Difference between revisions of "Russian Flexis"

Latest revision as of 12:03, 2 July 2023

Many flexi discs were produced by the allegedly Russian label BudKon.

Before 1989, very few records were allowed into Soviet Russia, so there was quite a demand on the black market.
And for a few short years, this label produced thousands of flexis from ABBA to Madonna, The Stranglers, Frank Zappa,
and of course - The Sisters of Mercy.

These records are low quality recordings, and low quality pressings, and materially are worth next to nothing to an avid collector,
though, very few of the same song were ever made, and for a completist collector of Sisters bootlegs, they are treasures.

If you want to know more about the phenomenon of flexi discs in general, please check this article at Wikipedia...

Anyway, not all flexi discs containing Sisters material have been coming from Russia. More recently, some apparent repressings
have surfaced more or less regularly from Poland. Polish Postcard Flexis and Art Postcard Flexis as well as other versions and
formats of flexis do also exist and are listed here, too.

Basically, the average running time of a flexi is about 2:00 min. Insofar, some songs are splitted into parts and distributed over two or three flexis.
The standard flexi size is 5.5", but smaller ones of only 5" do exist as well. And although most flexis are recorded in mono on only one side,
there are some with b-sides, partly featuring the second part of a song, or a different version, or a different song, just like a normal 7" single.
In addition, most flexis run at 45rpm, but not all of them. Some need a speed of 33⅓ rpm. And of course, there are mispressing and even promos ...

This is a list of all the The Sisters of Mercy Flexis found so far:

0-9

• 1959 - in clear, brown, red and blue
• 1959 - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi

A

• A Rock And A Hard Place - Sisters Motive Postcard Flexi
• A Rock And A Hard Place - Sisters Motive Postcard Flexi
• A Rock And A Hard Place - in clear, brown, red, green and yellow
• Adrenochrome - in clear, brown and red
• Adrenochrome - On The Wire - double-sided red flexi
• Alice - in red, brown and clear
• Amphetamine Logic - in clear, red, green, yellow and blue
• Amphetamine Logic - Polish Art Postcard Flexi
• Anaconda - in clear, blue, yellow and brown

B

• Black Planet - in clear, blue, brown and yellow
• Black Planet - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi
• Black Planet - Golden Label Promo Flexi
• Black Planet - Polish Picture Postcard Flexi
• Black Planet - Polish Art Postcard Flexi (Art Themes Series)
• Black Planet - Polish Art Postcard Flexi (Label Themes Series)
• Black Planet - Polish Art Postcard Flexi (19th Century Fashion Themes Series)
• Blood Money - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi
• Body And Soul - in blue, yellow, clear, red, green & brown
• Body Electric - in clear, green and yellow (and blue)
• Body Electric - Torch - double-sided green flexi

C

• Colours 1 - The Sisterhood - in clear, yellow and blue
• Colours 1 And 2 - The Sisterhood - double-sided blue flexi
• Colours 2 - The Sisterhood - in clear, red and green
• Colours 2 DJ Promo - The Sisterhood - on clear vinyl
• Colours 2 And 3 - The Sisterhood - double-sided flexi in clear, red and green
• Colours 3 - The Sisterhood - in blue, clear and yellow
• Cry Little Sister 1 And 2 - non-Sisters flexis ascribed to the band and mentioned for clarification

D

• Doctor Jeep - in clear, brown and and blue
• Dominion 1 - in blue, green, red, clear, brown and yellow
• Dominion 2 - in blue, clear, red, brown, green and yellow
• Driven Like The Snow - in clear, blue, green, red and yellow

E

• Emma - Sisters Motive Postcard Flexi
• Emma - Polish Postcard Flexi
• Emma - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi
• Empire Down - in red, blue, clear and green

F

• Finland Red, Egypt White 1 - in clear, green and yellow
• Finland Red, Egypt White 2 - in clear
• Finland Red, Egypt White 3 - in clear
• First And Last And Always - in blue, brown, red and clear
• First And Last And Always - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi
• Fix - in clear, blue and green - 2 versions
• Flood II - in green, clear and blue
• Floorshow - in green, clear and yellow

G

• Gimme Shelter- in clear, blue and green
• Gimme Shelter - Fix - double-sided blue flexi
• Gimme Shelter - Something Fast - double-sided green flexi
• Giving Ground 1 - in blue, clear and red
• Giving Ground 2 - in blue, clear and yellow
• Giving Ground 3 - in brown, clear, green and red
• Good Things - in clear

I

• I Was Wrong 1 - in clear, yellow, red and green
• I Was Wrong 2 - in clear, blue and yellow

J

• Jihad 1 - The Sisterhood - in clear, blue, yellow, and green
• Jihad 1 And 2 - The Sisterhood - double-sided clear flexi
• Jihad 2 - The Sisterhood - in clear, green and red
• Jihad 3 - The Sisterhood - in clear, blue and yellow
• Jolene - in clear, blue, brown, red and yellow
• Jolene - Polish Art Postcard Flexi (split motive)
• Jolene - Split Landscape Postcard Flexis

K

• Kiss The Carpet - in clear, blue and brown
• Knocking On Heavens Door (Live) - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi

L

• Logic - in clear, red, green, yellow and blue
• Logic - Polish Art Postcard Flexi
• Lucretia, My Reflection 1 - in brown, blue, clear, green, red and yellow
• Lucretia, My Reflection 2 - in brown, blue, clear, green, red and yellow

M

• Marian - in clear and brown
• Marian - Polish Art Postcard Flexi

N

• Nine While Nine - in clear, blue and green
• Nine While Nine - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi
• No Time To Cry - in brown, clear, dark green, green, blue, red and yellow
• No Time To Cry - Polish K3 Postcard Flexi
• No Time To Cry - Polish Art Postcard Flexi
• No Time To Cry - Sisters Motive Postcard Flexi
• No Time To Cry - Split Landscape Postcard Flexis

O

• On The Wire 1 - in clear, red and green
• On The Wire 2 - in clear, red and brown

P

• Phantom - in green, clear, red as well as light and dark yellow
• Poison Door - in brown, clear and green
• Possession - in clear, yellow and brown
• Possession - double-sided clear flexi

R

• Ribbons - in clear, blue and green

S

• Sisters Of Mercy Story Vol 1 - Polish Postcard Flexis Box Set
• Sisters Of Mercy Story Vol 2 - Polish Postcard Flexis Box Set
• Some Kind Of Stranger 1
• Some Kind Of Stranger 2 - Poison Door - double-sided clear flexi
• Some Kind Of Stranger 2 - in clear, yellow, blue and green
• Something Fast - in beige, clear, green, yellow and brown

T

• Temple Of Love 1 - in clear, brown and blue
• Temple Of Love 2 - in clear, blue and brown
• The Damage Done - in clear, red and green
• The Garden Of Delight - in blue, golden brown, green, red and yellow
• Torch - in blue, brown, clear, red, green and yellow

U

• Under The Gun - in clear, yellow and green

V

• Valentine - in green, clear and blue
• Valentine - Polish Art Postcard Flexi (split motive)
• Valentine - Split Motive Postcard Flexis
• Vision Thing (full print flexi) - fully printed clear flexi
• Vision Thing - the standard version in clear, brown, blue, red and yellow

W

• Walk Away - in yellow, clear, blue and brown
• Walk Away - Golden Label Promo flexi
• Watch - in clear, brown, red and yellow
• When You Don't See Me - in clear, brown, blue and red

Y

• You Could Be The One - in clear, blue and red