Kate Bush ‎– Never For Ever
Label:
EMI ‎– EMA 794, EMI ‎– OC 064-07 339
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:
UK
Released:
1980
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style:
Pop Rock, Art Rock
Tracklist
A1    Babooshka
Backing Vocals – Gary Hurst
Balalaika, Backing Vocals – Paddy Bush
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Bass – John Giblin
Electric Guitar – Alan Murphy, Brian Bath
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Max Middleton
Synthesizer [C.s.80] – Kate Bush
A2    Delius
Bass Vocals – Paddy Bush
Electric Guitar – Alan Murphy
Percussion [Additional] – Preston Heyman
Performer [Delius], Sitar, Voice [Bass Voice] – Paddy Bush
Voice [Bass Voice] – Ian Bairnson
A3    Blow Away
Acoustic Guitar – Brian Bath
Arranged By [Strings] – Max Middleton
Drums, Percussion – Preston Heyman
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Max Middleton
Fretless Bass – Del Palmer
Strings – The Martin Ford Orchestra*
A4    All We Ever Look For
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Murphy, Brian Bath
Backing Vocals – Andrew Bryant, Gary Hurst, Paddy Bush, Preston Heyman
Koto – Paddy Bush
Synthesizer [Fairlight] – Duncan Mackay
Synthesizer [Yamaha Cs80] – Kate Bush
Timpani – Morris Pert
A5    Egypt
Drums, Percussion – Preston Heyman
Electric Bass – Del Palmer
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Max Middleton
Psaltery [Strumento De Porco], Backing Vocals – Paddy Bush
Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – Mike Moran
B1    The Wedding List
Bass – Del Palmer
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Preston Heyman
Electric Guitar – Alan Murphy
Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Bath
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Arranged By [Strings] – Max Middleton
Harmonica, Saw [Musical], Backing Vocals – Paddy Bush
Strings – The Martin Ford Orchestra*
B2    Violin
Drums – Preston Heyman
Electric Bass – Del Palmer
Electric Guitar – Alan Murphy
Electric Guitar, Soloist [Electric Guitar] – Brian Bath
Talkbox [Banshee] – Paddy Bush
Violin – Kevin Burke (2)
B3    The Infant Kiss
Arranged By [Strings] – Adam Sceaping*, Jo Sceaping*
Electric Guitar – Alan Murphy
Viol – Adam Sceaping*
Viol [Lironi] – Jo Sceaping*
B4    Night Scented Stock    
B5    Army Dreamers
Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Bath
Backing Vocals, Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Alan Murphy
Backing Vocals, Mandolin – Paddy Bush
Bodhrán – Stuart Elliott
Synthesizer [Fairlight] – Duncan Mackay
B6    Breathing
Backing Vocals – Roy Harper
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Guitar – Alan Murphy, Brian Bath
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Max Middleton
Fretless Bass – John Giblin
Percussion – Morris Pert
Synthesizer [Prophet] – Larry Fast
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Novercia Ltd.
Published By – Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Engineered At – Abbey Road Studios
Engineered At – Air Studios
Credits
Arranged By – Kate Bush
Art Direction – Kate Bush
Concept By [Back Cover], Photography By [Back Cover] – John Carder Bush
Coordinator [Artwork Co-ordination] – Paul Maxwell Ltd.
Cover [Front Cover And Centre] – Nick Price (2)
Design [Costume Design] – Gini Hardy
Engineer – Jon Kelly
Engineer [Assistant, Abbey Road] – John Barratt
Engineer [Assistant, Air] – Jon Jacobs
Producer – Jon Kelly, Kate Bush
Typography [Lettering] – Carol Bennett (2)
Vocals, Piano, Harmony Vocals – Kate Bush
Written-By, Composed By – Kate Bush
Notes
Album and label Designs and Artwork © Novercia Ltd 1980
℗ 1980 Original Sound Recording made by EMI Records Limited
Richard Burgess and John Walters appear courtesy of RCA Records
All lyrics reproduced by kind permission and published by Kate Bush Music Ltd © 1980. -
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Issued in an unlaminated gatefold sleeve.
No barcode on original sleeves.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped - Variant 1, 4, 5): EMA 794 A-3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped - Variant 1): EMA 794 B-3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped - Variant 2): EMA 794 A-5
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped - Variant 2): EMA 794 B-3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped - Variant 3): EMA 794 A-5
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped - Variant 3, 4): EMA 794 B-4
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched. Variant 1 to 5): Mi
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched. Variant 1 to 5): Do
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 1): 3 12 [Vertical]
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 1): 3 11 [Vertical]
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 5): 2 11 [Vertical]
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 5): 1 14 [Vertical]
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, etched, Variant 1, 5): [A pair of glasses]
Other (Date sleeve printed, company): TM 8009 G & L
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 6): EMA 794 A-3 6 MI
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped and etched, Variant 6): EMA 794 B-3 6 DO [A pair of glasses, etched] 5