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Elevation & Reincarnation — United for ’94
TMR-000683Club Culture & Ephemera
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Elevation & Reincarnation — United for ’94

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre · 23 July 1994 · large legal indoor hardcore rave

23 July 1994 · 9pm–7am

Double-sided flyer for Elevation and Reincarnation's United for ’94 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on 23 July 1994. The object combines crowd photography with extensive event infrastructure and a hardcore bill including Randall, Slipmatt, Dougal, Mickey Finn, Sy, Jumping Jack Frost, Andy C and Hype.

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Event
United for ’94
Promoter
Elevation & Reincarnation
Venue
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Format
double-sided rave event flyer
Condition
Good
Completeness
Complete as photographed: both printed sides supplied.
Event relationship
Elevation & Reincarnation — United for ’94 · 1994-07-23
Venue relationship
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Object record · TMR-000683

Catalogue note

Double-sided flyer for Elevation and Reincarnation's United for ’94 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on 23 July 1994. The object combines crowd photography with extensive event infrastructure and a hardcore bill including Randall, Slipmatt, Dougal, Mickey Finn, Sy, Jumping Jack Frost, Andy C and Hype. The reverse explicitly presents the event as part of Elevation/Reincarnation's continuing large-scale indoor rave programme.

Advertised programme: Randall; Slipmatt; Dougal; Food Junkie; Mickey Finn; Sy; Jumping Jack Frost; Andy C; Pooch; Hype; Demolition Cru; MC MC; Stevie Hyper

Graphic-design significance: Front combines documentary crowd photography, the Elevation logo and oversized Reincarnation typography; reverse uses bold high-contrast typographic hierarchy, venue photography and extensive ticket-distribution information.

Historical context: The flyer explicitly frames the event as a continuation of Elevation and Reincarnation's theme of togetherness and as a return to London's biggest indoor venue for United '94.

Condition note: Historic horizontal fold/crease across the sheet, general handling creases, edge and corner wear, rubbing and small local abrasions/losses. Strong colour and excellent information survival on both sides.

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Event details are drawn from the held object and the qualified catalogue research above. A printed bill establishes an advertised booking, not confirmation that a performer appeared.

Why this object matters

The Crystal Palace crowd imagery and joint programme are outstanding evidence of large licensed rave promotion. As a continuation of the awards and anniversary sheets, its main strength is comparative scene documentation. The retained case does not establish an equally specific voting mechanism or organisational intervention to warrant Gold.

Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.

Historical context

The flyer explicitly frames the event as a continuation of Elevation and Reincarnation's theme of togetherness and as a return to London's biggest indoor venue for United '94.

Score and assessment method

Archive Importance: 8.9 / 10.

This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.

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