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Buzzcocks at The Vault

Poster
1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A fly poster, possibly a proof, advertising an appearance by the Buzzcocks, Bare Hands and Juke Box at The Vault, Presbyterian Church, North Road, Brighton. The title, details of the venue and performers are printed in red on the classifieds section of The Brighton Evening Argus.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBuzzcocks at The Vault (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint and felt-maker printed on a page of <i>The Brighton Evening Argus</i>, dated 18th February 1977
Brief description
Fly poster, possibly a proof, advertising an appearance by Buzzcocks at The Vault in Brighton, screenprint and felt marker pen on classifieds section of 'The Brighton Evening Argus', Brighton, 1977
Physical description
A fly poster, possibly a proof, advertising an appearance by the Buzzcocks, Bare Hands and Juke Box at The Vault, Presbyterian Church, North Road, Brighton. The title, details of the venue and performers are printed in red on the classifieds section of The Brighton Evening Argus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.8cm
  • Width: 32.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Style
Marks and inscriptions
FROM MANCHESTER / NEW WAVE / Buzzcocks / PARTY / WITH / BARE HANDS / + JUKEBOX / eat the / beat / AT. THE VAULT / PRESBEYTERIAN / CHURCH. NORTH RD / SAT 12TH MARCH / 50p (Lettered in red felt-marker pen)
Object history
Not having the talents of The Buzzcocks' Manchester designer Malcolm Garrett to hand in Brighton, local promoters and designers produced this 'rough and ready' poster which is as much a statement about the New Wave belief in independence and immediacy as it is a promotional device.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.3019-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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