I wrote this essay for a book that was meant to get published, but didn't, about Kate Bush's early career and featuring wonderful photos by Gered Mankowitz. Since it's not going to see the light of day, I thought I might as well publish it here for anyone who is interested.

Part of the payment I was promised for the piece was a signed Mankowitz print (!) which did arrive, so I'm not too upset about the way things turned out!

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