Hounds of Love - Canada First Issue Cassette

Canadian first issue cassette, which I've had since 1985. It was also the first Kate cassette/album I ever bought.

This one came in a fully clear cassette case, with a full back flap on it. The other nice thing about the insert is that it came with all the song lyrics, which was also one of the few cassettes that ever did. These map-like inserts tended to be a pain trying to fold them up correctly again. I've scanned this in sections so it won't come out too small.

Another thing I like about the insert, which isn't present on the USA marble version, is that it includes the back album artwork. Also, the writing on the spine of the cassette is more in keeping with the album.

Side one of the cassette also included the 12" mix of Running Up That Hill. I have absolutely no clue how many other releases out there included this additional track.

Hounds of Love - U.S.A Marble Cassette

This is the limited edition marbleized cassette version for Hounds of Love, which came out in 1985 at the same time as the pink and grey marble LP was released. I found this cassette in ’86 by chance. I only ever came across this once, and I remember paying a pretty penny for it in a specialty shop back in the day, so it wasn't easy to find even then. I should also point out that the limited edition banner that you see on the front isn't part of the cover. It's just the original sticker from the shrink wrap plastic that I saved and keep in there.

Since this is the first cassette that I'm transferring over as a scanned format, I decided to scan the insert in sections as I didn't know how large or small it would look if I did it all in one scan. Plus, this will give me a better idea of what I'll need to do with cassette inserts that are much longer.

I really have no idea how many of these were made but, in some ways, I have always really liked this cassette a bit more than the Canadian and U.S marble LPs that came out at the time because I think the marbleized effect is more prominent and successful here. 

Apart from the marble effect of the cassette itself, everything else is pretty much normal with this release.

I don't feel the scans of the cassette have done it any justice, so I'm including a few of the original photos that I had on this post before.

It might also be interesting to note the misspelling of Cloudbusting on the cassette and the insert.