Fibre Optic — An End of Summer Spectacular

Catalogue note

Original fold-out flyer for Fibre Optic's 'An End of Summer Spectacular' at Quest, Broad Street, Wolverhampton, on 28 August 1993. The seven-hour Bank Holiday event bills Ratty, Micky Finn, Loftgroover, Fallout, Tango, Pilgrim and Ragga Pazz, with Essence of Aura live and MC Ribbs / Robbie Dee. Specialist tape archives independently identify the exact event at Paloma's and preserve multiple surviving DJ sets.

Advertised programme: Ratty; Micky Finn; Loftgroover; Fallout; Tango; Pilgrim; Ragga Pazz; live P.A. Essence of Aura; MC Ribbs; MC Robbie Dee.

Graphic-design significance: The folded cover uses a saturated rainbow vortex and central fractal form beneath the elongated 'fibre OPTIC' identity, creating a highly recognisable psychedelic/early-digital aesthetic. The interior deliberately shifts to stark black typography on white, making the event information extremely direct. No named designer credit is visible.

Historical context: Specialist tape archives independently identify Fibre Optic at Quest's 'An End of Summer Spectacular' on 28 August 1993 at Paloma's, Wolverhampton, and preserve sets by Ratty, Micky Finn, Loftgroover, Fallout, Tango and Ragga Paz/Pilgrim. The event falls only three weeks before Quest's second-birthday programme of 18 September 1993, already preserved in TMR, giving the archive a particularly granular view of Quest's late-summer 1993 programme.

Production note: Full-colour commercial print on coated paper/card stock; exact printing process and stock weight not established.

Condition note: Very Good appearance, ungraded. Light edge/corner handling, minor surface wear and small marginal puncture/staple-type marks. The folded cover remains vivid; the interior is clean and fully legible with slight local pink transfer/print marks near the lower edge. No major tears or paper loss visible.

Confidence / uncertainty: The event date, hours, printed Quest/Broad Street venue wording, line-up, live P.A., admission and information lines are physically verified. Paloma's is an external specialist-supported venue identification and is kept distinct from the flyer's own wording. The printed spelling 'ragga pazz' is preserved in the catalogue; specialist tape archives use 'Ragga Paz'. Tango, MC Ribbs and Essence of Aura are not given new person authorities here because identity resolution remains incomplete.

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