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Bundles
The Floating World

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The Floating World

Release date: 22nd March 1975

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"The Floating World" is a track by Soft Machine, from the album Bundles, released 22nd March 1975.

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From Bundles

1975

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1975

—Hazard Profile Part 2 (Toccatina)
—Gone Sailing
—Four Gongs Two Drums
—Bundles
—Hazard Profile Part 4
—Hazard Profile Part 3
—Hazard Profile Part 1
—Hazard Profile Part 5
—Land Of The Bag Snake
—Peff
—The Floating World
—The Man Who Waved At Trains

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Soft Machine — Seven Hours (from Thirteen) [5:13]
Soft Machine — Which Bridge Did You Cross (from Thirteen) [2:59]
Soft Machine — Time Station (from Thirteen) [2:49]
Soft Machine — Daevid's Special Cuppa (feat. Daevid Allen) (from Thirteen) [3:11]
Soft Machine — Open Road (from Thirteen) [7:29]
Soft Machine — Lemon Poem Song (from Thirteen) [3:23]
Soft Machine — Pens to the Foal Mode (from Thirteen) [2:43]
Soft Machine — Turmoil (from Thirteen) [5:06]
Soft Machine — Waltz for Robert (from Thirteen) [4:21]
Soft Machine — Green Books (from Thirteen) [5:35]
Soft Machine — Daevid's Special Cuppa (from Thirteen)
Soft Machine — Beledo Balado (from Thirteen) [4:34]
Soft Machine — The Longest Night (from Thirteen) [13:05]
Soft Machine — Disappear (from Thirteen) [3:58]
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Soft Machine — Drifting White
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Soft Machine — That's How Much I Need You Now
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Soft Machine — I Should've Known
Soft Machine — I'd Rather Be With You
Soft Machine — Clarence in Wonderland
Soft Machine — You Don't Remember
Soft Machine — Instant Pussy
Soft Machine — She's Gone
Soft Machine — Isle of the Blessed
Soft Machine — (Black) Velvet Mountain
Soft Machine — Panoramania
Soft Machine — Behind the Crystal Curtain
Soft Machine — Over 'N' Above
Soft Machine — A Lot of What You Fancy
Soft Machine — Lotus Groves
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Credits

Credited: John Marshall, Karl Jenkins, Mike Ratledge, Ray Warleigh