Brief history of "Hip Pocket Records" :
Philco, a division of Ford Motors, produced the most famous flexi-disc series: Hip Pocket Records. These 3 3/4" flexi-discs played two songs (one on each side just like a regular 7" record)... The "Hip Pocket" series included 41 different Top 40 Songs, as well as children’s songs...
Philco/Ford teamed with three major record companies, Atlantic, Mercury and Roulette, to produce popular music on the Hip Pocket Records. They were sold for 69 cents at Woolworth, and also at local Ford Dealers.
Hip Pocket Records were only manufactured for two years (between 1967 and 1969), but Philco produced a small phonograph for the Hip Pockets called the Miniature Radio Phonograph (model S-1378WH). The Mini Radio Phono, as it was called, was especially made to play Hip Pocket Records, but played regular sized records as well...
Hip Pocket Records were approximately 3 3/4" in size and came in very colorful packaging that was about 6 1/4 inches tall by 5 inches wide... The envelopes these flexi-discs came in listed the two tracks and displayed a photo of the artist or band....
We will combine postage fees on multiple purchases (domestic and international) to save you on postage...
Orders are shipped Thursday mornings with plastic covers and cardboard pads for extra protection...
Postage fee of $ 3.50 in the USA covers First Class Mail and handling...
Postage fee of $ 10.00 in Canada covers "first class mail international" postage and handling...
Postage fee of $ 14.00 overseas covers "first class mail international" postage and handling...