Hapshash and the Coloured Coat Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids

One of the most sought-after of all 60s cult LPs, 1967s Hapshash and the Coloured Coat Featuring the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids is the sort of record that could only have emerged during the psychedelic era, and a vibrant manifestation of that periods freewheeling, boundary-breaking spirit of musical adventure. Hapshash and the Colored Coatthe English duo of Michael English and Nigel Weymouthinitially achieved notoriety as a graphic design team whose distinctive visual sensibility placed them at the center of Londons original psychedelic explosion. The pairs vivid visual imagination spawned album covers and countless posters promoting performances at Londons legendary UFO Club by such acts as Pink Floyd and the Incredible String Band.Those visual works brilliantly captured the London scenes buoyant, mind-expanding vibe, and feature some of the psychedelic eras most arresting imagery.Such was Hapshash and the Colored Coats prominence and influence that, in 1967, they were given