Longtime Kate Bush fan, Max Cookney, has written a new book called Kate Bush: On Location, which is available now. Max tells me: “It’s a book about locations across the world that have an association with Kate and one I’ve been wanting to write for a very long time.” Of course an immediate concern from me would be that a book like this might discuss Kate’s private homes but no, the author assures us “for reasons that I hope are obvious, we won’t be visiting any of Kate’s home addresses other than those from a very long time ago that are already well known and that have been extensively documented and discussed before.”
From the press release: “Kate Bush: On Location brings together in one book the location secrets behind Kate’s iconic career, allowing you to discover the fascinating stories and histories of over seventy locations that have played a part in her incredible journey. From recording studios to concert venues, television centres to outdoor filming locations, record company offices to vinyl record pressing plants – this fan-written book will take you on a virtual tour across the UK and the rest of the world to experience the real-life locations that have shaped Kate’s music and career.“
“Kate Bush: On Location visits a number of iconic rock music landmarks, including the legendary studios of Abbey Road, AIR London, Super Bear, and Windmill Lane; venues related to Kate’s 1979 Tour such as the Rainbow Theatre, the Poole Arts Centre, and the Hammersmith Odeon; famous film studios like Shepperton, Bray, and Elstree; the Efteling Theme Park and the London Laserium; TV studios such as BBC Television Centre, Pebble Mill, ATV Birmingham, and RTÉ Dublin; EMI Records and its vinyl pressing plants; Black Park and the beautiful Vale of the White Horse; the curious home of Bio’s Bahnhof; the Soho photography studio used to capture those famous ‘pink leotard’ portraits; and the setting for Kate’s pivotal recording session with David Gilmour in 1973. And so much more.“
The book, released as both an ebook (£8.99) and paperback (£12.99), will be released on 1st September via Amazon. It will be available from Amazon in the UK, US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Australia and India. It will also be available worldwide from Rakuten Kobo books.
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