CLASSIC ORIGINAL ROCK AND POP POSTERS

THE MOVIE POSTER ART GALLERY
1 Colville Place
London W1T 2BG

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THE SEX PISTOLS - THE PUNK ROCK MOVIE, 1978

Original U.S. 1-sheet poster.
27"x41"

Very scarce 1-sheet, way superior to the UK posters for Don Letts's film mainly shot by him with a Super 8 camera at the Roxy club, where he worked as a DJ. A true document, the poster gives equal billing to the audience of original Punk 'faces'.



£350.00 conservation backed.
Martin Sharp Hendrix Explosion poster



EXPLOSION - Martin Sharp, 1967.

Published by Big O Posters Ltd, c.1973
28"x36.5"

Moving from Australia to London, becoming 'OZ' magazine's Art Director, Martin Sharp soon became a defining artist of the era, brilliantly finding the perfect visual expression for Hendrix's revolutionary sonic explosion.


Near mint condition, conservation framed. PLEASE INQUIRE.





BLOWING IN THE MIND - MARTIN SHARP, 1967

Published by Big O Posters Ltd.
c.19.5"x29.5"

Originally the cover of OZ magazine no. 7, this spectacular printing on gold metal foil is considered by many to be Martin Sharp's masterpiece. The V&A hold a copy in their permanent collection.



Please inquire for availability.

THE BEATLES - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, 1964.

Photography by Robert Freeman.

Original British quad poster.
30"x40"

An experienced Jazz photographer, ROBERT FREEMAN met THE BEATLES in August 1963 and subsequently photographed and designed five of their album covers (MEET THE BEATLES, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, BEATLES FOR SALE, HELP!, RUBBER SOUL).


£3500.00 linen-backed and conservation framed.




THE CLASH -RUDE BOY, 1980

Original U.S. 1-sheet poster.
27"x41"

The UK posters for the Clash semi-documentary are dull as dishwater, the polar opposite of the electric American 1-sheet film poster.



£300.00 conservation backed.



DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS, 1980.

Original promo poster, design by Peter Barrett.
40"x60"

Stunning large rare promo poster for Dexys landmark debut album. The powerful and (to the unaware) enigmatic image in fact depicted a young Anthony O'Shaughnessy, one of many people driven from their homes in New Ardoyne by violence and intimidation following the introduction of internment in August 1971.

SOLD - please ring/email if you'd like us to source another.


PINK FLOYD at the CIA-UFO Club. July 28, 1967.

Design by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (Michael English and Nigel Waymouth) 30"x20"

Michael English and Nigel Waymouth (founder of Carnaby Street's 'Granny Takes a Trip' boutique) formed the psychedlic graphics team 'Hapshash and the Coloured Coat' in late 1966, printed and distributed by the International Times off-shoot Osiris Visions. which folded in late 1968 when the psychedelic fashion faded. This poster was designed in July, 1967 for an early appearance of The Pink Floyd at London's legendary and shortlived underground club, UFO, held late Friday nights in a basement Irish dance hall, "The Blarney Club", at 31 Tottenham Court Road.

SOLD - please ring/email if you'd like us to source another.



SCRITTI POLITTI - THE SWEETEST GIRL, 1981

Original Rough Trade promo poster
16.5"x23.5"

Originally issued on a free NME cassette, the delightful 'Sweetest Girl' single, though not a hit, was a critical success which paved the way for the hit lp ' Songs To Remember' the following year and Green Gartside's subsequent huge international success with the ultra-gloss big 80's productions of 'Wood Beez' and 'The Word Girl'.

SOLD - please ring/email if you'd like us to source another.

ELVIS ON TOUR, 1972


U.S. 3-sheet poster
41"x81"

Discontinued in the early 1980s, the 3-sheet was one of the most dramatic and effective of film poster formats. With print runs only in the low-to-mid hundreds, the survival of any 3-sheet is fortuitous.

Elvis loved flashy, sharp outfits ever since he bought his clothes from the Lansky Bros. in Memphis, and he quickly picked up on the extravagent style of black musicians (always one of his touchstones) such as Earth Wind and Fire in the early 70's.


£850.00 conservation backed and framed.
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