The cassette version of ‘Kite’ is unremarkable, it’s a replica of the LP version.
Track List
Album Information
- Acoustic Guitar: Pete Glenister (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11),Colin Stuart (1,5,6,16,27), Robbie McIntosh (2,6,7), Johnny Marr (4,9), Kirsty MacColl (10), David Gilmour (12)
- Electric Guitar: Pete Glenister (1,2,3,7,8,9,14,15), Johnny Marr (3,4,5,8,9,11,12,13), Wes n'Djock (1,14,15), Colin Stuart (6,11), Robbie McIntosh (3), David Gilmour (5), Steve Turner (7), Kirsty MacColl (10)
- Lap Steel: Kirsty MacColl (6,7)
- Autoharp: Kirsty MacColl (6)
- Bass: Pino Palladino (1,5,8,11), James Eller (2,3,6,7), Guy Pratt (4,9), Steve Lillywhite (6), Kirsty MacColl (10)
- Drums: Mel Gaynor (1,4,5,8,9,11),David Palmer (2,3,6,7)
- Percussion: Kirsty MacColl (6,10)
- Tambourine: Paul Crowder (2,9), Kirsty MacColl (6,10)
- Violin: Gavyn Wright (Leader,1,7,12), Mark Berrow (1,12), Ben Cruft (1,12), Wilf Gibson (1,7,12), Roy Gillard (1,7,12), David Woodcock (1,12)
- Tenor Sax: Jamie Talbot (6)
- Trombone: Malcolm Griffiths (6,7)
- Trumpet: Guy Barker (6,7), Stuart Brooks (7)
- Clarinet: Phil Todd (6)
Produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Catalog Details
Kite (cassette version)
Virgin TCKM1
April 1989
Other Editions
Kite (original LP version)
Virgin KMLP1
April 1989
Kite (original CD version)
VirginCDKM1
April 1989
including 3 additional songs
Kite (original LP version)
Virgin KMLP1
April 1989
Kite (2005 expanded version)
EMI07243-966465-2
28 February 2005
Kite (2012 expanded 2CD version)
SalvoSALVOMDCD29
8 October 2012
Kite (180g clear vinyl LP)
Demon Records DEMREC 274
15 June 2018
Kite (180g magnolia vinyl LP)
Demon Records DEMREC 962
16 October 2021
Kite (180g half speed master vinyl LP)
Demon Records DEMREC1199
8 March 2024
Other Albums
- Desperate Character (1981 cassette)
- Desperate Character (1981 LP)
- Electric Landlady (1991 cassette)
- Electric Landlady (1991 CD)
- Electric Landlady (1991 LP)
- Kite (1989 CD)
- Kite (1989 LP)
- Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12 October 1999 (2023 streaming only)
- Real (1983 recording, 2023 digital release)
- Titanic Days (1993 CD)
- Titanic Days 1993 LP
- Tropical Brainstorm (2000 CD)
- Tropical Brainstorm (US CD 2000)