![]() #MusicArkives #HipHopInPopCulture #HipHopMemorabiliaįound this "flexi disc" inside an old book. #EvaToneSoundsheets #EvaTone #FlexiDisc #MrWave #WLIB #WBLS #WBAI #GilScottHeron #MindPower #NewYorkCityBreakers #StevieWonder #WonDirectionRecords #TheCrown #ImhotepGaryByrd #GaryByrdAndTheGBExperience #GaryByrd The super fresh video ran on TV quite a bit back then, if you lived on the East Cost, I'm sure you remember it. In 1985 The New York State Health Department distributed the "One Dumb Move" PSA flexi with the Professor of the Rap schooling folks on the evils of dope. You may know him for his single "Every Brother Ain't A Brother" (1970), or that he wrote the lyrics for "Black Man" and "Village Ghetto Land" both of which appear on Stevie Wonder's 1976 masterpiece, "Songs In The Key Of Life". Community Advocate / Activist, Poet, New York City-based Radio DJ, Songwriter, Recording artist, Producer, Writer and commander of one of the greatest speaking voices of our time! #evatone #soundsheet #flexidisc #1992 #daisychainsaw #crispingray #katiejanegarside #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #vinylcollector #vinylrecords #denvervinyl #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinylcollectionpost #vinyligclub #vinylporn #vinyloftheday #vinyllove #recordcollection #records #recordcollector #nowspinning #onmyturntable #cratedigging #covid19 #quarantine #coronavirus #socialdistancing I loved Daisy Chainsaw’s album “Eleventeen,” when I was growing up, but I could never track down a copy, so this selection of three songs from the album makes me smile.flexi disc and all! I usually don’t waste my time on colored vinyl, flexi discs, or anything too gimmicky but I didn’t have to pay a cent for it-not that it’s worth much more than that. This one is a promotional item from the early nineties before mass production of flexi discs came to an end. When includes in books or magazines, they came attached as perforated sheets that could be torn out to play sound clips to supplement the text. ![]() They’ve been around since the early 1960s and while they could certainly hold music, they were commonly pressed with speeches or educational material. #vinylcollection #vinyrecords #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinyljunkie #records #recordcollection #flexidisc #7inchvinyl #evatone #promotionalrecord #oldsmobile #generalmotors #toronado #442 #automotive #cars #1966 #rocketaction #rocketinyourpocket #pocketrocket #thisisgettingoutofhand □Įven though flexi discs are essentially fickle pieces of garbage, they are really pretty cool in theory. "Step out in front in '66.in a Rocket Action Oldsmobile!" Manufactured by the leader in flexis, Eva-Tone in Deerfield, IL just north of Chicago. Certainly a piece of ad, print, design and record history. I can just picture them being played at dealerships and department stores and on the radio. I love these kind of promotional records. It includes sound recordings of assembly lines, engines and cars driving by fast, as well as descriptions of the various models. ![]() This flexi was distributed by General Motors to introduce the Toronado. Oldsmobile Presents Sounds of The Toronado, Oldsmobile 1966. Day 25: #mayvinylchallenge hosted by : Theme ( animal/ mythical/ automotive/ color) ![]()
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