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Poster for My White Bicycle by Tomorrow.

Poster
1967 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was designed by design duo Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, on this poster named under their earlier moniker, Jacob and the Coloured Coat. In the late 1960s, they created psychedelic posters for many of the English bands of the time, and decorated and advertised Nigel Waymouth's King's Road boutique, Granny Takes a Trip. They also designed for concerts held at the UFO club and Saville Theatre, and for underground magazine Oz. Their influences came from the decorative and eroticised designs of Art Nouveau, combined with the melting rainbow colours of LSD visions and pop art inspirations from the post-war media; traces of Disney, horror movie monsters and comic book characters and can often be seen hiding amongst the images.

Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. My White Bicycle was one of only two records they released, although they were well known on the London scene.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoster for <i>My White Bicycle</i> by Tomorrow. (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on paper
Brief description
Poster for 'My White Bicycle' by Tomorrow. Michael English collection.
Physical description
Printed poster. Psychedelic poster, in silver, black and white. A nude woman, a woman seen in profile, and a woman's face. A silver bird is flying in past a night sky on the right hand side. Title of record and band's name at bottom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75cm
  • Width: 49.6cm
Style
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • JACOB AND THE COLOURED COAT
  • R.5597. / B. W. CLARAMOUNT LAKE. / RECORDED ON PARLOPHONE
  • OA 134 Printed in England by Associated Artcrafts Ltd / © 1968 Osiris (Visions) Ltd 83, Charlotte Street W.1
  • designed by michael english
  • MY WHITE / BICYCLE / By / TOMORROW
Credit line
Given by Michael English
Subjects depicted
Summary
This poster was designed by design duo Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, on this poster named under their earlier moniker, Jacob and the Coloured Coat. In the late 1960s, they created psychedelic posters for many of the English bands of the time, and decorated and advertised Nigel Waymouth's King's Road boutique, Granny Takes a Trip. They also designed for concerts held at the UFO club and Saville Theatre, and for underground magazine Oz. Their influences came from the decorative and eroticised designs of Art Nouveau, combined with the melting rainbow colours of LSD visions and pop art inspirations from the post-war media; traces of Disney, horror movie monsters and comic book characters and can often be seen hiding amongst the images.

Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. My White Bicycle was one of only two records they released, although they were well known on the London scene.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
S.40-1978

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2010
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