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the floating world by taormina: information

  • This was the first release of a Simple Minds song by Absolutely Records.

  • Arguably it's not Simple Minds at all. The song was written by Vince Clarke and was released here as The Floating World by Taormina.

  • A one-sided pressing, it simply featured the version of The Floating World from the Cry album.

  • It was released in extremely limited numbers through selected DJ outlets.

  • A flyer included with some pressings suggested that a vocal mix would be released afterwards. This was never forthcoming, but refers to a Vince Clarke unreleased mix which later turned up on an Eagle Records promo. Also see the song Homosapien for more information about the history of this track:

  • The flyer also suggests that the song's name here is Taromina and not the artist as was previously assumed.



the floating world: quick reference
12" The Floating World Absolutley ABR 012
A1.The Floating World(4:24)





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