Ted brown youre putting me on flexi disc swinging 60s. Master of musical ephemera, jonny trunk will publish a new book, wobbly sounds, a collection of british flexi discs, this april. Apparently, the polish polpress label, at some point in history, made several sets of flexi disc postcards postcards that you could play on your recordplayer with material from a wide range of zappa albums. Wobbly sounds, a collection of british flexi discs, by trunk records. Wobbly sounds a collection of british flexi discs four corners. Vinyl see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The bernard manning mackeson surprise flexi disc in which bernard manning invites you to his club and runs through his act. These were small twosided plastic records, like the illfated americom discs, but were the standard 45 rpm speed. Evatone soundsheets is a us manufacturer of flexi discs soundsheets. Rpm, single sided, clear, square included with the first edition of the dead book. One collectors eclectic flexi disc collection goldmine. Flexi disks come with a one coloured graphics, which is stamped by a hot foiling technology. The flexi disc has, for a physically flimsy format, an incredibly diverse background, and its story incorporates everyone from the beatles, david bowie, and abba, to alice cooper and heavy metal. And even 15 years into the cd era, the flexidisc survived thanks to a library of congress program that provided books and magazines to the blind on longplaying, flexible records.
One of the most important flexidisc type of records was left out, the philcoford hippocket records. We were able to execute just about every crazy idea we had because a special printer in japan could manufacture this kind of popup, foldout book. The flexi disc, in some form or other, dates back almost as far as the phonograph itself. The fully authorized visual history book, butthole surfers. In the 60s, the cheap music format was stocked in vending machines and embossed on cereal boxes. The flexi is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl or paper sheet with a moldedin spiral stylus groove, and is designed to be playable on a normal phonograph turntable. This book brings together over 150 images of the most remarkable british flexi discs from the 1950s to the early 1990s, chronicling the varied. For this book, the acclaimed music and ephemera aficionado jonny trunk. They came in full color picture envelopes of the artists and included some of the most popular artists of the day. The low anthem oh my god charlie darwin 2019, electric. The flexi disc is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet with a moldedin spiral stylus groove, and is designed. The bands, likewise, have noticed the appeal of the discs.
Wobbly sounds, a collection of british flexi discs irregulars four. Chicago history magazine stanislav szukalski official site. Flexi specials due to the overwhelming response, coupled with our desire to keep our production crew as busy as possible, weve decided to make some specials to make it easier for you to order. Among its array of accolades, bad made history as the first album to have 5 of its singles peak at no. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the chinese flexi was deployed in a manner at odds with global trends. Complete with the original flexidisc single love lies limp, by alternative tv on sg records as issued with number 12. This biography examines the flexidisc or flexi and its emergence in the prc after 1968. The company relocated to clearwater, florida in 1979 and was renamed evatone soundsheets. Welcome to a peek inside my collection of flexi discs, phonosheets, cardboard discs, and oddity records, acquired by many years of music collecting and many years of hosting wfmus the antique phonograph music program. The following popups, foldouts and attached materials are present. A social history of the grateful dead by hank harrison published in 1973 by links books, new york london, isbn. John glenns day of history evatone flexi disc full package astronaut record. Get the best deals on flexidisc ep vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Throughout its history, the flexi has served myriad purposes.
Apparently, the polish polpress label, at some point in history, made several sets of flexidisc postcards postcards that you could play on your recordplayer with material from a wide range of zappa albums. Flexi disc, streaming death metal, decibel flexi series, flexi disc, grindcore, home featured, pig destroyer, relapse records, vinyl. Dj foods collection of flexi discs featuring over 150 discs, the book shines a light on the often disposable, quaintly mundane and downright curious world of the flexi disc a form of bendable plastic disc. The flexi disc has, for a physically flimsy format, an incredibly diverse. Original issues of numbers one to twelve, a complete run of the fanzine two supplements, or special issues, were published but are not present here. If you would like a quote on something other than one of these packages, please email us with your potential order details and well be happy to. Flexi disc plural flexi discs a phonograph record, made of a thin vinyl sheet with a moulded spiral stylus groove, produced between 1960 and 2000 and sometimes used as a means of including audio material with books and magazines.
Andy warhols index book index book andy warhol first. So the book had these terrific features that were a lot of fun alan rinzler, warhols consulting editor, on the making of the book first edition, preferred hardcover issue. Before the advent of the compact disc, flexi discs were sometimes used as a means to include sound with printed material such as magazines and music instruction books. Includes exclusive bonus flexidisc featuring an alt take of birdsto the ghosts who write history books other versions 5 of 20 view all.
The company noted in a 2015 npr article that bands were embracing the flexidiscs as giveaways, or in some cases, as an alternative format for distributing music. Information and translations of flexi disc in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Mike baron and steve rude with a back cover by frank brunner. Note that this flexi disc will only play properly with a. The book and exhibition launches this saturday at the horse hospital in london showing discs, films and images that tell the story of how these strange artifacts came to be. Although first commercially produced in the us, flexi discs were a popular way of secretly distributing jazz records in cold war russia. Before the advent of the compact disc, flexi discs were. The flexi disc is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet with a. The history of flexi discs, the cheap alternative to vinyl records that. The german underground zappa reference books known as the torchum never stops, list a mess of such. They are limited edition, so the collectability alone is worth it as well.
It is, also, the 9th bestselling album in uk history with sales of 4 million units, charting behind his own thriller. Out march 8, read about the book via rolling stoneincludes flexi disc of unreleased music. Issued in 1982 with a flexidisc of pete townshend demos of my generation and pinball wizard. Now, magazines like decibel and bands like deerhoof are reviving the oncedead flexi disc. Above is the flexi disc that comes free with the limited edition version of stephen coates new book on soviet bone music, xray audio. The effect is reached by a fullsurface print on the transparent pvc foil. The flexidisc record is not designed to be removed as the front and back covers. Elvis presley flexidisc vinyl records for sale ebay. This is your last chance to get exclusive pig destroyer vinyl. Flexi records from pirates press affordable and fast. Flexi specials get the best deals on flexi records from. These records have a long and mostly undocumented history, spanning the early 1900s through the 1990s. So no, dont expect cd quality sound, but for the fun of recapturing the days of cereal box records, it is well worth the purchase.
Showing 2126 of 26 results furore magazine read more. Books, takes a look back at the history and design of flexi discs to show. Butthole surfers visual history book what does regret mean. Books, choosing death, decibel books, flexi disc, special issues, special offer black friday, cyber monday.
The wacky, wiggly, razorthin world of the flexi disc. Uncle al jourgensen caught up with decibel late last month to discuss going through his personal history vault and how selfacceptance comes with aging. Printed on discarded xray sheets, they could be wrapped around arms, hidden from view. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. In many ways, writing a tedium piece is like an ongoing search for a white whale or a baby beluga, if you willa hunt to find a great story and give it some cultural context before its lost to history. Oldtime flexidiscs take their final spin houston chronicle. Developed in communist russia through the pressing and distribution of illegal pop music on old xrays called bones, flexis have since come to embody a. Worldwide sales exceed 32 million, rendering it one of the topselling albums. Until i saw the minidiscography in the back of this book, i thought i had all the who records 17 by 982. The flexi disc itself has, i have discovered, a fascinating history. When the beatles gave fans a crimble present in the 1960s, the beatles sent their most loyal fans a christmas gift every year a flexidisc.
Buy wobbly sounds a collection of british flexi discs four corners irregulars by jonny trunk isbn. Gz media is the only producer in the world to offer the so called picture flexi discs. Wobbly sounds, a collection of british flexi discs, by trunk records founder, record collector, and radio presenter jonny trunk, and published by four corners books, takes a look back at the history and design of flexi discs to show what happened when staid brands tried to reinvent themselves by jumping on the bandwagon of corporate jingles and. The flexi disc contained a secret track, of course. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. The redundant disc format youve never heard is your new.
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