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Date: 18 Dec 89 21:43:40 GMT
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1)  Is there a Kate/Mishima connection?

In Sunday's book review section of the _San Francisco Chronicle_,
there's a review of a new translation of _Acts of Worship: Seven
Stories_ by Yukio Mishima.  Along with the review is a picture of
Mishima.  He's shown with a flower (probably a rose) in front of
his mouth, and he's staring straight at the camera.  The resemblance
to the cover of _The Sensual World_ is uncanny.  I wonder if Kate ever
saw this picture.

2)  From the January issue of _Stereo Review_:

No, there's no review yet, but in the "Record Makers" column, here's
what it says:

     "As Kate Bush has proceeded through her recording career, each of 
her six albums has taken longer to make than its predecessor.  Her latest,
'The Sensual World,' took four years.  'I know it's a long time,' she
admits, 'but each record gets harder to make.  This is my most personal
and female album so far.'
     "As before, Bush has written lush, sophisticated music with distinct
literary overtones.  The title track, for example, was inspired by James
Joyce's _Ulysses_.  Bush also produced the album, and she used musicians
who would give some of her sensuous arrangements an international-folk
flavor.  Bulgaria's Trio Bulgarka, a women's singing group, performs
haunting harmonies on three tracks, and the piercing, ancient sounds of
Irish uilleann pipes are heard on a few others."

There's also a picture of Kate -- the same one that was with the horrible
review that appeared in _Spin_. 

3)  Both British teeny-bopper magazines, _Smash Hits_ and _Number One_,
have reviews of the "This Woman's Work" single.  In both cases, guest
musicians do the single reviews this week.

From _Number One_, Nov. 29.  The guest reviewer is Daniele Davoli -- 
"the Italian DJ behand 'Ride On Time' and 'Grand Piano'."  Anybody
know who this is?  Anyway, here's his review:

I like Kate Bush (_Although he's talking through an interpreter people's
names are pronounced the same -- with little variation.  In this case it's
Bush as in 'rush'_)  I respect her as an artist but I don't particularly
like all her songs, but this one's OK.
Star rating: ****
Chart Position:  Top 10 ('cos it's Kate Bush).

From _Smash Hits_, Dec. 12.  The guest reviewers are the members of
Curiosity Killed the Cat: Julian, Ben, Migi, and Nick.

Julian:  This is one of my favorite tracks on the album.

Ben:  And that's coming from a Kate Bush authority.  Actually, this
      reminds me a lot of that song where she lies in bed. . . "Man
      With The Child In His Eyes". [?]  It's got that same sort of feel,
      the way it sounds like she's just about to cry.  That's an art.
      Emotional.

Julian:  I hope she has a hit with it -- that's my favourite record of the
	 lot.  Yeah, Katie gets my vote because she's coming from
	 somewhere else.

Migi:  I don't think it's the sort of thing you can judge on one listen.
       You'd have to listen to that one by yourself.

There's a picture of CKtC, with the members holding in various ways all
the singles they're reviewing.  "This Woman's Work" is taped to Julian's
chest.

4)  Due to lack of funds Andrew Marvick has been forced to sell some
of his Kate collection.  His ad appears in the current _Goldmine_ 
(Dec. 29), on page 115.  Do him a favor and buy something.

5)  The new playlist for KITS is out.  "The Sensual World" is down from
#1 to #6 (nothing lasts forever), and "Love And Anger" is up from #21
to #13.



Ed (Edward Suranyi)        | Caption:  "Kate Bush goes from cult fave to
Dept. of Applied Science   |        chart rave."  -- _Billboard_
UC Davis/Livermore         |   (In "Was It A Hit Or A Miss" in the 1985
ed@das.llnl.gov            |          year-end special issue.)