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SOME SMALL HOPE
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  • SINGLES 1982-1987
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CATALOGUE P-2211
FORMAT 7" SINGLE
LABEL WEA JAPAN
RELEASE DATE JANUARY 1987
SLEEVE DESIGN Photographer: Mark Bayley
 
CURRENT VALUE £15
 
TRACK LISTING WRITERS PRODUCER RECORDED
SOME SMALL HOPE Ryuichi Sakamoto & Virginia Astley Ryuichi Sakamoto The Wool Hall, Somerset
A SUMMER LONG SINCE PASSED Virginia Astley Virginia Astley Good Earth Studios, London

NOTES

'Some Small Hope' featured a duet with David Sylvian and was taken from the album Hope In A Darkened Heart.

'A Summer Long Since Passed' had originally featured as the B-side to the 12" release of 'Love's A Lonely Place To Be' and also featured on the album From Gardens Where We Feel Secure.

 

TRIVIA

'A Summer Long Since Passed' was titled 'A Summer Long Since Past' when it appeared on the album From Gardens Where We Feel Secure.

Ryuichi Sakamoto had previously been a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra and was also a successful solo artist.

David Sylvian was former frontman with Japan and had also carved out a successful solo career.

The sleeve design of this single had previously been used for the 12" release of the 1985 single 'Tender'.

Random Facts

The title of the A Bao A Qu EP comes from The Book Of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges and refers to a legendary animal taken from Indian folklore.

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