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good news from the next world: instore play cd (label)
tracks
1. She's A River(5:31)
2. Night Music(5:23)
3. Hynotised(5:53)
4. Great Leap Forward(5:35)
5. 7 Deadly Sins(5:11)
6. And The Band Played On(5:32)
7. My Life(5:15)
8. Criminal World(5:03)
9. This Time(4:57)
catalogue
Virgin MINDS 95
MINDS 95 1 1:1 EMI SWINDON



format
CD with colour picture label in colour card sleeve


release date
January 1995


credits
Vocals by Jim Kerr
Guitars, Keyboards by Charlie Burchill
Produced by Keith Forsey and Simple Minds
Recorded by Brian Reeves
Mixed by Tom Lord Alge
All songs written by Kerr/Burchill

The new album released 30 January 1995


additional information
This was the second, and final, Instore Play CD produced by Virgin for Simple Minds. It is believed that these were shipped with commerical CDs to record stores where the Instore Play CD could be played in the shop.

The card sleeve included custom, promo graphics. The CD itself was also a special pressing (not the commerical album) whilst the green and yellow colour scheme was the original design for the commerical CD. (That was eventually pressed in red and gold).



good news from the next world sampler
tracks
1-1. She's A River(5:31)
1-2. Night Music(5:23)
1-3. Hypnotised(5:53)
1-4. Criminal World(5:03)
catalogue
Virgin SMPRO 1


format
Transparent cassette with white type in custom promotional sleeve.


release date
January 1995


additional information
This was one of the few mass-produced "professional" promotional cassettes to be issued by Virgin (the others being made in duplication shops with typed sleeves). The cassette had printed titles (much as a commercial issue), the inlay card was professionally printed and the whole package was given a catalogue number.

This promo was relatively common when the album was first launched but is very rare now.


4 track sampler promo mc
tracks
1-1. She's A River(5:31)
1-2. Night Music(5:23)
1-3. Hypnotised(5:53)
1-4. And The Band Played On(5:32)
catalogue
Virgin


format
Black cassette with a Virgin typed sleeve.


release date
November 1994


additional information
This was an early version of the promotional sampler. It included And The Band Played On as the fourth track and was only housed in a simple typed sleeve.

It was made on the 9th November 1994 according to the date on the sleeve, two months before the album's release.

Initially it was quite scarce but hardly any copies surface today.


extra tracks mc
tracks
1-1. She's A River[Acapella](5:03)
1-2. Night Music[Edit](4:29)
1-3. Hypnotised[TLA Edit](4:34)
catalogue
Virgin


format
Black cassette with typed labels in a Virgin typed sleeve.


release date
September 1994


additional information
By September 1994, extra material was being produced from the final mixes of the album in preparation for the singles. Three of these "extra tracks" appeared on a cassette manufactured by Chop 'Em Out for Virgin.

The cassette was made on the 19th September 1994. At this time, the two potential single tracks had been edited down, and an "Acapella" remix of She's A River had been prepared. The Acapella was never released; instead it was further edited down and eventually appeared as the Duo Mix.

Initially it was quite scarce but hardly any copies surface today.