[Collection of mainly popular music posters from Christchurch. ca 1980-1983]

Posters include:

Undated:

Black Rose Productions. Protective helmet area; hard hats must be worn [design for album cover for ..., using anti-tour poster 1981] (2 copies)

Buying A Hat. Gladstone, Mon, Tues Wed 25th-27th [ca 1981?]

Midyear stein time, with The World +++ Not Really Anything; and Sneaky Feelings plus The Bats. Ballroom July 1 [ca 1981]

Newtones, Volkswagons. June 11, 12, 13, Gladstone [ca 1981]

RA Summer music Radio Avon 1290 (Man with surfboard)

RA Summer music Radio Avon 1290 (Couple beside the sea)

RA Summer music Radio Avon 1290 (Seagull, sea and sun)Techtones + Buying A Hat. Gladstone 11-14 Feb [ca 1981?]

Verlaines at the Gladstone Sept 22nd + 24th

The Whizz Kids. Hillsborough Wed 19 [ca 1981?]

1980:

Th' Dudes. Hotel Ashburton, Thurs 3rd April. Th' Dudes on Key Records thru festival. Dudes' management - Charley Gray, Box 6537 Auck. [1980]

Newtones. Victor Dimicich [ie Dimisich] Band. Gladstone Tavern. Monday & Tuesday November 24-25 [1980]

1981:

Ballon D'Essai and Mainly Spaniards from Christchurch. Double bill, appearing at the Empire Hotel, 10, 11, 12th Dec [1981] / Mole Graphix / Steve does art like this (Designer Mark Rastrick?)

Ballon D'Essai. The taste of music, starring Lassie Come Home and Lyndon Fraser and the Liars. Star & Garter, 15th May / LVDL [ca 1981?]

Clean (Musical group): At last, The Clean, 'Tally-Ho, Tally-Ho', at Terminus on Weds. Nov 11th. One night only. E.P. out this week too (on Flying Nun Records). "Boodle Boodle Boodle" [1981]

The Clean at the Gladstone. 2nd, 3rd, 4th July [ca 1981?]

The Clean. New single out on Flying Nun. Tally ho / Platterpus; buy it! Gladstone, 20th to 22nd / Farty Arty Productions [1981]

Gladstone. Blam Blam Blam, Newmatics, Screaming Meemees, July 20-25 [1981?] (2 copies)

Mainly Spaniards. Gladstone Thurs 30, Fri 31, Sat 1, with The Pedestrians [ca 1981?]

Mainly Spainards; The Droogs. Gladstone 678 [ca 1981?] (2 copies)

Newtones. Gladstone, August 27, 28, 29 [1981?]

Pop Mechanix. 1st single "Now"; 2nd single "Ritz". Gladstone, 22-25 Oct [1981?]

1982:

Bilders. Star & Garter Fri 16 + Sat 17 April [1982]

The Radio U Clash petition. Sign now! At Record Factory, EMI, Record Joynt, Mousetrap, Roundabout Records, University Bookshop, Scorpio Books.

The Radio U Clash petition - petition to get The Clash to come to Christchurch on their tour [Petition form. 1982?]

The Clean. In aid of the Unemployed Workers Co-operative ... The Clean ... they will play in the Square Friday 16th April [1982?]

Pin Group go to town. 12 inch E.P. for sale [1982]

Playthings. Birds eye view b/w Dumb and Pure frost. Playthings single N.Z. [1982?]

Sneaky Feelings. New single: Be my friend c/w Amnesia. Flying Nun [1982] (Photo by Carol Tippett)

Stones and Chills. Fun, safe, amuse your friends, at the Star + Garter Tuesday 2nd - Thursday 4th March [1982]

1983:

The Bats + Scorched Earth Policy ... And Axe Men! 4 + 5th November, Star + Garter. To bring the wolves out, Riding Hood Red [ca 1983]

The Fall. "In a hole". Live in Auckland 1982. A Flying Nun long player with bonus. 12" encore 45 [1983]

Great Unwashed. Clean out of our minds from Flying Nun Recording Company [1983]

Venetians; White Boys. Star & Garter, Thursday Friday Saturday August 25, 26, 27 [1983?]

Quantity: 32 Poster(s).

Physical Description: Offset prints, relief prints, sizes varying

Provenance: Collected and donated by David Swift, Australia, in 2017. Dave was formerly a member of the Christchurch band Mainly Spaniards.