JANIS JOPLIN - FLEXI DISC
May 15, 2009 – 6:54 am
JANIS JOPLIN
Flexi Disc [Simon & Schuster, 1971]
In 1971, Janis Joplin fan and writer David Dalton wrote the book, Janis. What many fans do not realise is that the book comes with a flexi disc containing the following tracks:
Train Rap with Bonnie Bramlett (0:53)
Nobody Knows You when You’re Down and Out (2:32)
St. James Infirmary (3:02)
Walk Right in (2:00)
Vamp on Time (1:14)
However, there is no indication where the tracks come from.
Thanks to Vintage Vinyl Revival who shared these tracks on the net, fans now have a chance to listen to this recording.
As the tracks are taken from a flexi disc, the sound is a bit scratchy, with the usual pops and crackles but Joplin’s voice is very audible. Vintage Vinyl Revival has also merged the five tracks into one track and sampled it at 128 kbps.
In 1984, Dalton wrote a follow-up book, Janis Joplin: Piece Of My Heart.
Note: Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s.
This track is no longer available for download. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you want to download it at a later date.
Track 01. Janis Joplin - Flexi Disc
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7 Responses to “JANIS JOPLIN - FLEXI DISC”
Awesome find! thank you so much for sharing!!
By Gabriel on May 15, 2009
Train Rap with Bonnie Bramlett: Festival Express, 1970 (there´s a double dvd out named “Festival Express”; feat. Grateful Dead, Tom Rush, Janis Joplin (sic!) … http://www.a-film.nl/bioscoop/00000314/festival_express.html)
Nobody Knows You when You’re Down and Out, St. James Infirmary and Walk Right in: recorded at Threadgill´s Bar, Austin, Texas, 1962
Vamp on Time: Festival Express, 1970
That´s what the flexi disc says.
Thank´s for the good stuff you are sharing - peace
By Bert on May 15, 2009
very cool. Thanx
By Timmy on May 16, 2009
I have this book and the disc…for sale…
By sluggo on May 18, 2009
Thank you so very much for sharing this - I have been looking for a long time, and I really appreciate you and your blog!!!!!
By Sharon Hickok on May 19, 2009
Hi anybody out there tell me what this flexi disc is,..dated 1982,The oakland athletic baseball Co, Billy Ball, A”s. Regards Mike.
By Mike UK on May 24, 2009
Interesting to see this was such a hit across the internet. Glad everyone is enjoying!
I came across the flexi-disc separately from the book, so it’s cool to see the additional info. The tracks were recorded as one, direct from the flexi-disc, so play the same as would the disc itself.
Thanks for the credit on the re-post. Keep it up.
By Vintage Vinyl Revival on Aug 25, 2009