Rubberband Girl "Lyrical Taster" UK Promo CD

This has got to be one of the most bizarre and pointless promo CDs ever made.

When I found this back in the '90s, I thought I was getting the radio promo single for Rubberband Girl. What I got instead was something completely unexpected. The CD cover is very misleading, and if you aren't paying close attention you can easily confuse this for the actual radio promo CD. So, what is this???

Well, it's 45 seconds of some woman blandly reading off some release details for The Red Shoes album, which is then followed by a short reading of a partial lyric for Rubberband Girl.
The entire message on the CD runs like this:

'Hello. Kate Bush releases her new album in October, entitled "The Red Shoes". The first single to be taken from her eighth album is Rubberband Girl. You should receive your promotional copies around the 18th of August. Rubberband Girl is released on September 6th. Here is a lyrical taster. The music comes later'.

At that point, the unknown woman proceeds with reading off a short lyric from Rubberband Girl. It's terribly done, and sounds like something from a badly made audio book. Here is the lyric that she reads off.

"See those trees bend in the wind. I feel they've got a lot more sense than me. You see I try to resist. A Rubberband bouncing back to life. A Rubberband bend the beat. If I could learn to give like a Rubberband, I'd be back on my feet."

And that's it for the whole CD. I think there was about 400 of these made, and it still turns up quite often. Avoid it.

Unfortunately, none of these promo CDs from the Red Shoes seems to scan in very well, so I'm also keeping one of my original photos so you can see it better.

As I mentioned a little earlier, it's easy enough to confuse this oddity with the actual radio promo that does have the song if you aren't paying attention to things. Having had a look online, I can see that a lot of people are confusing the two - most likely because they don't own either version and they're getting misinformation from some other source. The scan I've added below is the actual radio promo CD with the full song for Rubberband Girl.

Moments of Pleasure - UK 1 Track Promo Single

UK 1 track Radio CD promo for Moments of Pleasure. There were about 400 of these made, and like the rest of the Red Shoes radio promos, this one also came in a slim, clear jewel case.

The insert is a single, one-sided page and features very simple info, such as the release date and some log notes.

And So Is Love - UK 1 Track Promo CD

UK 1 track promo CD for And So Is Love, which was given out to radio stations and reviewers in advance of the single being released. Between 300 - 400 of these were made, so it's not that difficult to find even now.

Like most of the Red Shoes era radio promo CDs, this one comes in a slim jewel case with a single sided insert - the other side is completely blank. The release date and additional notes can also be found on the insert.

The Red Shoes - UK 3 Track Promo Advanced Radio CD Sampler

UK three track promo advanced Radio CD which was given out to radio stations in advance of the album's release for promotion purposes. This one also came in a flimsy jewel case.

The insert is a single, one-sided page. It also lists the tracks, the release date of the album with a few other random bits of information.

If I remember correctly, and don't quote me on this, I believe about 400 copies were made.

Rubberband Girl - UK 1 Track Promo CD

UK  1 track Radio CD Promo for Rubberband Girl. This was given out to radio stations and reviewers in advance of The Red Shoes being released. If I remember correctly, I believe 500 of these were made.

This came in a slim jewel case. The insert is a single page and one-sided.

For some odd reason, these radio CDs featuring the singles from The Red Shoes don't seem to scan very well at all, so I've kept one of my original photos for this one. I know it doesn't look great, but it looks better than how it scans. I may redo this one again at a later time.