Early Wuthering Heights Review

[min@waknuk.demon.co.uk (Araminta Thorne)]

Hi - I've done a whole-lotta-lurking over the past 3 
years, met a few of you at the last KonvenTion but, 
though tempted on a number of occasions, haven't till 
now posted anything.  However, last week's copy of 
Melody Maker contained a snip that's prompted me to 
brave the wave.  It was their 70th anniversay edition 
and included, in a selection of MM singles reviews 
from the past 40 years or so, the following 
Wuthering Heights review:-

KATE BUSH:
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (EMI)

"Bizarre.  Kate is a complete
newcomer, is 19, was first 
unearthed by Dave Gilmour, and
has spent time with mime coach to 
the stars, Lindsay Kemp (my next 
role will be to play a five-year-old 
heiress).  The theatre influence 
comes through strongly, from the 
cover (all Chinese Cracker exotica) 
to every aspect of Kate's song.  
The orchestration is ornate and 
densely packed but never overflows 
its banks.  Kate's extraordinary 
vocals skating in and out, over and 
above.  Reference points are tricky 
but possibly a cross between Linda 
Lewis and Macbeth's three witches 
is closest."
(Number One for four weeks,
March-April 1978)
              -/-

As someone who, prior to the release of RUTH, had only 
heard of but not heard Kate it's fascinating to me to 
find out people's initial impressions of her work.  What
a job for a reviewer to even try to come up with a
reference point for her work!
So - 
i)   who is/was Linda Lewis?
ii)  should I have 'pruned' the review to avoid bringing 
     up the topic of witchery yet again...   ;-)

Macbeth's three witches - what a cheek!