Cricket star

[Captain Bl@ck]

Just noticed its 33rpm, which makes it a one-sided green picture flexi EP.

Can't be many of them about.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Captain Bl at ck" <starfield at SUPANET.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Cricket star


> Robert Calvert and the 1st XI. 'Cricket Star'. Wake Up Records WUR5.
>
> Bob recorded Cricket Star with his band in 1974 for UA in what was
> apparently a very authentic reggae style - unfortunately the record
company
> weren't impressed and the song was shelved, the master tapes subsequently
> lost.
>
> He later took the song to Adrian Wagner, who owned the Electronic Dream
> Plant, responsible for the Wasp synthesiser. At the time, bands were
> releasing coloured vinyl, picture discs, flexi discs, single sided singles
> etc, so Bob put all these ingredients together to release a one-sided
green
> picture flexi single.
>
> It was sold through independent record shops - Graduate in Dudley
(remember
> them?) were one stockist - for something like 75p. That would have been in
> 1979, as I recall.
>
> I have a copy here - I'll scan the disc in and send you the image off
list.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Alogilvy at AOL.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:33 AM
> Subject: Cricket star
>
>
> > Does anyone out there know the history of Bobs Flexidisc?
> > Why was it released as a flexi?
> > I've never owned a copy, and am finding it difficult to get hold of a
> copy.
> > How was it made available, was it with a magazine?
> > Does anyone out there have a spare copy for sale?  can someone EMail  me
a
> > photo of the disc?
> > Thanks
> > Al