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Does ANYONE out there happen to have this rare Information Society 7" promo? Even a crappy mp3? I'd love to hear the Edit and see if it can be re-created from the full-length version.

Thanks for any help!

https://www.discogs.com/release/3249267 ... ty-Running

This promo 45 is very rare and has been fetching high prices for a long time. One went for $68 on eBay in 2011, and about $100 to $200 on Discogs with only 5 sold since 2014.

I did once run across what purported to be a rip of the vocal edit, but it turned out to just be fake, as did someone's YouTube upload last year (and now deleted) which was just an early fade of the album version. So be careful if you do find something.

Thanks for the info and warning. I did a YouTube search and found a few approx 4min versions but they are definitely not from vinyl and don't mention the 7" promo at all so I assume they are just fan edits. I'd rather get a lousy vinyl rip and at least at that point I can be reasonably sure it's legit.

Even that's not a guarantee; the fake one I had found on YouTube had vinyl noise overlaid! Careful listening and inspection revealed it was the same noise/loop, reversed on one end. Why someone would go to so much trouble, I can only guess. Monetization of their YouTube channel, perhaps? Trying to get privileges for uploading rarities in a private trading community?

Oh wow, lol that's crazy! But I suppose these are the times we're living in...amazing technology but humans still "F" it up. I do appreciate these insights though!!!! Let's hope some genuine fan with no insidious intentions eventually gets their hands on a copy and is generous enough to share! I love discovering officials edits I was not aware of, and if I'm able to recreate them with available cd/digitally sourced releases, that's always a nice bonus! My fingers remain crossed for this one.....

It's finally on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0epDuvDpg

Oh wow, how cool is that?! Thank you for letting us all know! It's a snowy, icy day here in Northern Michigan, so I think I'm gonna take some time to try and re-create this edit from a CD source...

Re-creation of the 1986, LONG out-of-print, promotional Vocal Edit [4:11]

See Read Me file for details.

https://we.tl/t-nS3qVzMOGA

Thank you for this - excellent work! Perhaps you know this already, but I thought I would point out that the YouTube channel on which the song is posted is run by our mutual friend and (formerly?) illustrious NWO member gazebo. Given that, I for one have no doubts of the veracity of his "claims" regarding the provenance of the track.

I did not know that, but that gives me comfort knowing it's legit then!

And you're welcome, I enjoy doing those edit re-creations - so many edits have gone unreleased in any digital format, so I always get excited when they're easily re-created from CD sources. I think this one had a total of 10 edit points if I remember correctly, so not terribly complex at all.

The Instrumental Edit has also been posted.
https://www.discogs.com/release/3249267 ... ty-Running
Information Society - Running (Original 7'' Instrumental Edit) (1986) Promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jSU3Sqt4Xw

In July 2025, Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. finally gave the edits an official release on digital/streaming platforms.

• Official digital release for purchase on Qobuz (track 1 is the common, full-length Vocal Remix).
• Vocal Edit on YouTube
• Instrumental Edit on YouTube
• Animated lyric video on YouTube (audio: Vocal Edit)