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Re: Soft Machine - VOLUME TWO (UK Probe promo poster)

Oct 24, 2013, 17:23

The Seth Man wrote:

lademell wrote:

The Seth Man wrote:

lademell wrote:

Hey guys,

After many years of searching and thinking that, beyond a Polydor 8 x 10 glossy and trade ad for "Love Makes Sweet Music," no promotional/shop materials were ever printed for the '67 - '70 era of Soft Machine, I found and snapped up at auction, this UK Probe shop poster for VOLUME TWO:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2re4gls.jpg

A lovely stylized/psychedelic 20" x 28" enlargement of the back-cover band shot with 'SOFT MACHINE' in a nifty graphic font. Thought it might be of interest to some on this forum...

All the best,

Larry DeMellier

Hello, Larry. Some very beautiful posters you have there!

Just in case you might want to know, the typeface on that Soft Machine poster is called Amelia. It was designed by one of my old boss' cohorts in the sixties and is best known as the font used on The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" album, film and promotional material.

Nice! Thanks Seth! Amazing...it's totally the YELLOW SUBMARINE typeface!

No problem! Thanks for sharing some amazing posters.
Amelia is used all over the place on late sixties covers -- like this one by Martin Denny:
http://classicwaxxx.com/post/29155223174/martin-denny-exotic-moog-lp-liberty-records

Hahahaha...very cool - I love those later period Martin Denny records. The early ones too!

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