Flexi Discs

Vinyl records maintain a certain level of popularity these days. But I don't think anyone plans on reviving the Flexi Disc, which ceased production in the year 2000.

Visit this great site for a history of this odd phenomenon. Be sure to look at the Flexi Disc stamps from Bhutan!

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Posted By: Paul - Sun May 24, 2009
Category: Music | Technology | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s

Comments

i can't imagine the sound quality would be very good concidering the fliexibility. wouldn't that cause sound distortion?

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/24/09 at 12:15 PM

burger chef there's a blast from the past. how long have they been gone? nostalgia indeed! 😊

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/24/09 at 04:32 PM

thanks for the info too doug.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/24/09 at 04:33 PM

i didn't know hardee's bought burger chef. the one i remember as a kid had to have closed in the late seventies. but then they tore down most of that block for new constuction for business. maybe even then they weren't profitable enough to reopen. a hardee's opened a while later in a different spot. i'm a little fuzzy on exact times, it's been a while. 😊 geesh i'm to young to ramble about the old day this much! :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/24/09 at 06:13 PM

I don't remember these, but I do remember having vinyl records that were all sorts of different colors. Would be nice if they could do something similar with cds/dvds. Silver is so 1999.

Posted by Nethie on 05/24/09 at 09:10 PM

i think colors would screw up the laser reader nethie. but yeah, it would be cool if they could do it. :coolsmile:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/24/09 at 09:23 PM

Nethie, Patti, there are colored disks. I had some red ones in the last batch. And yes, I'm talking about the recording side not the top.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/25/09 at 12:53 AM

not the first time i've ever been mistaken, and some how i doubt it will be the last. thanks for the info expat. 😊

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/25/09 at 01:18 AM

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