 83.7 % - 100.0 % - 61.3 % - 71.0 % - 100.0 % - 93.1 % - 100.0 % - 100.0 % - 100.0 %

Which is the same as the Japanese for UK version (directly below).


HOUNDS OF LOVE CDP 7 46164 2 Made in Japan
matrix: CDP 7 46164 2 6A2
100.0 / 90.5 / 100.0 / 83.7 / 100.0 / 61.3 / 71.0 / 100.0 / 93.1 / 100.0 / 100.0 / 100.0



In any event, where does the U.S. "CAPITOL JAX" pressing rank sound-wise?


-------------- Other pressings include --------------------------------


Hounds Of Love CP32-5086 Japan Black Triangle
matrix CP32-5086 1A1
96.5 / 82.3 / 91.7 / 68.1 / 95.8 / 48.5 / 57.0 / 98.5 / 77.5 / 100.0 / 88.8 / 100.0


Hounds Of Love - EMI 7243 5 25239 2 4 (Made In Holland) (includes 6 bonus tracks)
Matrix: IFPI L046 EMI UDEN 8579782 @ 1 020210-NL

98.7 % - 98.5 % - 98.7 % - 98.0 % - 98.6 % - 98.0 % - 98.0 % - 98.8 % - 95.9 % - 98.6 % - 98.2 % - 98.7 % ~~ bonus tracks ~~ 98.7 % - 98.7 % - 98.3 % - 98.0 % - 98.6 % - 65.5 %

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Bump.

 

I'm sure the USA JAX and USA EMI are the same.

 

Thanks.

 

If you want to to look up information about shared masterings and EAC values, you can also try Lazlo's CD History Machine.

 

I also have a question about this. I have two version of this at my disposal... EMI|Canada and EMI|Manhattan.

Why is one mastered 'louder' than the other? What's the difference? Below is an example of 'Running up That Hill'.

EMI|Canada: (E2 07777 46164 2 3) – Spine says EMI USA, disc is EMI Canada



EMI|Manhattan: (CDP 7 46164 2) – Spine