Kate Bush "The Kick Inside" - Japanese PASTMASTERS CD - best version?

hi all,

recently was given the following CD:

Kate Bush
"The Kick Inside"
CP21-6082
PASTMASTERS

...never having any of Kate's albums on CD or LP, i am wondering how this CD stacks up sonically to the other versions out there? also, is this one of her best/better albums? of course, i shall give this one a spin later on.



thanx all!

 

That's a very rare cd.

 

hi yesstiles,

really? i know that most of the PASTMASTERS series are hard to come by, but wasn't sure about this particular album - why so rare?



...after doing a bit of research on the Internet, i see that this was Kate's only album that had been issued in other countries with differing covers.

...does anyone know if this would be the best CD sonically of the bunch?

thanx all!

 

The 'Pastmasters' is the second Japanese pressing. I haven't heard it myself, but I would be highly surprised if it sounded any better than the first Japanese pressing of 'The Kick Inside' which is on the Toshiba-EMI label, with catalogue number CP35-3045.

 

hi progmog,

thanx for the reply.

have you heard the first Japanese pressing of "The Kick Inside"? if so, how do you rate it?

...are the first Japanese pressings and/or PASTMASTERS discs considered the best sounding of Kate's albums on CD?



thanx all!

 

hi Gary,

thanx for the reply.

do you recall what you liked better about the first Japanese CD pressing as compared to the EU (or UK) disc?



i'm guessing that the PASTMASTERS is the same mastering as the first Japanese pressing, although perhaps another member has both discs and has been able to compare.

thanx!

 

Does the CP35 have the "leotard" cover like the Pastmasters disc, or the "eye" cover like the 3rd Japanese pressing?

 

hi Gary,

thanx very much for the reply!

i understand/agree with what you are saying - i will definitely give this one a spin later and report back here.



thanx!

 

hi yesstiles,

this is what the cover of the CP21 version looks like.

 

That's the Pastmasters isn't it?

 

hi yesstiles,

yeah, this is the cover of the PASTMASTERS CP21-6082. just wanted to post the cover. i misunderstood your post in regards to the "leotard" cover - this version does have the leotard cover, not sure about the earlier pressing.

what does the eyes cover look like?



thanx!

 

...am spinning the disc right now, and it sounds WONDERFUL! it sounds just how Gary described it in his above post.



...has anyone been able to compare the PASMASTERS with the earlier CP35 pressing?



thanx!

 

I have the Toshiba EMI CP35-3045 JPN. It's a "black triangle" - same cover as the one you posted. I also have the USA CD on EMI - CDP 7460122, and the black triangle is superior.

The cover I recall the most (from my Aussie LP) is the "eye" design with her on the kite. I think the most common cover in the US is with her in jeans with red socks.

http://www.dongrays.com/kate-bush/ftki.html

I have not seen the middle image on the above web site.

 

I have a Japanese EMI 'Cool Price' series TOCP-3005/7460122. Anyone know anything about this pressing? It sounds OK to me, and better than the UK pressing I had previously.

 

That was the original cover of the Canadian vinyl LP only, fwiw....

 

Here is the Canadian LP cover. It's far more attractive when you see an actual one in person - best cover of "The Kick Inside" IMO.

 

Thanks jsayers and Jack White.

 

I just ordered a copy of The Kick Inside (Japanese Import) from HMV



Any ideas what I can expect sound wise?

TIA,
Stephen

 

I would suspect that it wouldn't be the same mastering as the original pressing from Japan...probably on par with what you are used to in the UK....

 

The packaging is really nice. I'll give the disc a listen over the weekend...

 

Has anyone compared the CP35 black-triangle and CP21 Pastmasters discs? I have the black-triangle disc, and I prefer it to the West German pressing with catalog number CDP 7 46012 2.

 

I have owned the CP35, CP21, WG CDP along with the Mini LP CD and the CP35 is the nicest sounding disc of all.
Obviously a lot depends on the system you have as I'm sure they're all going to be pretty close if you're playing them in the car or on my 70's music centre (for example)