Dick’s Picks: An incredibly rare Kate Bush 7″ from Japan

KATE BUSH December Will Be Magic (1980 UK 7" single with four prong centre, also including Warm & Soothing, superb paper sleeve illustrated by Nick Price. Note: due to a manufacturing error, there is no A-side label with this one-off example.The delicate sleeve is Excellent with minimal wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with few signs of play EMI5121)

KATE BUSH Lionheart (1978 UK 10-track LP, with the developing songstress delivering Symphony In Blue, In Search Of Peter Pan & Hammer Horror with instrumental input from Francis Monkman of Curved Air, embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve, graded Very Good reveals a little minor shelf wear & creasing to the sleeve, whilst the vinyl shows odd faint sign of play, however still looks excellent condition wise EMA787)

KATE BUSH On Stage (1979 UK 4-track 33RPM 7" EP with four prong centre, including live versions of Them Heavy People, Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake, James & The Cold Gun & L'Amour Looks Something Like You, single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light wear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play MIEP2991)

KATE BUSH Never For Ever (1980 Greek issue 11-track vinyl LP including the mesmerising Babooshka, Army Dreamers and Breathing, gatefold picture sleeve with the lyrics printed across the inside gatefold. There are some signs of shelfwear with alittle ringwear and edge scuffing along with a small top split due to vinyl shift, however the vinyl remains in fantastic condition with minimal signs of play)

KATE BUSH Never For Ever (1980 Greek issue 11-track vinyl LP including the mesmerising Babooshka, Army Dreamers and Breathing, gatefold picture sleeve with the lyrics printed across the inside gatefold. There are some signs of shelfwear with alittle ringwear and edge scuffing along with a small top split due to vinyl shift, however the vinyl remains in fantastic condition with minimal signs of play)

KATE BUSH The Kick Inside (1983 UK issue of the classic 1978 13-track vinyl LP on the cream EMI label, including the classic singles Wuthering Heights and The Man With The Child In His Eyes. The non-barcoded glossy picture sleeve has the lyrics on the reverse and shows just light shelfwear while the vinyl remains in barely played condition EMC3223)

KATE BUSH On Stage (1979 UK 4-track 33rpm 7" vinyl EP with intact four prong centre, featuring Them Heavy People, Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake, James And The Cold Gun and L'Amour Looks Something Like You, all recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in May 1979. The vinyl shows a few light surface scuffs and the gatefold picture sleeve has some light scuffing to the edges but remains in EX condition MIEP2991)

KATE BUSH Lionheart (1978 UK 10-track LP, with the developing songstress delivering Symphony In Blue, In Search Of Peter Pan & Hammer Horror with instrumental input from Francis Monkman of Curved Air, embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve, graded Very Good reveals a little minor shelf wear & creasing to the sleeve, whilst the vinyl shows odd faint sign of play, however still looks excellent condition wise EMA787)