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| ⚫ | '''Flexipop Magazine''' was famous for creating the re-emergence of the flexible music disc in the UK during the 80s. Launched in [[1980]] by ex-[[Record Mirror]] journalists Barry Cain and Tim Lott, the magazine featured a [[flexidisc]] in each issue. The magazine lasted for two years. One of the most notable issues was the February 1981 disc featuring [[Adam And The Ants]] performing a version of the [[Village People]] hit [[YMCA]], called A.N.T.S<ref>[http://www.lyrics007.com/Adam%20Ant%20Lyrics/A.N.T.S.%20Lyrics.html The lyrics to A.N.T.S.]</ref>. |
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== Flexipop Magazine == |
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| ⚫ | Flexipop Magazine was famous for creating the re-emergence of the flexible music disc in the UK during the 80s. Launched in [[1980]] by ex-[[Record Mirror]] journalists Barry Cain and Tim Lott, the magazine featured a [[flexidisc]] in each issue. The magazine lasted for two years. One of the most notable issues was the February 1981 disc featuring [[Adam And The Ants]] performing a version of the [[Village People]] hit [[YMCA]], called A.N.T.S<ref>[http://www.lyrics007.com/Adam%20Ant%20Lyrics/A.N.T.S.%20Lyrics.html The lyrics to A.N.T.S.]</ref>. |
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The magazine has maintained a memorable reputation among music collectors because of the [[flexidisc]], and the revival of interest in 80s pop. |
The magazine has maintained a memorable reputation among music collectors because of the [[flexidisc]], and the revival of interest in 80s pop. |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/darkflexipop French MySpace tribute to Flexipop] |
*[http://www.myspace.com/darkflexipop French MySpace tribute to Flexipop] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/theflexipopappreciationsociety Pop group: The Flexipop Appreciation Society] |
*[http://www.myspace.com/theflexipopappreciationsociety Pop group: The Flexipop Appreciation Society] |
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Revision as of 23:43, 4 September 2007
Flexipop Magazine was famous for creating the re-emergence of the flexible music disc in the UK during the 80s. Launched in 1980 by ex-Record Mirror journalists Barry Cain and Tim Lott, the magazine featured a flexidisc in each issue. The magazine lasted for two years. One of the most notable issues was the February 1981 disc featuring Adam And The Ants performing a version of the Village People hit YMCA, called A.N.T.S[1].
The magazine has maintained a memorable reputation among music collectors because of the flexidisc, and the revival of interest in 80s pop.
Huw Collingbourne, a contributing writer to Flexipop, gave an interview to Stylus Magazine about the publication in which he said[2], "Other music mags may have dabbled in flexis, but Flexipop! made a career of it. "We had singles by the top bands of the day—everyone from The Jam to Depeche Mode. A really good flexi would make the magazine fly off the newsstands."
The Flexipop Appreciation Society
Inspired by the magazine, The Flexipop Appreciation Society[3] is an 80s-style new wave group, playing music in the style of Soft Cell, Doppler Effect, Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons, Metronomes, Surplus Stock and Severed Heads.