| Experiment IV | ![]() |
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| Country: US |
| | Label/Number: EMI America V-19228 | |
| | Release date: Late 1986 | |
| | Chronology: Kate's 3rd US 12" single (not counting promos or the mini-LP). It's the 1st of two US releases from The Whole Story. The A-side is her 9th US non-LP track, an extended mix of Experiment IV (even though it's not labeled as such). | |
| | Cover photos by John Carder Bush | |
| | Experiment IV Lyrics | |
| | What it's about: A secret military plan to create a sound that's horrific enough to kill from a distance. | |
| | Running time: 6:38 | |
| | Wuthering Heights (New Vocal) Lyrics | |
| | What it's about: Kate's nod to Emily Bronte's classic romance novel. (More specifically, the ending, where Cathy comes back as a spirit to claim Heathcliff's soul.) | |
| | Running time: 4:57 | |
| | December Will Be Magic Again Lyrics | |
| | What it's about: Kate reminisces about Christmasses past in this holiday treat. | |
| | Running time: 4:50 | |
| | Etc: The extended mix of Experiment IV is very similar to the LP version. Longer instrumental passages were added; the second chorus and bridge vocals have been eliminated. | |
| | Etc2: Kate re-recorded Wuthering Heights because she thought the original sounded "too 70s" and too much like a "little girl singing". |