Limited edition (195, with 20 artist proofs), combination color silkscreen/giclee fine art print made from the original artwork, printed on heavy white stock. Overall print size 26" x 25"; image size 19" x 19". Produced by Simon Posthuma (of "The Fool" art collective), based on the original artwork featuring a photograph by Karl Ferris. Signed and numbered by Simon Posthuma, counter-signed by Bobby Elliott and Tony Hicks of The Hollies (see image of signing, below). Published by St. Paul's, Birmingham, UK, in May 2007 Unmatted/unframed - sorry, but we do NOT currently stock a frame of this size. ( click here for custom framing information)
Released in the U.K. in June of 1967 on Parlophone Records, “Evolution” reached #13 on the British charts, driven by the record’s fan-friendly mix of psychedelics (“Headed for a Fall”) and great pop (“Carrie-Anne”).
Original band members Allan Clarke (guitar/vocals), Graham Nash (guitar/vocals), Tony Hicks (various stringed instruments/vocals) and Bobby Elliott (drums) were joined by new bassist Bernie Calvert in their effort to take their sound into new and exciting directions.
As cover photographer Karl Ferris remembers - "The Hollies had asked me in to design a front album cover photograph for their new LP, Evolution, with which they wanted to break from their 'Pop Beat' sound into something more psychedelic. So I listened to the music that they were recording at Abbey Road Studios, and got an image of them pushing through a membrane into 'the Psychedelic world', and so in summer of 1966 I took a studio shot of them pushing out their hands and the lead singer pointing through clear plastic. Over this I superimposed a shot of William Morris Art Nuevo wallpaper with an illustration and 'Love' lettering drawn by my girl friend Anke.
This combination created the image of the Hollies 'pushing through to a new wave of music style and consciousness'. I worked with The Fool (lead by Simon Posthuma) on this, and they did the lettering , the back cover design and the group’s costumes.
When it was released early in 1967, the music magazine columnists raved about the cover photo, saying that it was the first 'psychedelic photo' cover they had seen anywhere."
Guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott signing these prints in late May, 2007.
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