Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.
UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.
COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.
Flexipop was a British pop music magazine published between 1980 and 1983. With the exception of the last few issues, the magazine carried a free 7" coloured vinyl flexi-disc with each edition, each with its own FLEXIPOP cat. no., usually featuring one or more exclusive tracks by contemporary 'new pop' artists. The magazine was created by former Record Mirrorjournalists Barry Cain and Tim Lott and, in stark contrast to the mostly black and white newspaper style music press of the time, featured a captivating colourful design as well as frequently bizarre contents and interviews, focusing on "pop music in a pop style, taking it back to its shallow, larky roots".[1] The magazine's graphic designer was Mark Manning, later of Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction.
Initially promoted as "The world's first singing magazine", and later as "Pure Pulp for Pinheads", the publication was ultimately outsold by rival magazines such as Smash Hits, which also started giving away flexi-discs. Copies of both the magazine and its flexidiscs have become collector's items.
Peel does not seem to have featured in Flexipop at any time, although was evidently drawn to its independent style, and the music it released, which he occasionally featured on his show during the early 80s when the magazine was published. Other Peel session artists also recorded tracks for Flexipop, but were not played by Peel (see list below).
The following Peel session artists also recorded tracks for Flexipop, although, according to curently available playlsits, they were not played by the DJ.
