Pink Floyd
March-June 1967
Posters & Handbills
Any comments, corrections or additions to this listing would be greatly appreciated.
1a1) Malvern Winter Gardens handbill
Date & Venue: Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire, England, March 7, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill that lists the Pink Floyd show at Malvern Winter Gardens on March 7, 1967.
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1a2) Freddie Bannister reprint.
Handbill Size: 8 5/16" x 5 1/8"
PT: .004"
Notes: A 2019 reprint of this handbill by Freddie Bannister.
1b) Marquee Club, March 1967 handbill
Date & Venue: The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, March 9, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, etc.
Notes: A handbill from the Marquee Club for March 1967. Pink Floyd is listed for Thursday, March 9th with The Thoughts.
1c) Agincourt poster
Date & Venue: Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey, England, March 12, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Agincourt Ballroom in Camberley, Surrey, England on March 12, 1967.
1d1) Enfield College poster
Date & Venue: Enfield College of Technology, Middlesex, England, March 18, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, Goodtime Losers, The Lymit
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Enfield College of Technology in Middlesex, England on March 18, 1967.
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1d2) Poster reprint #1
Poster Size (small): 23 3/8" x 16 9/16"
Poster Size (large): 33 1/8" x 23 3/8"
Notes: A 2020 reprint of this poster in two sizes. Made in England.
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1d3) Poster reprint #2
Poster Size (small): 17" x 11"
Poster Size (medium): 24" x 16"
Poster Size (large): 36" x 24"
Notes: A 2021 reprint of this poster in three sizes. Made in the U.S.
1e1) Ricky-Tick Club poster #1
Date & Venue: Ricky-Tick Club, Hounslow, Friday 24th March 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: A three day poster for the Ricky-Tick Club in Hounslow, March 24-26, 1967. Pink Floyd is listed for Friday, March 24th.
1e2) Ricky-Tick Club poster #2
Date & Venue: Ricky-Tick Club, Hounslow, Friday 24th March 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 29 13/16 x 19 15/16
PT: .0037
Notes: A single show poster for Pink Floyd at the Ricky Tick Club in Hounslow on March 24, 1967.
Also found printed in red:
1f1) Chinese R & B Jazz Club, Bristol handbill #1
Date & Venue: Chinese R & B Jazz Club, Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol, Somerset, England, March 28, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for Pink Floyd at the Chinese R & B Jazz Club, Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol, Somerset, England on March 28, 1967.
1f2) Chinese R & B Jazz Club, Bristol handbill #2
Date & Venue: Chinese R & B Jazz Club, Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol, Somerset, England, March 28, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A second handbill for Pink Floyd at the Chinese R & B Jazz Club, Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol, Somerset, England on March 28, 1967.
2a) Birdcage poster
Date & Venue: Birdcage, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, April 1, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 30" x 40"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Birdcage in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on April 1, 1967.
This was the EMI press launch of the band.
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This poster was copied and reprinted in 2006. Size: 11.5" x 16.5"
2b) Rhodes Center commemorative poster
Date & Venue: Rhodes Centre, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, April 8, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: This is a commemorative (fake) concert poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Rhodes Center in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England on April 8, 1967.
A number of posters for different bands at the Rhodes Centre were made, all of which are believed to be fake.
2c) Bath handbill
Date & Venue: The Pavilion, Bath, Somerset, England, April 10, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd performance at the Pavilion in Bath, England on April 10, 1967.
3a) Middle Earth Love Festival poster
Date & Venue: Middle Earth, London, England, May 3, 1967
Artist: Based on an original 1968 drawing by Johnny Hurford. Additional text by Nigel Mentzel.
Bands: Pink Floyd, the Move, Soft Machine, Arthur Brown
Poster Size: 23 x 17 5/16
PT: .0053"
Printing Company: Magic Garden Posters 1979
Printing Information: Offset lithograph. Found on purple, blue, red or pink paper.
Notes: A fabricated poster made up by British collector Nigel Mentzel. Based on a Johnny Hurford poster.
At the top of the poster, it says: "Love Festival with Pink Floyd at Middle Earth."
This is a fake concert poster for a show that never took place.
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The Human Family poster by Johnny Hurford:
Notes: Original 1968 poster by Johnny Hurford, titled The Human Family.
It was created for the theater group called The Human Family that was run by Jack Henry Moore out of the Arts Lab in London in the 1960s.
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Middle Earth Love Festival poster (blue)
Poster Size: 23 x 17 5/16
PT: .0074"
Notes: A copy of the fake Middle Earth Love Festival poster on blue paper.
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Nigel Mentzel:
Notes: A picture of Nigel Mentzel with some of his posters. Photo by Jonathan Hill.
Mentzel is holding a copy of the Middle Earth Love Festival poster.
To his left is a copy of the Pink Floyd UFO poster from June 2, 1967 that he remade.
To his right is a copy of the CIA / UFO poster that he copied.
3b1) King MOJO Club poster
Date & Venue: King Mojo Club, Tollbar, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, May 7, 1967
Artist: Colin Duffield
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd show at King MOJO Club in Tollbar, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England on May 7, 1967.
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3b2) Poster reprint #1:
Notes: All posters for the Pink Floyd concert at the King Mojo Club are commemorative posters made after the show. There are no original concert posters that were made for this show.
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3b3) Poster reprint #2:
Notes: A second commemorative poster for the King MOJO Club.
This poster has been reprinted in the 1980s and in 2005/2006.
3c1) Games for May poster
Date & Venue: South Bank Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, May 12, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Barry Zaid
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Printing Information: Poster printed offset litho at the Ranelagh Press, Hampstead, England. Black and peacock blue on white paper.
Notes: A poster for the Games for May show at the South Bank Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, England on May 12, 1967.
3c2) Games for May handbill
Date & Venue: South Bank Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, May 12, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Handbill Artist: Barry Zaid
Handbill Size: 8 15/16 x 6 1/16
PT: .0036"
Notes: A handbill for the Games for May show at the South Bank Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, England on May 12, 1967.
These handbills handed out at the Queen Elizabeth Hall box office.
3d) Lancashire poster
Date & Venue: Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire, England, May 20, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, Big Sleep
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Floral Hall in Southport, Lancashire, England on May 20, 1967.
3e) Spring Holiday Barn Dance poster
Date & Venue: The Barn, Grosmont Wood Farm, Cross Ash, Monmouthshire, Wales, May 25, 1967
Bands: The Pink Floyd, Volume IV
Poster Size: 19 1/2" x 14 1/2"
Printing Information: Poster printed blue on pink paper.
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at The Barn in Grosmont Wood Farm, Cross Ash, Monmouthshire, Wales on May 25, 1967. "those Fabulous, Fantastic Stars of T.V., Radio and Records: The Pink Floyd."
Date of THURS. 25 is on a paste over. Dancing end time corrected from 1.00 a.m. to 2.00 a.m. with black pen.
3f1) Barbeque 67 poster
Date & Venue: Tulip Bulb Auction Hall, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, May 29, 1967
Bands: Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Pink Floyd, Move, Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band, Sounds Force Five
Poster Information: Made in two sizes.
Notes: A poster for Barbeque 67 at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England on May 29, 1967.
The original poster has the "Y" in the word MONDAY over the "E" in the word AFTER-.
The "L" in the word LICENSED is over the letter "O" in the word DISCOTHEQUE.
Also, the left side of the "L" in the word LINKS lines up exactly with the the left side of the "M" in the word MAY.
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3f2) Barbeque 67 poster reprint #1
Poster Size (small): 13 7/8" x 8 1/2"
Notes: A reprint of the poster for Barbeque 67 at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England on May 29, 1967.
Copies of the small poster that have streaks across the front (pictured above), and copies of the large poster with wrinkles throughout (like they have been scrunched into a ball) are believed to have been intentionally distressed to make them look old.
Differences from the original include:
The font of the letter "G" in the word SPALDING has changed to Modern Gothic Bold.
The "Y" in the word MONDAY is directly over the "T" in the word AFTER-.
The "L" in the word LICENSED is over the letter "C" in the word DISCOTHEQUE.
The "£" symbol is in a different font.
Also, the left side of the "L" in the word LINKS is shifted slightly to the left of the "M" in the word MAY.
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3f3) Barbeque 67 poster reprint #2:
Notes: A second reprint of the poster for Barbeque 67 at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England on May 29, 1967.
Differences from the original include:
The font of the letter "G" in the word SPALDING has changed to Modern Gothic Bold (same as on the first reprint).
The "Y" in the word MONDAY (under the "G" in SPALDING) is between the letters "F" and "T" in the word AFTER-.
The "L" in the word LICENSED is between the letters "C" and "O"in the word DISCOTHEQUE.
The "£" symbol is in a different font.
The line "(NON-STOP DANCING 4 P.M. IN AFTER-" is shifted down, with a bigger gap above and a smaller gap below.
Also, the left side of the "L" in the word LINKS is shifted slightly to the left of the "M" in the word MAY (same as on the first reprint).
* Pink Floyd opened the Barbeque 67 music festival (presumably since they were not well known) and performed on a small stage in a back corner of the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall (a cattle auction hall). They used a small white bed sheet draped across the back of the stage to project images from an overhead projector that used sheets of plastic with colored oils for a psychedelic effect. It was hot in the hall and the sound was very poor. The vocals were nearly inaudible and the instruments unbalanced. Attendence for Pink Floyd was small (only a few hundred) as people were still waiting to get in when they were performing. The venue capacity was apx. 6,000.
4a1) UFO Club poster
Date & Venue: UFO, The Blarney Club, 31 Tottenham Court Road, London, England, June 2, 1967
Artists: Jacob And The Coloured Coat (Michael English & Nigel Waymouth)
Bands: Pink Floyd
Reference Number: OA 107
Notes: An original concert poster for shows at the UFO Club in London, England on May 26, 1967, and for a Pink Floyd show on June 2, 1967.
This original poster was printed without any publication/credit notation on it at all.
This was not yet an Osiris poster.
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4a2) Second printing:
Note: Second printings have the notation 1007 © UFO 1967 in the upper left corner.
These posters were made for sale at the UFO Club.
The artwork for this poster has the "1007 © UFO 1967" notation on it, which indicates that it was put on the poster by the artists, and not added later.
English and Waymouth also used this artwork for a Move promotional poster.
The artists:
Note: A picture of Michael English (sitting) and Nigel Waymouth (kneeling), the poster artists, taken in the 1960s amongst their posters.
The UFO Club poster can be seen hanging on the wall in the left side of the picture.
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4a3) First Osiris printing:
Note: The first Osiris printing is actually the third printing of the poster.
The printing information has been changed to the text:
Printed in England / OA101 / © Osiris Visions Ltd. / 90 Westbourne Ter. W2 along one of the light colored beams at the top left.
The OA number is incorrect.
This printing was made for sale by Osiris Visions.
Also found with the following publication/credit line:
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND / OA101 / © OSIRIS VISIONS Ltd. / 90 WESTBOURNE TER W 2 OM TENTACLE"
Not only is the OA number incorrect, but the OM TENTACLE credit is incorrect as well, as the poster was designed by Jacob & the Coloured Coat.
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4a4) Mentzel print #1:
Note: A British poster collector named Nigel Mentzel redid this poster in the 1980s.
He copied the art from the original poster, but enlarged the name Pink Floyd and put it at the top of the list of bands on the poster.
These posters were unauthorized reprints, and were sold by Nigel via mail order.
Nigel told me that the original printing of his poster was in red, pink, blue and gold (pictured above).
He then did a second printing using the colors red, orange, yellow and gold (pictured below).
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4a5) Mentzel print #2:
Note: A second printing of the UFO poster by Nigel Mentzel. Made in the 1980s.
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4a6) Mentzel print #3:
Poster Size: 24 x 18
PT: .0079
Note: A Third printing of the UFO poster by Nigel Mentzel.
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4a7) Odyssey 2000 printing:
Poster Size: 34 x 22
Notes: In 2017, this poster was officially reproduced directly from original artwork. Under the supervision of Nigel Waymouth, a new set of signed and stamped silk screen posters were produced in conjunction with John & David Brett of Bamalama Posters in London.
This printing was a limited edition silk screen printed by the independent printing company Odyssey 2000, based in London, England.
Copies of these reprints were officially signed by Nigel Waymouth of Hapshash & the Coloured Coat.
There is a circular embossed seal in the bottom white margin of the poster where the signature is.
4b1) Hull College of Art poster
Date & Venue: Student Union, College of Commerce, Hull, Yorkshire, England, June 9, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for a dance at the College of Art Hull, with Pink Floyd, on June 9, 1967.
4c) Bolton College of Art Midsummer Ball poster
Date & Venue: Bolton College of Art Midsummer Ball, Rivington Barn, Bolton, Lancashire, England, June 21, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, The Chasers
Poster Artist: Student at Bolton College of Art who organized the Midsummer Ball
Poster Size: apx. 20" x 20"
Printing Information: Hand painted
Notes: A poster for the Bolton College of Art Midsummer Ball in Rivington Barn, Bolton, Lancashire, England on June 21, 1967.
4d) Rolls-Royce Ball poster
Date & Venue: The Locarno, Derby, Derbyshire, England, June 23, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, Thorndike Mordacia's Imagination
Poster Size: 29 X 19
Notes: A poster for the Rolls Royce Ball at the Locarno in Derby, Derbyshire, England on June 23, 1967. Early show.
4e1) The 8 Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy poster
Date & Venue: The 8 Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy, Great and Small Halls, Bradford University, Yorkshire, England, June 23, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, The Soft Machine, Tomorrow, The Children, The Roll Movement, Cock-a-Hoop
Notes: A poster for The 8 Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy in the Great and Small Halls at Bradford University, Yorkshire, England on June 23, 1967.
4e2) The 8 Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy handbill
Date & Venue: The 8 Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy, Great and Small Halls, Bradford University, Yorkshire, England, June 23, 1967
Bands: Pink Floyd, The Soft Machine, Tomorrow, The Children, The Roll Movement, Cock-a-Hoop
Notes: A handbill for The 8 Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy in the Great and Small Halls at Bradford University, Yorkshire, England on June 23, 1967.
Found with both a green and a white background.
This handbill was also used as the ticket for the show.
