NME Flexi-Discs ?
Discussion
Anyone recall early 1970s free flexi-discs included in your weekly NME ?,
they were 45 rpm, about 5 inch in diameter, flimsy and were a bugger to play on
your Hi-Fi turntable because they had no weight to them and the stylus skipped over the grooves.
Tracks from artists like The Faces, Rory Gallagher, Alice Cooper.
they were 45 rpm, about 5 inch in diameter, flimsy and were a bugger to play on
your Hi-Fi turntable because they had no weight to them and the stylus skipped over the grooves.
Tracks from artists like The Faces, Rory Gallagher, Alice Cooper.
595Heaven said:
Back in the days of the Sinclair ZX81 which used tape cassettes for offline storage, I remember Your Computer magazine issued software via Flexi disc. I think I still have a couple of issues somewhere.
Taking that one stage further, I am adamant that there used to be a computer programming show broadcast on the radio where they'd play the 'noise' that represented a program for the Spectrum and you could record it to tape and (in theory) run it direct from the tape. I've never heard this from anyone else and can't remember if I actually did it or if it even worked - it might even have been for the BBC/Electron.Yes I remember the flexi discs
They worked a lot better if you put them on top of another proper vinyl
I recently purchased on ebay 4 of the compilation tapes they did in the 80s after the originals were nicked out of my mk2 Escort.
Most of the tracks are on Spotify, some are not or are different mixes, so its good to hear them again.
They worked a lot better if you put them on top of another proper vinyl
I recently purchased on ebay 4 of the compilation tapes they did in the 80s after the originals were nicked out of my mk2 Escort.
Most of the tracks are on Spotify, some are not or are different mixes, so its good to hear them again.
selym said:
Neddy Sea Goon said:
I remember a computer show which used to be broadcast on a Sunday morning, did exactly that, and was for the BBC micro
Thank you - I felt like the guy from The Invaders! I knew it was true but no-one else had seen it!Back to the OP, I was more of a Sounds reader - their flexidisks were particularly flimsy - Stylus skipping was common, but a good way for established and new artists to get new tunes out there.
selym said:
Neddy Sea Goon said:
I remember a computer show which used to be broadcast on a Sunday morning, did exactly that, and was for the BBC micro
Thank you - I felt like the guy from The Invaders! I knew it was true but no-one else had seen it!selym said:
595Heaven said:
Back in the days of the Sinclair ZX81 which used tape cassettes for offline storage, I remember Your Computer magazine issued software via Flexi disc. I think I still have a couple of issues somewhere.
Taking that one stage further, I am adamant that there used to be a computer programming show broadcast on the radio where they'd play the 'noise' that represented a program for the Spectrum and you could record it to tape and (in theory) run it direct from the tape. I've never heard this from anyone else and can't remember if I actually did it or if it even worked - it might even have been for the BBC/Electron.And who can forget the perfect ZX81 programs for a Saturday morning spent in WH Smith:
10 PRINT "WH Smiths is crap ";
20 REM Other less pleasant alternative texts were available
30 GOTO 10
and a ZX Spectrum favourite:
10 PRINT "Loading Jet Set Willy"
20 RANDOMISE USER 1234
Which used to dispaly the strange jagged stripes around the border of the screen that you got when a program was loading. Happy days.
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