“The original version of “Aurora” first appeared on the “Weapons of happiness” cassette compilation which came with “The World of Suzie Wong” fanzine 1993. It also appeared on a couple of other releases before finally being compiled on the “A kiss and a cuddle” CD.
In March 1993 the Cat’s Miaow, using an assumed name, sent a cassette copy of “Aurora” to Summershine Records as a potential single. The song “Ferry no. 6″ was included as a possible b-side. Summershine declined, saying they were too busy at the time to release a record by an unknown band called Hydroplane.“
Some days i wish i could be like everyone else and copy-paste press releases or wikipedia pages and leave it at that, but there is this responsibility i’ve bound myself to be exactly not that, for better or worse. To be not boring, to offer opinion, something. But some days i just don’t know what to write. It’s a shame. I need to pay appropriate tribute to a perfect song. I need to.
