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
https://rapidshare.com/files/890639233/teenfan_vivasat_flexi.rar
