On Stage (EP)

On Stage is a live recording of four songs performed on Kate Bush's Tour of Life in 1979. It was released on 31 August 1979 with "Them Heavy People" as the lead track, and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

Background

On Stage was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 13 May 1979. It is Bush's only official (non-bootlegged) live performance on vinyl. This EP was the only audio (non-bootleg) recording of Kate Bush live for years, until 1994 when 60 minutes of the concert was released on Audio CD. Although the recordings are purportedly all from the same date, the four tracks on this EP are quite different from those of the later release.

The record was released on 12" vinyl and cassette in many countries, while in the UK EMI chose to initially release it as two 7" vinyl records packaged in a cardboard gatefold sleeve, this edition quickly superseded by a single disc version, which crammed all 4 tracks onto one 7" vinyl record, with a 33RPM speed rather than 45RPM. The single was packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

A promotional video was made for "Them Heavy People", depicting Bush against a black background with the two dancers from her live shows. The single's peak at #10 gave Bush her third UK top 10 hit. Studio versions of all four songs were originally released on her first two albums; "Them Heavy People", "James and the Cold Gun" and "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" from The Kick Inside (1978) and "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake" from Lionheart (1978).

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Dutch Single Top 100	17
Irish Singles Chart^[3]	15
UK Singles Chart	10

Track listing

All tracks written by Kate Bush.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Them Heavy People"	4:08
2.	"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"	3:37

Side two
No.	Title	Length
3.	"James and the Cold Gun"	6:25
4.	"L'Amour Looks Something Like You"	2:41

7": EMI / EMI MIEP 2991 (UK)

References

Kate Bush

Studio albums

Compilations

The Whole Story

Box sets	The Single File This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

"Wuthering Heights" "Moving" "Them Heavy People" "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" "Hammer Horror" "Wow" "Symphony in Blue" "Strange Phenomena" "Breathing" "Babooshka" "Army Dreamers" "December Will Be Magic Again" "Sat in Your Lap" "The Dreaming" "There Goes a Tenner" "Suspended in Gaffa" "Ne t'enfuis pas" "Night of the Swallow" "Running Up That Hill" "Cloudbusting" "Hounds of Love" "The Big Sky" "Don't Give Up" "Experiment IV" "The Sensual World" "This Woman's Work" "Love and Anger" "Rocket Man/Candle in the Wind" "Rubberband Girl" "Eat the Music" "Moments of Pleasure" "The Red Shoes" "The Man I Love" "And So Is Love" "King of the Mountain" "Deeper Understanding" "Wild Man" "And Dream of Sheep"

Other songs	"Lyra"

Video albums

Concert tours

List of tribute albums

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