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Scheckywhite
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FLEXI's?

Post: # 2427Unread post Scheckywhite
Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:36 am

Anyone know where I could get 300 flexi discs cut/pressed?
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Post: # 2434Unread post Simon
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:05 am

A guy in Germany sells the blanks 50 euros for 100 - not sure of the website.

they may be able to do the cutting

anyone remember the site?

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Post: # 2435Unread post studiorp
Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:20 pm

Hello, this is the website: www.vinylrecorder.com

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Post: # 2436Unread post JayDC
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:44 pm

good luck.. souri only seels to vinylrecorder owners.

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Post: # 2439Unread post Simon
Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:35 am

That a bit of a bummer - I want to buy some as well for testing - anyone on here can order some for me as well.

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:47 pm

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Got an address for possible flexidisc manufacture . . .

Ken Brisbin
Erika Records Manufacturing
12031 Regentview Avenue
Downey, CALIFORNIA 90241
Wk: (562) 904-2701
Fx: Fax (562) 904-2733




Dr Rubberfunk

Pete Docherty flexi on a recent issue of Amelia's Magazine - http://www.ameliasmagazine.com - and a lovely email from Amelia herself, has revealed that they were manufactured by a certain Henry Lavelle at Modo Productions, 11 Codrington Mews, London W11 2EH

Modo number - it's 020 7535 6730 and
Liam is the guy to talk to there. Who knows, they may be able to find someone else still doing them ...


el dorado in germany? www.eldorado-media.com
i'm not sure if they do flexi's but what i know is that they do press 5 inch vinyl . nice guys there and maybe a opportunity!?

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Post: # 2542Unread post Scheckywhite
Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:52 pm

thanks for the help guys i'll let you know how i get on following up these leads...

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Post: # 2543Unread post Scheckywhite
Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:00 pm

fuck

''...Modo Production numbers, and although I haven't actually spoken to them myself, it seems from others who have, that the guy they were using to manufacture flexis is no longer doing them. Something about some machinery getting smashed up in a fit of rage! Who said vinyl obsessives walked a fine line..." from http://www.verygoodplus.co.uk/showthread.php?t=86

that was back in 02. so that lead's gone cold.
i've seen a LOT of bootleg flexis pop up on ebay from a seller claiming to be Polish/Russian selling stuff from Madonna to the White Stripes.

I cant see anywhere on that eldorado site where they press 5" singles neither-

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Post: # 2573Unread post dietrich10
Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:51 pm

I heard Erika in Cali almost up and running with this


what happened to all the gear from the Florida company that did it for decades????

i was going to press some with them but the 10k min. was alot to store in my kitchen
cutting lacquers-vms70 system

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Post: # 2632Unread post Steve E.
Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:58 pm

The company that did most of the flexi's in the old days was Evatone:

http://www.evatone.com/AboutEvatone_History.aspx

Might as well call their number as see if they still do anything! Let me know what you find out. Looks like they do CD stuff now, mostly.

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a sociological comment:

Post: # 2633Unread post cuttercollector
Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:42 pm

"Might as well call their number as see if they still do anything! "

a sociological comment:

Perhaps if companies like this realize that there is a trend especially among younger culture (who are no longer fascinated by the "Gee Whiz" factor of computers and all they do for us, but treat them as just another appliance)
back toward older methodologies and media "in the hand" as opposed to virtual, they might just consider re-entering a market like flexis. They could be put in small printed promo 'zines for concerts and events etc. It would be cool. And something relatively permanent in today's "here today - gone tomorrow" website world. Other than the fact that things like 'zines and flexis consume resources they, I think represent a good link back to a less "virtual" world.

You might point Evatone to this group for example.

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Post: # 4503Unread post cdrk
Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:04 pm

Hello,

I arrived on this interesting forum while looking for flexis.

I know it has been asked millions of times here and there but if anyone could have a contact where to press flexis, postcard-vinyls and / or X-ray vinyls it would be great.
I don't need millions of copies and it would be for pressing noise.

Thank you.

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Post: # 4560Unread post tape
Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:10 pm

it seems that, although strangely unlikely, ALL original flexidisc production gear is gone. As I see it, the only way to make flexis now would be to cut clear plastic and glue it onto pictures/graphics - which can be done, but takes a very long time

All the forums about it I have seen in the past few years all lead to a dead end - wierd that not ONE person somewhere in the world has kept some equipment - if someone has he is keeping it a secret

good luck

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Post: # 4564Unread post MEGAMIKE
Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:26 am

i have cut 100 flexis in about 8hrs

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Post: # 4565Unread post blacknwhite
Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:27 pm

. deleted (wrong kind of flexi's)

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Post: # 4567Unread post MEGAMIKE
Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:37 am

but wot is a true flexie a xray one(lathe cut) or a pressed one,but the ones in the magazines would be pressed cause there is so many of them.and they are as floppy as the xray ones??

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FLEXI DISC MANUFACTURER UK

Post: # 6345Unread post fusionkid
Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:35 am

Further to the posts about flexi's in the UK the main manufacturer was Lyntone i have a few of them, and wondered if the business still exists in some form, any further information appreciated. There must be some former employees about still? I will dig mine out see if any clues!

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Flexi's!!!

Post: # 6347Unread post mossboss
Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:40 pm

Hey All
Here is another thread for all of you right here
https://lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?t=1063&highlight=flexis&mforum=lathetrolls
Cheers

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