Tracklist
| A1 | Bow Wow Wow– | Elimination Dancing | 3:06 |
| A2 | Adam And The Ants– | A.N.T.S. | 3:32 |
| A3 | Motörhead– | The Train Kept A Rollin' | 2:49 |
| A4 | Blondie & Freddie*– | Yuletide Throw Down (Rapture) | 5:12 |
| A5 | XTC– | Looking For Footprints | 3:33 |
| A6 | Soft Cell– | Metro MRX | 2:17 |
| B1 | Weapon Of Peace– | West Park (Flexi Mix) | 4:01 |
| B2 | Haircut One Hundred– | Nobody's Fool | 3:31 |
| B3 | The Pretenders– | What You Gonna Do About It? | 2:46 |
| B4 | Depeche Mode– | I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead | 2:20 |
| B5 | The Jam– | Boy About Town | 2:19 |
| B6 | The Associates– | Even Dogs In The Wild | 3:17 |
| B7 | Altered Images– | Happy New Year | 0:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 11965
- Made By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 11966
Notes
Compilation of various tracks originally on flexis accompanying Flexipop magazine.
A1 originally appeared on Flexipop 018.
A2 originally appeared on Flexipop 004.
A3 originally appeared on Flexipop 007.
A4 is a Christmas version of "Rapture" and originally appeared on Flexipop 015 and Flexipop 015(a).
A6 originally appeared on Flexipop 012.
B4 originally appeared on Flexipop 011.
B6 originally appeared on Flexipop 020.
B7 is a special version of "Happy Birthday"; Altered Images' biggest hit.
Track A4 was originally titled "Yuletown Throw Down (Rapture)" on Flexipop 015, then titled "Yuletide Throw Down" on Flexipop 015(a). On reissues in 2021 and 2022, it was titled "Yuletide Throwdown."
Track B4 is titled incorrectly "Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead" both on this promo LP and the flexidisc. Correction as appearing above.
A1 originally appeared on Flexipop 018.
A2 originally appeared on Flexipop 004.
A3 originally appeared on Flexipop 007.
A4 is a Christmas version of "Rapture" and originally appeared on Flexipop 015 and Flexipop 015(a).
A6 originally appeared on Flexipop 012.
B4 originally appeared on Flexipop 011.
B6 originally appeared on Flexipop 020.
B7 is a special version of "Happy Birthday"; Altered Images' biggest hit.
Track A4 was originally titled "Yuletown Throw Down (Rapture)" on Flexipop 015, then titled "Yuletide Throw Down" on Flexipop 015(a). On reissues in 2021 and 2022, it was titled "Yuletide Throwdown."
Track B4 is titled incorrectly "Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead" both on this promo LP and the flexidisc. Correction as appearing above.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): LYN 11965
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): LYN 11966
Recommendations
1981 UKFlexi-disc —7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, EP
Reviews
For the record, this album plays the "Speak & Spell" version of I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, not the flexi version.
"Track B4 is titled incorrectly "Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead" both on this promo LP and the flexidisc. Correction as appearing above."
I'd suggest the Depeche Mode title should not be retitled but was intentionally different to the regular Depeche Mode release as the flexipop!
A kind of "Holy Grail" of new wave bands. A lot of the material here has never been released anywhere else, as most tracks that have appeared later have been either been transferred from flexi or remixed later on, for example, Blondie's "Yuletide Throw Down" is a completely different version than what has been released in their most recent "Against The Odds" compilation. This is a very rare record that, although a UK promo, was as far as I know, actually never released as a promo in the UK and was made to promote Flexiopop! in the states. Flexipop! soon folded so this is a definite archive of some lost grooves. Of note the flexis, if in mint condition may actually give a more bolder sound than this record, it's not bad sound on here, but don't expect silent audiophile vinyl either, not unlike one of those Debut Magazine LP's.
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