Republic of Love

Catalogue note

Original 1992 double-sided flyer for Jabba's Republic of Love, a weekly Friday rave night at The Wax Club by Hackney Marshes. Front is signed and dated 'DEANO 92' and features a heart-spectacled sun. Reverse lists Frenzic, Lady Like, DJ Red, Calubar, Tribal Two, Vinyl Groove, DJ Flow and MC Free & Easy, with special guests announced on Kiss and Rush FM, alongside sound, lighting, security, pricing and venue information.

Advertised programme: Frenzic; Lady Like; DJ Red; Calubar; Tribal Two; Vinyl Groove; DJ Flow; MC Free & Easy (Orange Organisation). Special guests to be announced on Kiss & Rush FM.

Graphic-design significance: Artwork is explicitly signed 'DEANO 92' at lower right, making this a verified artist attribution. A hand-rendered anthropomorphic sun in heart-shaped sunglasses sits above playful REPUBLIC OF LOVE lettering; warm, naïve, optimistic imagery strongly expresses rave-era love/utopian symbolism. DEANO is not expanded to a full identity without evidence.

Historical context: External surviving-copy research corroborates this Republic of Love/Jabba flyer as 1992. Later archival evidence establishes The Wax Club at Temple Mills Lane as a significant East London rave venue, including Telepathy activity by 1993–94. This object documents an earlier phase of that venue ecology and the role of radio, membership pricing and specialist sound/visual suppliers.

Production note: Full-colour hand-drawn/painted illustration face with monochrome typographic reverse on coated paper/card; exact process/stock not established.

Condition note: Very Good appearance, ungraded. Light edge/corner handling, minor surface marks and faint creasing; small puncture/pinholes near lower margin. Strong colour and full legibility.

Confidence / uncertainty: Year 1992 is strong because the artist physically signed and dated the artwork 'DEANO 92', with independent surviving-copy corroboration. Exact individual Friday dates and duration of residency are not established. DEANO remains the signed artist name only.

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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.