A Dream CD Box Set?

[profpike]

How about all the Trouser Press Flexis?

FLEXIDISCS IN NUMERICAL ORDER
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - “New Stone Age” “Bunker Soldiers” - flexidisc 1 - TP 69
Holly and the Italians - “Poster Boy” 1st LP Medley - flexidisc 2 - TP 70
Japan - “Life Without Buildings” - flexidisc 3 - TP 71
XTC - “Blame the Weather” “Tissue Tigers” - flexidisc 4 - TP 72
Buggles - "Fade Away” “On TV” - flexidisc 5 - 73
John Hiatt - “Doll Hospital” “Some Fun Now” - flexidisc 6 - 74
Alex Gibson - “Grey Turns to Black” “P Spell” - flexidisc 7 - 75
Human Switchboard - “Who’s Landing in My Hangar” “(Say No to) Saturday’s Girl” - flexidisc 7 - 75
Altered Images - “See Those Eyes” - flexidisc 8 - 76
Peter Baumann - “Daytime Logic” - flexidisc 8 - 76
David Johansen - “Personality Crisis” - flexidisc 9 - 77
Positive Noise - “Get Up and Go!” “End in Tears” - flexidisc 10 - 78
Fools Face - “L5” “Public Places”- flexidisc 11 - 79
Gleaming Spires - “Happy Boy” “Fun Type” - flexidisc 11 - 79
Lords of the New Church - “Russian Roulette” - flexidisc 12 - 80
R.E.M. - “Wolves, Lower” - flexidisc 1 - 80
Berlin - “Masquerade” - flexidisc 13 - 81
Ric Ocasek - “jimmy jimmy” - flexidisc 14 - 82
Divinyls - “Boys in Town” “Science Fiction” - flexidisc 15 - 83
Call - “The Walls Came Down” - flexidisc 16 - 84
Phil ‘n’ the Blanks - “Pockets of Pleasure” “A Space Traveler’s Manifesto” - flexidisc 17 - 85
Moev - “In Your Head” - flexidisc 18 - 86
Pool - “Sing” “Harmonax”- flexidisc 18 - 86
Barry Diamond - Fighter Pilot excerpts - flexidisc 19 - 87
Insect Surfers - “Barricade Beach” - flexidisc 20 - 88
Jules Shear - “Whispering Your Name” - flexidisc 21 - 89
Joan Jett - “Coney Island Whitefish” - flexidisc 22 - 90
Big Country - “In a Big Country” - flexidisc 23 - 91
Bongos - “Barbarella” - flexidisc 24 - 92
One the Juggler - “Passion Killer” - flexidisc 24 - 92
Blue Zoo - “Forgive & Forget” - flexidisc 25 - 92
Bill Nelson - “Acceleration” - flexidisc 26 - 94
TV Toy - “Boy’s Life” - flexidisc 27 - 95
Design - “Not Even for a Minute” - flexidisc 27 - 95


A pretty good representation of the early 80s alternative scene, mo?

What compilation would you produce if you had unlimited means?


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[crystal]

[quote]Originally posted by profpike
How about all the Trouser Press Flexis?
A pretty good representation of the early 80s alternative scene, mo?
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That would be a hell of a compilation (and a hell lot of licensing work...). Obviously would love to see that, so if you gonna invest the money, I'll buy a copy [:D]. Seriously, would be one of the best things ever released.

[quote]Originally posted by profpike
What compilation would you produce if you had unlimited means?
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I'd probably release a boxset of everything that was released on Reset Records (Vince Clarke's & Eric Radcliffe's label).
Or I'd go for a produced by Midge Ure compilation with selected material from 1980-1985.

[Frau_Blucher]

It's not that obscure but I wouldn't mind a release of rereleases - an Oglio rerelease box set. Some these CDs go for $50-200 now.

Killer Pussy - Bikini Wax
Red Rockers double
Wire Train double
20/20 double
Peter Godwin - Images of Heaven
Various Sparks
Freud - Doot Doot (that's right bitches!)
Not sure if Plimsouls Plus was an Olgio...feels like it should have been.

Bunch others I'm sure.

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote]Originally posted by profpike
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FLEXIDISCS IN NUMERICAL ORDER
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This obviously would be sick.

[bpdp3]

Nice idea, profpike. I actually own all these flexi-discs, save for the first two on your list; all these flexi's were for subscribers only. Boy, was I saddened when I got a letter in the mail stating that Trouser Press had ceased publication and the more mainstream Record magazine would be the replacement.

Your list is actually missing one song! On the flipside of one one of them (I believe maybe Barry Diamond, I'm too lazy to dig them out tonight) was a song that they had printed "Do Not Play this Side"...ie, a mystery song! And it was great. It took several months before I discovered that it was "Talking to a Stranger" by Hunters and Collectors. Why it was never listed I don't know, maybe a liscensing issue or maybe a ploy to garner attention.

I think an interesting CD reissue would be the Epic Nu-Discs all put on one disc.