I bought this because it's probably one of Kate's most celebrated albums, but I was terribly disappointed. Yes, the music is great, but the sound on this CD is very harsh and compressed. It sounds like a poor mp3 download really, with all the sound mushed into the midrange. Very unkind to the Kate's layered sound, it's almost unlistenable. I don't know whether this is because it was recorded in the early days of CD technology or whether this copy is simply from a bad master. The CD copy of The Kick Inside that I bought at the same time was fine.

I loved it many years ago and I'm thrilled to rediscover it on CD. Really innovative.

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There's nothing else to say. FIVE STARS! Nothing more amazing than this CD.

i think this album came on a direct pipeline from god. it's that good and interesting. Kate goes crazy with the fairlight.