The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip
Poster
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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Advertisement for a record which became a great favourite at the UFO Club, 'The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip'.
Object details
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| Title | The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph poster |
| Brief description | Psychedelic poster by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (Michael English and Nigel Waymouth) entitled 'The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip', promoting a single by the Purple Gang on Transatlantic Records. Great Britain, 1967. |
| Physical description | Advertisement for a record which became a great favourite at the UFO Club, 'The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip'. |
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| Gallery label | "Michael English (born 1942) and Nigel Waymouth (born 1941)
The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip. Poster promoting a single by the Purple Gang on Transatlantic Records.
1967
Offset lithograph
E.1698-1991
This was a very popular record at the UFO. The record company specified only one colour could be used. The title of the song was taken from the King's Road boutique 'Granny Takes a Trip' of which Nigel Waymouth was co-owner."
Text by Julia Bigham |
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| Accession number | E.1698-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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