Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$205.20
Starting bid: $1.00
This second printing poster promotes events coming to London's UFO Club during June 1967, including The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Soft Machine, and The Liverpool Love Festival. This was the 4th poster issue of the legendary Osiris Visions Series (the image is OA-104 in the series). This second printing, produced shortly after the shows (still vintage), was printed for mail order sales from the Osiris catalog back in the day. Last year, another example of this same vintage printing reached $1,920.00 in our auction.
This poster design is extremely complex. Arthur Brown's dynamic performances and wild stage antics (including costumes with flapping capes and flaming horned helmet) captivated audiences. He was a pioneer of what is now termed "Shock Rock" influencing generations of artists from Alice Cooper to Marilyn Manson.
The posters of Hapshash and the Coloured Coat are arguably the most attractive concert posters ever made. They advertised shows at London's UFO club the brainchild of legendary producer Joe Boyd and John Hopkins (co-founder of the International Times). The UFO became the hub of Psychedelic Rock at the time in London and was the home of some of the very earliest Pink Floyd concerts.
Condition Details: Edge wear, wrinkling, top right corner bump, staining.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Crazy World of Arthur Brown Hapshash OA-104
--GRADE: EXCELLENT 71
--PERFORMERS: Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Soft Machine, and The Liverpool Love Festival
--VENUE: UFO Club
--CITY: London, UK
--DATE: 6/16/1967
--SIZE: 19.50 in. x 29.5"
--PRINTING: RP-2, Post-Concert Second Printing Poster
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