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Hapshash Arthur Brown Psychedelic Poster

Psychedelic FIRST PRINT "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown " silk-screened poster (19 5/8"x 29 1/2"), "OA 108 c 1967 by Osiris (visions) Ltd", by the design team known as "Hapshash & The Coloured Coat" (aka Michael English & Nigel Waymouth). Two versions of this poster were printed in 1967, one with an orange upper & the other (as here) with a yellow upper.

Hapshash posters have been extensively bootlegged over the past 10 years but the poster offered here is guaranteed to be authentic. It was acquired back in the 1990's & is clearly silkscreen printed (colours being applied in layers by hand, not quite matching up & having a 3-dimensional feel) unlike the modern repros.

Arthur Brown was a flamboyant figure in the "Swinging 60's" noteworthy for his flowing cloaks & energetic live performances. A favoured track was "Fire" (later to top the UK charts in 1968) which Brown use to perform wearing a flaming helmet (this stunt occasionally had adverse consequences). It is not surprising that such a maverick caught the attention of the Hapshash team.

This particular poster has been conservation linen-backed but NO restoration has been undertaken. The poster has minor paper loss to three corners & a pin-hole in the fourth. We got the poster backed as there were various small edge nicks & one neat 4" tear to bottom right rim. The colours remain superbly bold & vibrant (the image has NOT been PhotoShopped)

NB. A supplementary P&P charge will be reqiuired for overseas buyers.



Price: £395.00

Artist: Hapshash and The Coloured Coat, Arthur Brown
Year: '1967
Category: 50 - 60's / Rock
Format: Poster
Condition: Very good
Reference: 72436



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