Flexidics, soundsheets – those quintessential freebies in magazines up until the end of the century or so. They were a staple in the early new-wave and postpunk scene, often released as complete legitimate standalone records. We love to collect those. They are so fragile and crappy, but they are rare and fabulous nonetheless. (And they are making a comeback; watch for an upcoming podcast and see what I mean…) The Flex Your Head category celebrates these lo-fidelity all-stars; the selection today, Artifacts Vol. 1, is just a sublime example of this format.

One of the most obscure and enigmatic records I own. Blistering garage/psych/punk/proto-industrial, apparently the recorded output of a scene in the Richmond VA area from the late 60s through 1978 or so. I’ve included the entire set of recordings here in two mp3 files, Side 1 and Side 2, just as you’d hear them on each side of the flexi…

Side 1
[audio:http://www.paulcollegio.net/juke/current/fx.mp3]

A1 X-Breed – Marlene
A2 Frozen Horizons – Circus Of Terror, (Excerpt From)
A3 Titfield Thunderbolt, The – On The Can
A4 Rodney Maynard & The Hundred Dollar Band – Sittin’ On A Stool

Side 2
[audio:http://www.paulcollegio.net/juke/current/fx2.mp3]

B1 Little Lacy & His Trembling Lips – Cocktails For Thieu
B2 Vampire Cows, The – The Old Endicott Building
B3 X-Breed – Miss Two Knives
B4 Big Naptar – Cross-Country

Below are images of the record label ad inserts.

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