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'Half price poster sale!'

Mr Fade's picture

...just walked past the local University to see that banner outside the SU. Made me cast my mind back to my student days when a ludicrously large Smiths poster (ye olde Salford Lads one) adorned my student wall. What about the rest of you? Which pretty faces did you have hiding your damp spots?

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various Roger Dean

Yes, Genesis (Gabriel era only), Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Mott the Hoople, Curved Air (Sonja, phwoooaar!), Skids (large Days in Europa), The Clash and Pearl Harbour - The Future is Unwritten tour (large billboard type on fluorescent yellow paper), Pope John Paul II

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James Blast | 13 February 2009 - 5:51pm

Ian Dury

Amongst other punk and new wave ones. It was a Stiff Records' poster with the illustrated lyrics to 'Reasons To Be Cheerful'.

"Some of Buddy Holly, the working folly, good golly miss molly and boats"...etc.

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Handsome.P.Wonderful | 13 February 2009 - 5:55pm

Aaaaarrrgh!

1978. A simply huge Judy Tzuke on the ceiling. She still occasionally comes to me in my dreams. Which isn't as nice as it might sound.

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McKinley60 | 13 February 2009 - 5:59pm

oh come on

Stay with me till dawn is a ravishing track deserving of a poster. And she was a looker.

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Mr Fade | 14 February 2009 - 9:13am

Oh yes...

...agree wholeheartedly.

However, if, as I've been led to believe "a dream unifies the body, mind, and spirit, providing us with insight into ourselves and a means for self-exploration" ...well, I'd just assumed, that in middle age, my slumbering self would have tackled something rather more cerebral than a fit blonde. Hey ho.

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McKinley60 | 14 February 2009 - 12:38pm

And unbelievably Spotify

doesn't contain Stay With Me Till Dawn.

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Mr Fade | 15 February 2009 - 10:42am

Rather tragically

I had lots of Mötley Crüe.

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Fraser Lewry | 13 February 2009 - 5:59pm

Smiths This Charming Man poster nicked from The Hacienda

and going to the NME tour last week I was pleased to see student types taking posters off the wall AT THE START OF THE GIG without any thought of how they were going to get down the front without getting their new poster of the Killers creased to betsy

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Moseleymoles | 13 February 2009 - 6:11pm

I had a 8 X 4 George best poster

almost life size! courtesy of the weddoes, a Joy divison poster (of course), the bangles, a woody allen poster, maddona, a huge feintly homoerotic poster of James Dean in a suede fringed jacket, new order technique, a signed lush one that I won in a pub quiz.
Over the fire we had a "signed" "brother beyond" poster from smash hits which was rather embarrasing when one of the bands mum came round for tea (it's along story).
Oh and Basil brush driving alittle yellow car.

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Chris G | 13 February 2009 - 6:13pm

Long maybe, but worth

telling.

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Mr Fade | 14 February 2009 - 12:59am

*sigh*

I had one of those black and fluorescent ink gig type posters for a show The Smiths did in N Ireland, University of Ulster in Coleraine, if you're keen, signed by all four of the buggers - still keen to know where that went....

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Oscar Patterson | 13 February 2009 - 6:21pm

An enormous red and black billboard poster

"liberated" from the street. It was 77, so I must have taken some pride in whomsoever, but I cannot for the life of me remember who it was for. Or where they were playing. I decorated the whole room around it, with, big mistake, black and red gloss paint. The room sweated disgustingly whenever the heat inside was greater than out.
Shite......it's just come back to me. I have a horrible freeling it was for Sham 69, whom I didn't even like then......The shame, the shame. With the Vibrators (who I do/did like)? Did they ever play together? At the Roundhouse, which is ringing another distant bell?
On the other wall were all my ticket stubs and a passport photo of me, to which I had added a beard and long hair. Quite convincingly, I think, as it fooled a few people. I still have that knocking around somewhere.

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Retropath2 | 13 February 2009 - 6:26pm

I was at University in 1970/71...

...so it was the stereotypical Hendrix/Che/CND posters along with a small Led Zep gig poster.

There was also a ripped Hapshash And The Colured Coat fluorescent one which, today, would probably be worth more than my house - I threw it away when I left University.

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stimpy | 13 February 2009 - 6:37pm

When i was living

with my parents I had a rather large poster of dusseldorf and another one of some scenery in Germany (I had a thing about Germany at the time). Later i used to nick posters from the Sheffield Leadmill. didn't particularly matter who, as they were very well designed posters, I particularly remember a Shriekback and Microdisney one

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Mint | 13 February 2009 - 7:17pm

mostly robert smith

and The Cure, with a hefty dose Next Generation Star Trek (especially Mr Worf) And ok, the odd Nephs thing...

Now I just have a framed print from the New York Dolls reunion show. And a postcard of Mr Worf on the fridge.

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inky miss | 13 February 2009 - 7:36pm

Changing times, changing faces

As a callow youth in the '70s, amongst pictures of very ugly footballers, my bedroom door was blessed with the heavenly hair'n'teeth combination that was the goddess Farrah Fawcett- Majors.

My studenty 80's witnessed the ethereal loveliness of Nastassja Kinski and 'Hounds of Love'-era Kate Bush.

My really-should-have-grown-out-of-this-by-now 90's were staked (ha!) by the perfect-in-every-way Buffy Summers/SMG.

Nowadays, I'd love to have Angelina on my wall, but my dearly beloved is against the idea for some unfathomable reason... (girls eh? Tsk!)

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Black Type | 13 February 2009 - 7:55pm

Way Back In The 1970s

I had a section from a billboard advert for Sovereign fags (el cheapo maximo gaspero) that just had the gold coin on it. It was about 6 foot by eight. Class. Looked bloody fab against the lemon yellow walls in my basement knocking den.

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Vulpes Vulpes | 13 February 2009 - 8:13pm

Later on in the eighties,

I had the Jimmy Cauty poster called 'Avebury', with a wizard, a couple of UFOs and so on. Avebury is only up the road from here, and I like having a poster drawn by a member of the KLF before there was a KLF. These days it's on the garage wall, behind the hooks that hold the stepladders.

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Vulpes Vulpes | 13 February 2009 - 8:16pm

Had that

and his Lord of the Rings poster. Also a Lord Kitchener 'your country needs you' for some strange reason.

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Darthfarter | 13 February 2009 - 8:40pm

Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver...

... and Keith Richards with his "who the fuck is Mick Jagger?" t-shirt.

Also John Lennon with his New York t-shirt.

I maintain those were cool pictures...

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ganglesprocket | 13 February 2009 - 9:02pm

Repo Man

Poster from the greatest film ever made.

*ducks behind sofa awaiting avalanche of "corrections"*

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el hombre malo | 13 February 2009 - 9:17pm

Large Jimi Hendrix...

...smaller Jimmy Page playing the double neck SG. A Floyd one with elements of the wall, and a large map of Swildons's Hole, a cave near Priddy.

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nicktf | 13 February 2009 - 9:21pm

A lovely poster

of Sherilyn Fenn from Twin Peaks.....the ubiquitous Trainspotting Poster and I think a Pixies Trompe Le Monde poster.

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David Sutherland | 13 February 2009 - 9:28pm

Oddly

I had 2 huge ones of Gillan (the band) and UFO. Odd because I wasn't really a fan of either. I think I just liked the look of them.

My favourite though, which I wish I'd kept, was a technical cut away of a Supermarine Spitfire surrounded by photo's of real ones in action. 12 year old heaven.

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Beezer | 13 February 2009 - 9:32pm

As a teenager...

I used to cut out full page record adverts from the NME and stick them up. I would also ask the local record shops for any old posters they didn't need any more - I remember acquiring one for "Swoon" by Prefab Sprout, which accompanied me to university in 1985, where it was soon accompanied by the inevitable Betty Blue poster. Beatrice Dalle, where are you now?

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Kit Hogue | 13 February 2009 - 9:41pm

This is where Beatrice is...

Auditioning for the Smashing Pumpkins.

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Andy Mackenzie | 14 February 2009 - 2:48pm

Good god!

If ever the word 'refund' meant anything...

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Mr Fade | 15 February 2009 - 1:51am

i had this image on a poster at the age of 18 or so...

Thank you Gered Mankowitz.

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Patrick Crowther | 13 February 2009 - 9:53pm

O,M,G,

You could have given us some warning!!

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Black Type | 14 February 2009 - 1:33am

With that on your wall

how did you ever leave the house? I mean, why would you bother?

I'm trying to remember Phill Jupitus' excellent line about KB but can't seem to...concen...trate right now...

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Captain Underpants | 14 February 2009 - 10:39am

With great difficulty...

Most 18 year olds struggle to get out of bed, let alone the house. Posters of Kate Bush do not help.

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Patrick Crowther | 14 February 2009 - 11:08am

just nip

along here...

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James Blast | 15 February 2009 - 3:16am

Is it just me or does Kate bush not look delia smith

in the picture with headscarf in last edition. This would explain alot, KB long absences match up exactly with DS telly series. the millions from books means KB doesn't need to rush back to the recording studio. And the titles of her last lp song are anagram for a cheats recipe for sauce hollandaise (probably)
all together now "come on we need a 12 man here, come on let's be aving you...!"

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Chris G | 15 February 2009 - 12:54pm

I never want to think of Delia Smith and Kate Bush...

as looking alike again. Never!

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Patrick Crowther | 15 February 2009 - 3:15pm

What are you drinking?

Must try it.

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Mr Fade | 15 February 2009 - 9:41pm

this poster signed by the lady herself

"may all the stars shine bright for you - kate bush xxx"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11539972@N05/3204695788/

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richard anothermusic | 15 February 2009 - 11:27am

I have

a treasured signed copy of HoL

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Black Type | 15 February 2009 - 2:40pm

Nastassia Kinski

wearing just a snake! By Richard Avedon, I think.

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Johan | 13 February 2009 - 9:55pm

Steve Mcqueen

On his Great Escape motorbike.

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Andy Mackenzie | 13 February 2009 - 10:10pm

Oh Shit

Anyone remember that from the early eighties. A collapsed bridge with a Steam train still smoking at the bottom of a gully, Victorian gentlemen overlooking the scene and the simple caption as above. Made me smile every time I looked at it.

Mind you I think I prefer Patrick's...

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Nigel Legg | 14 February 2009 - 1:23am

8 foot by 4 foot

poster of London Calling, liberated (very carefully as the glue was still 'tacky') from a street in Islington, where it had been 'flyposted' on a shop window, near the Hope 'n' Anchor.

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SirTerence | 14 February 2009 - 2:21am

Heeey!

My student room, among the album sleeves liberated (often with permission) from the local record shop was adorned by a huge poster of The Fonz and another of Yvonne Elliman.

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JohnW | 14 February 2009 - 9:18am

I adore Yvonne Elliman

wonder if there's still posters of her available?

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Mr Fade | 14 February 2009 - 2:46pm

I may have one!

I think I may have one folded up in my "Stuff I had at university" box. It may have been disposed of in my last move though!

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JohnW | 14 February 2009 - 5:41pm

Robert Smith

looking pale and interesting with the words Let's Go to Bed in large letters. I probably thought it would send subliminal messages to any passing women. It didn't.

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Captain Underpants | 14 February 2009 - 9:24am

La Dolce Vita

At Uni I had a giant b/w still of Anita Ekberg in the fontana Trevi di Roma. Bellisimo !

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On The Fence | 14 February 2009 - 9:24am

I prefer Anna Magnani...

and her filthy laugh (see Pasolini's 'Mamma Roma'!)

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Patrick Crowther | 14 February 2009 - 10:26am

Lots of saturday morning action, this week?

Those eggs (for the missus' breakfast in bed) taking a long time to cook, roses taking a long time to prune etc etc? (Or is that just my excuse?)

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Retropath2 | 14 February 2009 - 10:50am

Pixies

Surfer Rosa poster *coughs*

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Richie B | 14 February 2009 - 11:51am

'The Bogie Man'

A HUGE poster for this comic that came out in four parts some time in the late 1980s. AKA Books and Comics in Glasgow's Victoria Galleries sold them. Above a picture of a Bogeyesque figure in a trenchcoat standing under a Glaswegian street was the legend: 'All the cities in all the world and he chose Glasgow.' Though it's in poor condition, I still have it rolled up somewhere until the day I move into a house big enough to accomodate it.

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Con Coleman | 14 February 2009 - 1:45pm

Tae huv an' tae huv nae

Best comic title anywhere (for those that don't recall, the Bogie Man was an escaped lunatic who thought he was Bogart)

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nicktf | 14 February 2009 - 6:36pm

well it was the mid 90's

so I had Trainspotting, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and then the usual Tazi Driver, Prisoner n Simpsons ones

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DogFacedBoy | 14 February 2009 - 4:35pm

I had Reservoir Dogs as well

another mid 90s student.

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Hannah | 14 February 2009 - 8:20pm

own up

tennis girl scratching her bum, go on there must be a few...

I am as pure as the driven snow, natch

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James Blast | 15 February 2009 - 3:18am
richard anothermusic | 15 February 2009 - 11:24am

The Peter Gabriel poster is a classic!

It's really well done... an unusually subtle work from Hipgnosis.

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Patrick Crowther | 15 February 2009 - 11:35am

What a great collection.

Can't understand what Bod Dylan ‘Vytas for Mean and Filthy” 1968 means mind.

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Mr Fade | 17 February 2009 - 3:22pm

Dylan 'vytas for mean and filthy'

those words are printed on the poster - Vytas was the photographer - i'm guessing M&F was a distributor or possibly a store
it's one of my fave posters
thanks for looking!

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richard anothermusic | 18 February 2009 - 12:42pm

Debbie Harry

Didn't everybody have a Debbie Harry poster on thier student bedroom wall in the mid seevnties? I know I did.

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garygrills | 15 February 2009 - 11:50pm

Late 80s

and the unlikely pairing of a huge Darling Buds poster and a slightly smaller lime green and black one of Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction.

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ceepee | 16 February 2009 - 1:29pm

Lenin

Well it was around the time of Perestroika...
Also
The Smiths (Rank)
The Waterboys (This is the Sea)
Love and Rockets (Comic)
Bob Dylan (Times They are a Changin)

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Gramsci | 16 February 2009 - 1:41pm

Image Blown Out

I used a website called block poster where you can take any image and make it a poster and did up one of the album cover for PJ Harvey's To Bring You My Love.

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TheAwesomeSound | 18 February 2009 - 3:47am
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