BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
Released as a special red vinyl flexi disc in Japan 1984 British pop singer Howard Jones sends out a special Christmas and New Years message to fans. This special flexi disc was was released to the Japanese fans only, and Howard talks about his love of Japan, the new album and tour.
As with most flexi discs they often don’t sound that great. This flexi disc was in very nice condition. I made every attempt to make it sound as good as possible. Merry Christmas!!
SIDE A:
A Personal Christmas And New Years Message 2:24
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA – PS-1024-1
Format: Flexi-disc, 7″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Red
Country: Japan
Released: 1984
Genre: Non-Music, Stage & Screen
Style: Spoken Word
NOTES:
Limited Edition Red Vinyl Flexi disc in picture sleeve with Japanese text on reverse
Find The Flexi On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Thank you for this gem!!
Howard Jones is one of my favorites – so I’m loving this post! Many thanks!
Ahh, Flexi Discs, they really are next to garbage sound wise, but I love them, since I was a child they have always seemed like some kind of mysterious treasure, like a hidden message. They are often rare and fold,warp, wear out easily and were often issued without a sleeve, treated like trash by their owners, and thus seem to be some of the hardest records to track down. In the early 80’s — the golden age of new wave — there were loads of them, like Flexipop!, those were some of the best. Yes, I believe Depeche Mode did… Read more »
Omg you caught me out with this Saturday post.
Didn’t know it existed but love these kinds of things – the likes of Twitter makes these artifacts seem almost antique. I think you posted a Wham flexi message last christmas 😉 , and there’s the one on the gatefold b-side of that Paul Young 7″. Oh, and I think that Blondie flexi was Holidays themed. Would love to hear the Depeche one… will go on a hunt round the internet at work today. 😀
Oh Paul, you are super about your posts. So nice to have something like this in our audio Christmas Stockings!! And I love Saturday posts – they are extra special. I really like this as it represents a nice time capsule of a moment in time. Thanks for the rarities my friend and Merry Christmas to you!!!
Jeff
Certainly something you seldom see, let alone a rip of one. A nice novelty item for Xmas. Thanks!
Pretty cool novelty, back in the day I had one of these Christmas flexis but by Depeche Mode. Never heard this one before, thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas, Paul!
Wow, flexi discs are often rare with content..
Thanks Paul and Merry Christmas.. 🙂
Merry Christmas Paul
Merry Christmas Mothloop 🙂
Wow a Saturday post. And an awesome one at that!
Thank you Neil 🙂
What a rare one this is! Nice Paul. Thank you for making this available.
You’re welcome Stefano 🙂