Flexidisc's are an extremely thin, floppy and fragile recording media often used for marketing, advertising, magazine give-aways etc
Due to their nature, not many survived over the years and they are now extremely difficult to come by.
Their worst enemy is creasing or bending, this will create a "wave" in the flexidisc which will often result in the flexidisc becoming unplayable.
Although they are very fragile, if cared for properly they can give many years (and plays) of enjoyment and the content is often "different"
MAD MAGAZINE
Super Special Issue #26 (Magazine give-away flexidisc)
1978
Makin' Out
Arranged and produced by Norm Blagman (American songwriter and producer)
Supervised by Al Felostein
Lyrics by Frank Jacobs
Music by Norm Blagman
Vocal assists by Jane Gennard, Alfreida Norwood
This flexidisc plays at 33
Incredibly (for such a delicate piece of vinyl), this has matrix codes in the run-out area
Matrix codes: (etched) EVA-TONE EV-B-31778ST 2-1
Track: Makin' Out
(Funky disco style song with amusing lyrics)
CONDITION:
This is a single sided flexidisc - there is no content on the "B" side
Cleaned (with some difficulty) and a visual inspection shows barely any scratches at all
There is a fold mark RIGHT NEXT to the lead-in, fortunately it does not affect the playback at all - trying to lower a tonearm onto a square disc is difficult at the best of times but I had no problems locating the lead-in and playing the flexidisc entirely.
Playback is clean, surface noise is very low and barely any click/pops - nice play
Supplied in a thick, lined professional 7" station library sleeve
These flexidisc's are extremely fragile and susceptible to physical damage, it is vital that bending is to be avoided when handling
