{"product_id":"the-flatmates-shimmer-finished-mix-betamax-four-demo-tapes-shimmer-12-inch","title":"The Flatmates - ‘Shimmer’ Finished-Mix Betamax + Four Demo Tapes + ‘Shimmer’ 12-Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Flatmates came out of Bristol in the mid-1980s on The Subway Organization, the label at the heart of the indie-pop scene. “Shimmer,” released in 1987, became their best-known single. This lot holds the finished mix and the tapes that came before it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe master is a TDK Extra HG L-250 Betamax, labeled with the finished mix of “Shimmer” at 3:26 and 8:26 “(with EQ).” With it are four demo cassettes: a Power Plant studio tape titled “The Flatmates,” a Sony HF30 marked “Single +2,” a TDK AD-X60 titled “Shimmer – The Flatmates,” and a tape marked “Flatmates Demos.” A copy of the “Shimmer” 12-inch, with its “free flatsharing guide” sticker, completes the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetamax digital master of the finished “Shimmer” mix, short and long versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Flatmates demo cassettes with handwritten labels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Shimmer” 12-inch with original sticker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudio tapes from a cornerstone Subway Organization single\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of London producer and engineer Chris Allison.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544934957385,"sku":"LDN_CA_036","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/DSCF8123.jpg?v=1791401812","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-flatmates-shimmer-finished-mix-betamax-four-demo-tapes-shimmer-12-inch","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}