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Early Demos

Unofficial album, featuring demos recorded by Kate Bush during the 1970’s. Track listing The album consists of the following tracks: Atlantis Cussi Cussi Humming Maybe Maybe and Humming…

Early Years (the)

Album prepared for release by a West German company. Someone, somehow has got hold of one of tapes, which appeared to have contained not only a number of…

Earnshaw, Tina

A leading makeup artist who has worked with Kate on many occasions, among them the videos for Cloudbusting and Experiment IV as well as the film The Line,…

Eartheater

Stage name of Alexandra Drewchin. Prior to releasing music as Eartheater, Drewchin sang and played electronics in Guardian Alien, a psychedelic outfit founded by drummer Greg Fox. Eartheater’s…

Earthrise

Compilation album featuring songs by various artists centered around an environmental theme. It was released in 1992 as the official United Nations Earth Summit album.  Track listing The…

East Wickham Farm

Located in Wickham Street in Welling, Kent (UK), East Wickham Farm is an almost 400 year old building, located at the heart of Welling in those days. While…

Eastern Dub (Wilhelm Reich In Hell)

Song written and recorded by P.A.I.N. on their 2000 album ‘O.U.C.H. (Our Universe Commences Here)’. The track opens with a slowed-down sample of Cloudbusting, which was used without…

Eat The Music

Song written by Kate Bush. It was originally released as the lead single for The Red Shoes in the USA on September 7, 1993, while everywhere else in…

Eat The Video

Collection of video recordings on 2 DVD’s, exchanged among members of the love-hounds mailing list circa 2006. It collects important TV appearances by Kate Bush from between 1978…

Ebsen, Kiki

Born as Nancy Kiersten Ebsen in Santa Monica, California (USA) on 14 January 1958, Kiki Ebsen spent the first three years of her life on Hutton Drive in…

Edison Award

The Edison is one of the oldest music prizes in the world and the oldest music prize in the Netherlands, having been presented since 1960. Edisons are awarded…

Edwards, Percy

Percy Edwards, MBE was born in Ipswich (UK) on 1 June 1908. As a child, Edwards was fascinated by the wildlife he found in his local area, and…

Efteling TV special

On 12 May 1978 at 7.12pm, the Dutch broadcaster TROS broadcast a 20 minute Kate Bush television special, recorded at the Dutch amusement park Efteling. On 10 May…

Egan, Susan

Susan Farrell Egan was born in Seal Beach, California (USA) on 18 February 1970. She attended Los Alamitos High School and the co-located Orange County High School of…

Egypt

Song written by Kate Bush. She described the song as ‘an attempted audial animation of the romantic and realistic visions of a country’. The song was premiered during…

Eider Falls At Lake Tahoe

Short animated video, written and directed by Kate, to accompany Lake Tahoe, entitled ‘Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe’. It features five minutes from the 11 minute track, and…

Eir, Margrét

Margrét Eir was born on 1 August 1972. She started to sing in a school choir when she was 6 or 7 years old. Later she studied singing…

Ejwertz, Emma

Born on 22 November 1980, Emma Ejwertz is a Swedish singer/songwriter who grew up in southwest Sweden. She moved to Los Angeles in 1998 to pursue a career…

Eklipse

German classical string quartet, formed by Felicitas Fischbein (Violin), Maline Zickow (Violin), Ida Luzie Philipp (Viola) and Linda Laukamp (Cello). Between 2012 and 2016 they released two albums:…

Eklund, Thomas

Swedish piano player, who recorded a handful of instrumental versions of Kate Bush songs around 1990 for radio show that eventually didn’t happen. Recorded at Studio Morris in…

Elastic Band

Electronic dance music act from Italy, consisting of Angelino Albanese, Gianni Visnadi and Tom Hooker. They debuted in 1992 with the album ‘Get It Out!’, which included cover…

Elastic No-No Band

Formed in 2004 in Brooklyn, New York (USA) by Justin Remer, Herb Scher, Preston Spurlock, Doug Johnson and John Mulcahy. Their music hovers between alt-country, ’50s rock and…

Electric Blanket

Synthpop duo from Berne, Switzerland, formed by Helena Danis (vocals & casio), Patrick Lerjen (guitar, synth & bass) and Oli Kuster (keyboards & synth-bass).  They debuted in 2002…

Electric Passion

Unofficial album, containing a selection of rare tracks and collaborations. The cover features a photograph of a young Kate Bush, taken by John Carder Bush. Track listing The…

Electrician

Musician from Chicago, Illinois (USA). Electrician recorded a cover version of The Kick Inside for the album Running Up That Hill: Kate Bush Covers For Reproductive Rights. In…

Eleni, Sophia

Born in Roehampton, London (UK) to British Italian and Cypriot Iranian parents, Sophia Eleni grew up in London and Surrey and attended Hurtwood House, later graduating with a First Class Honours…

Ellevator

Formed in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) by Elliott Gwynne, Michael Boyd, Nabi Sue Bersche & Tyler Bersche, Ellevator released their self-titled debut EP in 2018. With five tracks, the…

Elliott, Stuart

Stuart Elliott was born as Stuart Alexander Elliott in London (UK) on 22 May 1953. He started to be interested in playing drums at the age of three…

Ellis Dee

Born as Roy Collins, Ellis Dee started making tracks as a DJ in the 1990’s. Starting with several volumes of ‘The Ellis Dee Project’ in 1992 on 12″,…

Emerick, Geoff

Geoff Emerick first started working as an assistant engineer at EMI at the age of 15. To familiarise him with his work, he was placed under the supervision…

EMI Records

In 1897, two American businessmen, William Barry Owen and Frank Dorian moved to Europe to create a market for recorded sounds. Owen came to London where he started…

Empty Bullring (the)

Song written by Kate Bush. Released as the B-side of the single Breathing. Cover versions ‘The Empty Bullring’ was covered by Thomas Eklund. Kate about ‘The Empty Bullring’…

Empty Bullring: Rarities And Flipsides 1977-1983 (the)

Unofficial album seemingly released by EMI Records (but not really) in Japan. Packaged as a mini replica lp card sleeve, it features B-sides and rare tracks released by…

Epitaph For A Rodent

Poem written by Kate Bush, published in the school magazine at St. Joseph’s Convent Grammar School in 1971/1972.

Erskine, Peter

Peter Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey (USA) on 5 June 1954. He has played the drums since the age of four and is known for…

Espvall, Helena

Helena Espvall is a Swedish-American musician noted for her participation in the post-millennial psychedelic folk and free improv scenes. Her primary instruments are cello, guitar and voice. Her…

Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. Sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper, they are announced in late…

Everytime It Rains

Created by Just Us, ‘Everytime It Rains’ is a remix of Cloudbusting, using the original instrumentation and the full chorus of the song. The song was eventually retracted…

Experiment IV

Song written by Kate Bush. Originally released as a single on 27 October 1986, ahead of the compilation album The Whole Story, where it was one of two…

Extratour

Extratour was a music and comedy programme, broadcast live from Radio Bremen between 17 January 1985 to 13 April 1989. The show was directed by Michael Leckebusch. Among…