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Authors: Nick Mason

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A typical night at UFO, with the audience sitting on the floor.

One of the first Pink Floyd posters, designed
and printed by Andrew King’s girlfriend,
and later wife, Wendy Gair.

John Hopkins, ‘Hoppy’, at UFO,
surveying his fiefdom.

The UFO posters were created by Michael English
and Nigel Waymouth, whose company traded under the name
Hapshash & The Coloured
Coat.

Portrait of Syd at UFO, by Andrew Whittuck.

A Dezo Hoffman shot for EMI publicity – note the complete lack of mikes and leads of any sort.

Flyer for our first single, March 1967.

Bryan Morrison at the Abbey Road studios, during the
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
recording sessions in Spring 1967.

Some of our first publicity shots, taken in London’s Ruskin Park by Colin Prime.

The Azimuth Co-ordinator featured in ‘Games For May’ at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in May 1967. The poster for the event included
an illustration by Barry Zaid that captures the whimsy and weirdness of the period.

Syd and Roger on board a ferry taking us to a gig at Copenhagen’s
Star Club in 1967.

Appearing on
Top Of The Pops
in July 1967, with my double bass drums on prominent display.

A flyer produced by irony-free promoters,
which recycled verbatim the spoof wording
we had used in a
Melody Maker
ad.

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