UFO Coming poster
Number: OA104
Poster Artists: Hapshash and the Coloured Coat
Poster Date (of concerts): Shows at the UFO Club in London:
June 16 - Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Soft Machine
June 23 - Liverpool Love Festival (The Liverpool Love Festival was organized by the poet Adrian Henri, and featured poetry and music)
Poster Size: 29 9/16" x 19 11/16"
Printing Information: Silkscreen. Printed using gold ink for the background.
Notes: First Osiris printing of the poster with an "OSIRIS AGENCY" publication/credit line.
This Osiris poster, with the "OA" number on it, is not an original concert poster. It is a reprint by the Osiris poster company for sale through its catalog.
This version of the poster is the in the V & A Museum in London, and was given to the museum by Nigel Waymouth.
The publishing credits begin under the "I" in Festival, and read:
"OA104 Printed in England © 1967 by the OSIRIS AGENC"
It appears to be hand written.
On some copies, the Y in AGENCY is visible.
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Original Poster
Notes: Original printing of the poster.
This poster was printed before the concert to promote the concerts and for sale locally.
There is no publication/credit line printed on this poster.
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Second Osiris Printing A
Poster Size: 29 1/2" x 19 1/2"
Notes: Second Osiris printing with an "OSIRIS VISIONS Ltd." publication/credit line.
This poster was printed after the concert for sale in headshops and through mail order by Osiris.
At the bottom of the poster, beneath the"E" in Festival, it says:
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND / OA104 © OSIRIS VISIONS Ltd. 90 WESTBOURNE TER. W 2"
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Second Osiris Printing B
Notes: Alternate second Osiris printing with the credits line shifted slightly.
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND / OA104 © OSIRIS VISIONS Ltd. 90 WESTBOURNE TER. W 2"
The publication/credit line has been moved to the left, and now starts beneath the "J" in June.
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Second Osiris Printing C
Notes: Alternate second Osiris printing with the publication/credit line shifted slightly.
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND / OA104 © OSIRIS VISIONS Ltd. 90 WESTBOURNE TER. W 2"
The publishing credit has been moved further left, and now starts between the "J" in June, and the design to the left of June.
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Second Osiris Printing D
Poster Size: 29 1/2"" x 19 1/2"
Notes: Alternate second Osiris printing with the publication/credit line shifted slightly.
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND / OA104 © OSIRIS VISIONS Ltd. 90 WESTBOURNE TER. W 2"
The publishing credit has been moved further left, and now starts beneath the tip of the design to the left of June.
* It should be noted that the printings that are designated as second Osiris printings A-D are done so for purposes of reference only, and were not necessarily printed in that order.
With so many variations, it is possible that some of these are, in fact, not original Osiris printings.
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Yarrowstalks Reprint
"Yarrowstalks" was an underground newspaper published by David Auten and Brian Zahn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 1960s. In 1967, the people that ran Yarrowstalks received permission directly from Hapshash to do U.S reprints of some of the Hapshash posters (for sale in the U.S.).
A limited edition reprint of this poster (OA104) was done by Yarrowstalks in late 1967/early 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some notable differences in this reprint:
1) Extra stars have been added in front of the girls face.
2) An extra star has been added on the girls headscarfe.
3) The left butterfly wing has an outline.
4) There is no credit line on the Yarrowstalks reprint (this was not an Osiris poster).
Legalize Pot Rally poster
OA105
CIA v UFO poster
Number: OA114
Poster Artists: Hapshash and the Coloured Coat
Poster Date (of concert): July 28, 1967
Poster Size: 29 13/16 x 19 7/8
PT: .0054
Printing Information: Silkscreen.
Notes: The poster depicts a naked winged woman pulling an island through space. This represents a type of UFO or Fantasy Island, from which various flying machines are emerging (planes, flying saucers, dirigibles, shooting stars). On the rocky island is a city, with banners above it that say: "Night of the UFOs." The assertion of famous architect and visionary Buckminster Fuller, that we should view our planet Earth as a space craft, influenced the design of the poster. A bi-plane flying below the island is leaving a vapor trail that reads: "July 28 pink floyd."
The idea of "CIA v. UFO" as the title of the poster came to Michael English and Nigel Waymouth as a representation of the conflict between the repressive forces of the establishment, and the new underground counterculture.
At the bottom left edge of the poster, it reads:
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND / OA114 / ©1967 OSIRIS AGENCY LTD. 90 WESTBOURNE TERRACE W2."
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Second Printing
Poster Size: 29 3/4" x 19 3/4"
Printing Information: silkscreen
Notes: A second printing of the poster was done with the name Hapshash & the Coloured Coat added at the end of the credit line:
At the bottom left edge of the poster, it reads:
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND/OA114 /©1967 OSIRIS AGENCY LTD. 90 WESTBOURNE TERRACE W2. / HAPSHASH & THE COLOURED COAT"
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Third Printing
Poster Size: 29 3/4" x 19 3/4"
PT: .0062
Printing Information: silkscreen
Notes: A third printing of the poster was done by TSR.
This poster was printed after the concert for sale in headshops and through mail order by Osiris.
The publication/credit line at the bottom of the poster has been changed to read:
"PRINTED BY T S R/OA114/©1967 OSIRIS AGENCY LTD. 90 WESTBOURNE TERRACE W 2/HAPSHASH & THE COLOURED COAT."
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Yarrowstalks Reprint
"Yarrowstalks" was an underground newspaper published by David Auten and Brian Zahn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 1960s. In 1967, the people that ran Yarrowstalks received permission directly from Hapshash to do U.S reprints of some of the Hapshash posters (for sale in the U.S.).
A limited edition reprint of this poster (OA114) was done by Yarrowstalks in late 1967/early 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some notable differences in this reprint:
1) A silver star above the "C" in CIA is missing.
2) There is no credit line on the Yarrowstalks reprint (this was not an Osiris poster).
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Hung on You poster
OA115