This is a strange release. Specialist Subject sent it out free with orders a couple of years ago, and as a subscriber, I got a copy along with the Woahnows 7" they were putting out. I've been a fan of Great Cynics since I saw Giles play as Cynics supporting Walter Schreifels, so it was a nice addition. The song was a leftover from a recording session, and Specialist Subject decided to print it on clear green flexidisc, and not cut it - it's the only square record I have.
As you can imagine, it sounds like utter shit, but it's exactly the quality you'd expect from being pressed onto something not far from clingfilm or a carrier bag. That said, the shittiness adds a certain charm to the song - their best songs were always the slightly sloppy, beery, sing-along punk rock songs, and this is one of those. It's a fun song. Luckily, they also put it onto the end of year compilation, which is good because it's exactly the sort of record that gets lost in amongst records with actual sleeves, and I can't imagine the flexidisc standing up to many plays.
Format: 7", one-sided square flexidisc
Tracks: 1
Cost: Free new
Bought: Specialist Subject Records
When: 29/03/16
Colour: Transparent green
Etching: none
mp3s: None
