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Julie Felix, Royal Albert Hall, April 1968

Poster
1968 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was designed by Michael English, half of the design duo Hapshash 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.

Julie Felix arrived in the United Kingdom from California in 1956, after graduating from high school. She became the first solo folk performer signed to a major British record label, when she got a recording contract with Decca Records. By 1965, she was a headlining performer, and by the end of that year, she had filled the Royal Albert Hall for one of her concerts.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJulie Felix, Royal Albert Hall, April 1968 (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on paper
Brief description
Poster for Julie Felix, Royal Albert Hall, April 1968. Michael English collection
Physical description
Printed poster. Psychedelic styled poster, with pink circular inner area, from which a large three headed bird in dark blue flies out. Foreground is printed in gold and blue, and depicts a forest with white waterfall, and a woman with long hair and dress. Julie Felix's name is at the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75cm
  • Width: 49cm
Style
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • HAPSHASH & THE COLOURED COAT
  • JULIE FELIX / ROYAL ALBERT HALL. APRIL 18
  • OA 134 Printed in England by Associated Artcrafts Ltd / © 1968 Osiris (Visions) Ltd 83, Charlotte Street W.1
  • designed by michael english
Credit line
Given by Michael English
Subject depicted
Summary
This poster was designed by Michael English, half of the design duo Hapshash 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.

Julie Felix arrived in the United Kingdom from California in 1956, after graduating from high school. She became the first solo folk performer signed to a major British record label, when she got a recording contract with Decca Records. By 1965, she was a headlining performer, and by the end of that year, she had filled the Royal Albert Hall for one of her concerts.
Collection
Accession number
S.44-1978

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2010
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