The Incredible String Band tour 1968
Poster
1968 (designed)
1968 (designed)
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This poster was designed by design duo Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, known as 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.
The Incredible String Band were a Scottish band, popular with the British counterculture in the late 1960s. They were pioneers in psychedelic folk (a fusion of folk music and psychedelic rock), incorporating medieval and eastern instruments into their performances.
The Incredible String Band were a Scottish band, popular with the British counterculture in the late 1960s. They were pioneers in psychedelic folk (a fusion of folk music and psychedelic rock), incorporating medieval and eastern instruments into their performances.
Object details
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| Title | The Incredible String Band tour 1968 (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen print on paper. |
| Brief description | Poster for The Incredible String Band tour 1968. Michael English collection. |
| Physical description | Poster printed in red, yellow and blue on white paper, featuring mystical psychedelic imagery and the band's name coming from a cartoon bear's mouth. Tour dates are at the bottom. |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael English |
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| Summary | This poster was designed by design duo Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, known as 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. The Incredible String Band were a Scottish band, popular with the British counterculture in the late 1960s. They were pioneers in psychedelic folk (a fusion of folk music and psychedelic rock), incorporating medieval and eastern instruments into their performances. |
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| Accession number | S.27-1978 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2010 |
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