Hard to believe that with roughly 1200 features under my belt this is only the
second flexi-disk I've shared to date. For such a feeble and fragile music format, it's a downright ingenious one at that, considering they're probably cheaper to press up than a CD. Plus, they take up nary any space even, when ensconced between magazine pages, as was this case with this blue beauty, which could be found in a 1992 edition of
Revolver magazine (and also from what I understand
The Bob, a periodical that cornered the market on flexi's in the latter part of the twentieth century). The highlight here is a no-brainer - a live take of an early
Teenage Fanclub single, the bittersweet (and preciously vulgar) "Everybody's Fool," from a Cleveland, OH gig. The audio isn't half bad for a flimsy piece of plastic. Following the Fannies is
Viva Saturn, a spinoff of the
Rain Parade featuring the frontman of those Paisley pioneers,
Steven Roback. Their contribution, "Black Cloud" would be re-recorded for Viva's 1995 sophomore LP,
Brightside, though I preferred their
first EP and 1992's
Soundmind.
01.
Teenage Fanclub - Everybody's Fool (live Cleveland 2-29-92)
02.
Viva Saturn - Black Cloud
MP3 or
FLAC
4 comments:
wow really enjoyed that fannies cut - earl, raw and at their best! thanks
was the 1st plexi you ever posted the Junk Monkeys-Bob magazine track?
No, the first flexi was Let's Active. Run a search for it and it should come up.
I'd love to see a collection of Re-Flex magazine's flexidiscs...had some great, great stuff in the 80s....
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