Fantasia

Catalogue note

Original double-sided flyer for Fantasia at Shanghai Sams, Geneva Street, Peterborough, advertising a 5 February club night with Shades of Rhythm, Mr. Clubman, Alister Whitehead and Casey/Kieran. The flyer situates Fantasia within a small local lineage—“from the Geezer that brought you Damn Fine and Clubland”—and says the night followed two successful Christmas parties. At £2 with the flyer before 10:30, it preserves the modest economics and recurring social infrastructure of regional UK dance culture.

Advertised programme: DJs to include: Shades of Rhythm (Nick - Lanx - Rayan); Mr. Clubman (“official D.J. for the '92 British Olympic Team” — contemporary flyer claim); Alister Whitehead (Kool Kat - Nottingham); Casey · Kieran (Attic/+8 records) (Les' Lunch Club).

Graphic-design significance: One face consists almost entirely of repeated outlined FANTASIA typography in dark blue on cream. The event face uses the same outlined wordmark over large angular blue forms, creating a simple, inexpensive but coherent two-sided identity. No designer credit is visibly established.

Historical context: The event face says Fantasia is “From the Geezer that brought you Damn Fine and Clubland” and that, after two successful Christmas parties, the night is returning with regular DJs and guests. It identifies Shanghai Sams on Geneva Street, Peterborough, as the venue and advertises Shades of Rhythm, Mr. Clubman, Alister Whitehead and Casey/Kieran. The phrase “official D.J. for the '92 British Olympic Team” is preserved as a contemporary promotional claim and is not used to force a calendar year.

Condition note: Very Good appearance, ungraded. Light edge/corner wear, mild age toning/handling and small surface marks; both blue-on-cream faces remain highly legible. No major tears, heavy folds or paper loss visible.

Confidence / uncertainty: Printed date, venue, admission, hours and performer spellings are treated as physical evidence. Calendar year remains unknown. The flyer spells the Nottingham DJ “Alister Whitehead”; no permanent People authority is created in this accession because the connected authority search returned no secure existing match and focused external verification was not required for physical identification.

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