STEELEYE SPAN Concert Poster. Original Hand-Printed Silkscreen – Randy Marino. Offered for sale is an. Exceptional and rare original 1973 silkscreen concert poster featuring STEELEYE SPAN. The influential British folk-rock / electric folk group known for their. Distinctive blend of traditional folk music and rock instrumentation. A striking example of early-1970s. Concert poster art, this vintage serigraph is a desirable piece of music history. Steeleye Span, British folk-rock, vintage concert posters, hand-printed serigraphs, classic rock history, and music ephemera. Original old stock – never. Displayed, never framed, and never used. Artist / Designer / Printer. Steeleye Span IN CONCERT. Runnals Union, Colby College, Maine, USA. Hand-printed Serigraph / Silkscreen. 23″ high × 17-1/2″ wide. With separate screens used to create the individual layers of. The artwork features saturated. Purple, orange, maroon, and blue inks. Printed on heavy matte poster paper. Certain colors may appear reflective under. White and orange lettering and band-member imagery are dropped out of the background color. Bold graphic effect characteristic of the era. The upper portion features an. Ink-blot design set against a vivid neon-orange square background. The designer and printer, Randy Marino, is identified at the lower right of the artwork. CONDITION – EXCELLENT ORIGINAL OLD S. Unframed, has never been framed or displayed, and remains in excellent original condition. No marks, holes, tears, folds, discoloration, pinholes, or water damage. The corners and edges show. Very little to no edge wear. Please zoom in on the photographs to examine the. Corners and edges closely. The poster has been stored rolled in. With no exposure to mildew, mold. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of. The description and show the poster’s exact condition. The four metal handles visible in the. Photographs were used only to hold the poster flat for photography and. Are not included in the sale. Rolled and carefully packaged. From a private collection; acquired. Steeleye Span was formed in England. Formerly of Fairport Convention, and London. Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band became an important part of the British folk revival of the. 1970s and achieved considerable commercial success, including four Top 40. Albums and the hit singles. All Around My Hat. Their repertoire has traditionally. Centered on British and pan-British folk songs, often combining traditional. Material with rock instrumentation and occasional jigs and reels. Experienced numerous personnel changes over the years, with. Remaining the only original member. American music entrepreneur Jo Lustig signed Steeleye Span to the Chrysalis record label in a deal that ultimately covered ten albums. ABOUT THE NAME “STEELEYE SPAN”. The band’s distinctive name comes. From a character in the traditional English folk song. The song tells of a fight between John “Steeleye” Span and John Bowlin. Although neither is known to have been a historical person. Suggested the name to Tim Hart. When the band considered possible names, they. Chose among three suggestions: “Middlemarch Wait, ” “Iyubidin’s Wait, ” and. Although the band had only five members, six ballots were. In 1978, Tim Hart revealed that he had voted. A NOTE ABOUT SILKSCREEN PRINTING. Unlike a mass-produced offset. Poster, a silkscreen is printed by hand, with ink pushed through a fine mesh. Screen onto the paper. A separate screen is generally used for each color. With the individual layers building the finished image. This labor-intensive process gives. Vintage serigraphs their distinctive saturated colors and tactile character. Making original screen-printed concert posters especially appealing to. The package should arrive within. All sales are final. Thank you for looking, and please follow. For future listings of authentic vintage artifacts.