Flipper's "Sex Bomb" 7" single on Subterranean Records exist in a number of sleeve variations. It's an all time great DIY classic where the band hand decorated most of the picture sleeves
themselves by rubber-stamping, handwriting, silk screening and glueing. Please see below in this discography, and please contribute with scans of any different designs that you have in your own collection.
As always, send 'em to neatdn@aol.com
1980 USA "Love Canal" 7" Subterranean - SUB 7 (Folded sleeve. Printed insert)
1980 UK "Love Canal" 7" Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 8 (Fold-out cover)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Silkscreened sleeve - front and back silkscreened together as one long image. Folded sleeve. Black vinyl.)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Skull design - considered the rarest as the imagery is uniquely different from all the other fish designs. Same sleeve design front and back - 2 rubber stamps (skull and "Flipper"), Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Same sleeve design front and back - 5 rubber stamps (Flipper fish logo, 3 fish and "Flipper"). Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Front sleeve design: "Flipper" rubber-stamped 1 time, and Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped multiple times. Back sleeve design: Blank except for some red ink dots. Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Front sleeve design: "Flipper" rubber-stamped 1 time, and Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped 2 times. Back sleeve design: Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped 8 times. Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Front sleeve design: "Flipper" rubber-stamped 1 time, and Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped 2 times. Back sleeve design: "Flipper" rubber-stamped 2 times and Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped 1 time. Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Front sleeve design: Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped, and handwritten two-coloured "Flipper". Back sleeve design: Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped, and handwritten "Sex Bomb" and "Brainwashed". Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Front sleeve design: "Flipper" rubber-stamped multiple times with one only prior stamp to inkpad. Back sleeve design: Newspaper-cutting glued to back sleeve, then hand-written (spilling over on sleeve itself): "Sex Bomb Baby Yeah!" in 3 colours. Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Sex Bomb" 7" Subterranean - SUB 23 (Front sleeve design: Flipper fish logo rubber-stamped. Back sleeve design: Magazine-cutting glued to back sleeve, then hand-written: "Flipper" and "Sex Bomb" in 2 colours. Folded sleeve. Red vinyl)
1981 USA "Album" LP Subterranean - SUB 25 (Black vinyl. Printed insert)
1981 USA "Album" LP Subterranean - SUB 25 (Yellow vinyl. Printed insert)
2009 USA "Album" LP 4 Men With Beards - 4M513 (Printed insert. Sticker from shrinkwrap)
1981 UK "Album" LP Subterranean - SUB UK 1 (Printed insert)
1993 UK "Album" LP Beggars Banquet/Def American - DAB LP 3
1993 USA "Album" CD Def American - 26915-2
1999 USA "Album" CD American - CK 65934
1993 Germany "Album" CD Def American/Beggars Banquet - SPV 084-28052
2008 USA "Album" CD Water - WATER 231
2009 UK "Album" CD Domino - REWIGCD 61
2009 UK "Album" CD Domino - REWIGCD 61 P (Folded sleeve. Promo. Sticker on outer PVC cover)
1982 USA "Get Away" 7" Subterranean - SUB 35 (Folded sleeve. Printed insert. Black vinyl)
1982 USA "Get Away" 7" Subterranean - SUB 35 (Folded sleeve. Printed insert. Green vinyl)
1982 USA "Get Away" 7" Subterranean - SUB 35 (Folded sleeve. Printed insert. Black vinyl. Different back cover)
1982 USA "Gone Fishin'" LP Subterranean - SUB 42 (Black vinyl. Printed innersleeve)
1982 USA "Gone Fishin'" LP Subterranean - SUB 42 (Blue vinyl. Printed innersleeve)
2009 USA "Gone Fishin'" LP 4 Men With Beards - 4M514 (Printed innersleeve. Sticker from shrinkwrap)
1982 UK "Gone Fishin'" LP Fundamental - SAVE 17 (Printed innersleeve)
2008 USA "Gone Fishin'" CD Water - WATER 232
2009 UK "Gone Fishin'" CD Domino - REWIGCD 62
2009 UK "Gone Fishin'" CD Domino - REWIGCD 62 P (Folded sleeve. Promo)
1984 USA "Blow'n Chunks" MC ROIR - A 126
1991 France "Blow'n Chunks" CD Danceteria - RE 126 CD
2005 USA "Blow'n Chunks" LP ROIR - RUSLP 8271 (Sticker from shrinkwrap)
2001 USA "Blow'n Chunks" CD ROIR - RUSCD 8271 (Sticker from shrinkwrap)
1986 USA "Public Flipper Limited" 2xLP Subterranean - SUB 53 (Gatefold fold-out sleeve. 2 printed inserts)
2009 USA "Public Flipper Limited" 2xLP 4 Men With Beards - 4M515 (Gatefold fold-out sleeve. 2 printed inserts. Sticker from shrinkwrap)
1986 UK "Public Flipper Limited" 2xLP Fundamental - SAVE 15/16 (Gatefold fold-out sleeve. 2 printed inserts)
2008 USA "Public Flipper Limited" 2xCD Water - WATER 233
2009 UK "Public Flipper Limited" 2xCD Domino - REWIGCD 63
2009 UK "Public Flipper Limited" 2xCD Domino - REWIGCD 63 P (Folded sleeve. Promo)
1987 USA "Sex Bomb Baby!" LP Subterranean - SUB 59 (Black vinyl. Printed innersleeve and printed insert)
1987 USA "Sex Bomb Baby!" LP Subterranean - SUB 59 (Red vinyl. Printed innersleeve and printed insert)
1987 USA "Sex Bomb Baby!" LP Subterranean - SUB 59 (Yellow/blue splatter vinyl. Printed innersleeve and printed insert)
2009 USA "Sex Bomb Baby!" LP 4 Men With Beards - 4M516 (Printed innersleeve. Sticker from shrinkwrap)
1995 USA "Sex Bomb Baby!" CD Infinite Zero - 43028-1
2008 USA "Sex Bomb Baby!" CD Water - WATER 234
2009 UK "Sex Bomb Baby!" CD Domino - REWIG CD 64
2009 UK "Sex Bomb Baby!" CD Domino - REWIG CD 64 P (Folded sleeve. Promo)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Blue vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Green vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Orange vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Purple vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Red transparent vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Red opaque marbled vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Yellow vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1990 USA "Some Day" 7" Subterranean - SUB 70 (Yellow/red vinyl. Printed insert and 4 stickers included)
1992 Germany "Nurnberg Fish Trials" LP Musical Tragedies - HALF OF A ONE HUNDRED TRAGEDY (MT-155) (Limited edition of 1,000 copies)
1992 USA "Flipper Twist" 7" Matador/Def American - OLE 048-7 (Black vinyl)
1992 USA "Flipper Twist" 7" Matador/Def American - OLE 048-7 (Clear vinyl)
1993 UK "American Grafishy" LP Def American/Beggars Banquet - DAB LP 1
1993 USA "American Grafishy" CD Def American - 9 45120-2
1992 USA "American Grafishy" CD Def American - FLIPPER (V) (Promo in custom-stickered die-cut card sleeve)
