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[sjm]

I have a brand "new" copy of Richard Carlin's 1977 book complete with a flexi-disk insert containing sample music for the book.

But I have no means to play the flexi-disk nor do I know anybody who has the equipment to play it and copy it to some other medium.

Has anybody got an .mp3 copy of this disk?

Thx.

Don.

(Before anyone accuse me of copyright abuse, I have bought the book and the original so I am not depriving the artist or the publisher of their royalties.)

[Geoff Wooff]

Don,
the "flexi-disc" from a 1977 book would be a 33 rpm Record (Vinyl, Gramaphone Record, the thing that came after Edison's Waxed Cylinder... whatever you call it) would it not ?

If that is the case then there are many cheap "turntables" (record players) available today that have a USB port.. so digitizing your "flexi-disc" should not be a problem.

Hope you find a solution to the problem,
Geoff.

[Peter Laban]

the "flexi-disc" from a 1977 book would be a 33 rpm Record (Vinyl, Gramaphone Record

It's more likely one of those plastic, floppy ones that used to come in tutor books etc before they put CDs in them. Still requires a record player at 33 or 45 rpm though.

[cboody]

There are companies that specialize in transferring LP to CD. You may find one of them that will do it. If you find a turntable and decide to do it yourself a quarter (US) sized coin placed near the center will help keep the flimsey plastic from slipping.

[spindizzy]

I have a brand "new" copy of Richard Carlin's 1977 book complete with a flexi-disk insert containing sample music for the book.

But I have no means to play the flexi-disk nor do I know anybody who has the equipment to play it and copy it to some other medium.

Has anybody got an .mp3 copy of this disk?

Thx.

Don.

(Before anyone accuse me of copyright abuse, I have bought the book and the original so I am not depriving the artist or the publisher of their royalties.)

We're currently digitising all our vinyl (and some of it is really dreadful, both in quality - sounds like rice crispies - and taste - did I really pay money for that?)
I'd offer to help - but you're a long way away.

Chris


ps I'll probably see if I can find CD transcriptions for the really bad in sound quality, that I'd like to listen to.
the whole job has been quite an experience in revisiting my past

Edited by spindizzy, 02 May 2012 - 10:04 AM.

[sjm]

It's more likely one of those plastic, floppy ones that used to come in tutor books etc before they put CDs in them. Still requires a record player at 33 or 45 rpm though.

That is correct.

[sjm]

I'd offer to help - but you're a long way away.

Thanks anyway.

Don.

[David Barnert]

Why not ask Richard Carlin? He is a member of concertina.net (click on his name), although he has not been active in a few years. If he still has the same e-mail address he will see a private message you send him through this site. There's also a (current?) e-mail address listed for him here: http://www.concertin...arlin/index.htm