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After re-reading club80's post on 10" Singles, I started to think of all the picture records and odd-shaped records I have in my collection, and also some had 'effects' that were etched onto the vinyl.

I'm remembering a few of them:

[b]Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Dev-o[/b]
Side A is Mark and Gerald with nylons pulled over their heads, b-side???

The 7" Single for [b]A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection[/b]
Is a rectagle with circuitry on it.

[b]Split Enz - True Colours[/b]
Not a picture disc, but the name of the band in script is etched on side one over the first two tracks... Pulls yours out and hold at an angle to the light, must have the first issue of A+M's issue, or the Aussie import.

I have more, but without looking, I can not recall right now...

What do you own/have in your collection???



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Off the top of my head, I think I only have Blondie's Parallel Lines picture disk. I loved picture disks but never bought many because someone told me that they didn't sound as good & wore out very fast.

I have a bunch of Casablanca Records one-sided 12" singles. They had two songs on side one and nothing on side two. It looked so weird to see a record with no sheen or grooves.

I bought a handfull of these in the day; here a few from memory:

The Police - Badge and star shaped picture disks from '79-'80

Talk Talk - Butterfly shaped picture disk

Big Country - Fields of Fire shaped picture disk

U2 - U2 shaped picture disc for Unforgettable Fire single, regular 7" picture disc with band photo for the same, and 12" promo picture disk of "Zoo Station" to promote Achtung Baby tour.

The Clash - Combat Rock picture disk.

Elvis Costello - Promo only 12" picture disk

[quote]Originally posted by glokstadt
[br][b]Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Dev-o[/b]
Side A is Mark and Gerald with nylons pulled over their heads, b-side???

The 7" Single for [b]A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection[/b]
Is a rectagle with circuitry on it.

[/quote]

Glok!! Did you want to trade either of these?

"Keepin the '80s alive!"

Devo- That's Good/ Speedracer

One side has a french fry penetrating a doughnut, the other side has one of the band members having his ear pulled by a purple salad utensil.

There was a Blondie album where Debbie Harry is licking the vinyl.

Kilburn and the High Roads...early Ian Dury...is red.

Not necesssarily New Wave but the Synergy album "Cords" is clear vinyl.

[quote][i]Originally posted by DJ Phoenix[/i]
<br>[quote]Originally posted by glokstadt
[br][b]Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Dev-o[/b]
Side A is Mark and Gerald with nylons pulled over their heads, b-side???

The 7" Single for [b]A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection[/b]
Is a rectagle with circuitry on it. [b][And half a women's face!][/b]

[/quote]

Glok!! Did you want to trade either of these?

"Keepin the '80s alive!"
[/quote]

Not really, the Dev-o album is signed to me by Mark M. and Gerald C. from the time I interviewed them in 1985, so they drew on the pic disc, I haven't played it since!


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I just remembered a few more picture disks I have lying around, plus some colored vinyl albums:

U2 - War (lp picture disc)
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (marble vinyl)
Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain (white vinyl)
Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (gold pattern vinyl)
Sting - Dream of The Blue Turtles (lp picture disc)
Eurythmics - Touch (lp picture disc)
The Alarm - Strength (lp picture disc)
Squeeze - UK Squeeze (red vinyl)

Depeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence uk+de XL12, laser etched
Fuzzbox: Rules and Regulation (?) uk 12", laser etched
OMD: So in Love uk 12", picture disc

New Order: Brotherhood uk lp, metallic sleeve

PS. I have some CD5 where the internal metal layer is shaped, although the plastic 'shell' is the regular 5" circle.

I remember the picture discs but I don't have any. I was always afraid that the records would not play as well. I have a few pieces of colored vinyl records that I'll have to sort through. Off the top of my head, I know I have a Sex Pistols "unofficial" release and The Damned's "Final Damnation" on colored vinyl. I'll have to look through the collection.

We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.
-Johnny Ramone-

I've got more of these than I can list of the top of my head, but here's a bunch of them.

Flock of Seagulls - Transfer Affection Square Picture Disc
The Cramps - Smell of Female
Blondie - The Hunter
Scandal - 4 Track EP disc with Patty Smyth on it, sadly not in "The Warrior" makeup.
Freur - Some Square shape single picture disc but I can't remember the songs.
Return of the Living Dead Soundtrack Picture Disc
A Couple of Saxon Picture Discs
Mr. T. - Mr. T's Commandments
I have more Samantha Fox picture discs than I can count, including some adult oriented ones [:0] The coolest of which I have are these three rectangle shaped picture discs each with a few cuts on them, together the A and B sides of all the records make up an entire album, and they come in a plastic container so that if they're hung straight, the pictures go together and it's sort of like a centerfold.
I have Toto - Africa, shaped like Africa.
Couple of shaped 5 Star picture discs

and a lot more...


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What is love after all
but occasional steps
of a dance.........
.......In a trance?

Ghostbusters 12" version on 'ectoplasm green' vinyl.

(did I just say that out loud?)

TM

Here are some of what I have:

<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_residents/mole_show___live_at_the_roxy_f1/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s752836.jpg" alt="The Residents - Mole Show - Live at The Roxy "></a>

<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/klark_kent/klark_kent/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s39596.jpg" alt="Klark Kent - Klark Kent"></a>
10" green vinyl

<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/simple_minds/new_gold_dream__81_82_83_84_/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s11744.jpg" alt="Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)"></a>
Multi-colored

Here's what I have. Without checking the boxes I
have in storage, there could be more pieces.

Lene Lovich - Stateless LP pic disc UK import (Stiff different versions than US release)
Duran Duran - Strange Behavior 12" Japanese import with Duran Duran logo etched around outer edge of vinyl
Devo Q: Are We Not Men LP UK import Pic Disc
XTC - Wonderland 7" UK import Pic Disc
Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy 7" UK import Pic Disc
Frankie Go To Hollywood - Relax 7" UK import Pic Disc
Devo - That's Good 12" Pic Disc promo
Flock Of Seagulls - 1st LP Pic Disc UK import
Flock Of Seagulls - Listen LP Pic Disc UK import
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence 12" German import one side etched
Split Enz - True Colors laser etched hologram vinyl
Split Enz - I Got You 7" laser etched hologram vinyl
Split Enz - History Never Repeats 7" UK Import laser etched hologram vinyl
Members - Working Girl 7" UK import square shape red colored vinyl
Squeeze - If I Didn't Love You 5" (mini 45) UK import

I'm starting a new thread... Colored / Coloured Vinyl

Drive Around In Cars, Get Drunk In Local Bars, Dream Of Being Stars, Well I Lived All My Life On Planet Earth. -Devo circa early 1980's

Just saw I have The Guana Batz LP shapped as a 'bat!' They are an English psychobilly band, one of the first(?) as they formed back in 1982. I'm guessing they did for rockabilly what 2-tone did to ska, speed it up! [:p]