Odyssey — A Journey into Dance: December 1992 Programme
Brunel Rooms, Swindon · 4–30 December 1992 · January 1993 advance dates · science-fiction 'Blast off' artwork
4–30 December 1992 (plus forthcoming January 1993 dates) · ★ Gold Star object
Original double-sided Odyssey 'A Journey into Dance' flyer for the Brunel Rooms, Swindon, with five nights 4–30 December 1992 and five 'Coming Soon in 1993' previews. A dramatic retro-science-fiction craft, landscape, blue obelisk and planetary cover contrasts with a teal/red timetable naming Top Buzz, Rat Pack, Terrorize live, Jumping Jack Frost and Carl Cox, alongside local residents and sound/lighting crews.
Read the catalogue note →- Event
- Odyssey — A Journey into Dance / December 1992 monthly programme
- Promoter
- Odyssey event series; specialist Borosix reporting names Dex Promotions as historical producer, while institutional record says 'unknown promoter' and this flyer does not explicitly name Dex Promotions.
- Venue
- The Brunel Rooms
- Location
- The Brunel Rooms, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Street address not printed on the supplied original.
- Advertised hours
- 9pm–3am printed for regular nights. 29 January 1993 advertised as an all-nighter without exact extended hours.
- Original admission / price
- General admission £6.00, except separately announced 29 January 1993 all-nighter; its price not stated.
- Designer
- Flyers R Us: reverse edge explicitly credits 'Blast off by FLYERS R US ©92'. An individual designer is not established; Rik Penny is credited elsewhere with distinct earlier Odyssey designs, not this particular December flyer.
- Format
- Two-sided single-sheet flat portrait club flyer: full-colour space-art cover, teal/red timetable on pale halftone reverse.
- Dimensions
- Unmeasured; A5 is reported by a separate seller for an event-matched original, but precise dimensions of this specimen are unknown.
- Orientation
- Portrait on both faces.
- Original / reproduction
- High-confidence original-period 1992 promotional sheet; printing provenance and surviving-copy age not independently authenticated.
- Edition / variant
- December 1992 Odyssey programme, space-rock/machine design, 'Blast off by FLYERS R US ©92' imprint. Distinct from other 1992 Odyssey series artwork; any same-month revised print-state not established.
- Condition
- Very Good (provisional from two photographs).
- Completeness
- Complete standalone two-sided flyer, both front and reverse photographed.
- Absolute rarity
- Undetermined. Northwestern University separately holds a same-titled, date-matched programme; no verified print run or surviving-copy estimate.
- Acquisition rarity
- Not assessed.
- Event relationship
- Top Buzz · 1992-12-04
- Event relationship
- Rat Pack · 1992-12-11
- Event relationship
- Terrorize live PA · 1992-12-18
- Event relationship
- Christmas special · 1992-12-23
- Event relationship
- Christmas special · 1992-12-30
- Event relationship
- 1993 advance · 1993-01-01
- Event relationship
- 1993 advance · 1993-01-08
- Event relationship
- 1993 tentative · 1993-01-15
- Event relationship
- 1993 advance · 1993-01-22
- Event relationship
- Advertised all-nighter · 1993-01-29 (provisional date)
- Venue relationship
- Browse The Brunel Rooms objects
Catalogue note
Original double-sided Odyssey 'A Journey into Dance' flyer for the Brunel Rooms, Swindon, with five nights 4–30 December 1992 and five 'Coming Soon in 1993' previews. A dramatic retro-science-fiction craft, landscape, blue obelisk and planetary cover contrasts with a teal/red timetable naming Top Buzz, Rat Pack, Terrorize live, Jumping Jack Frost and Carl Cox, alongside local residents and sound/lighting crews. January advance performers include Seduction, Parks & Wilson, Ellis Dee, Ratpack & Grooverider, and Sasha specifically labelled 'to be confirmed'. The original imprint reads 'Blast off by FLYERS R US ©92'. Northwestern University holds a separately accessioned, same-titled and date-matched Odyssey programme in its British Rave Flyers Collection.
Advertised programme: 4 Dec Top Buzz + The Wizard; 11 Dec Rat Pack + Food Junkie; 18 Dec Terrorize live PA + Food Junkie; 23 Dec Jumping Jack Frost + Food Junkie; 30 Dec Carl Cox + Food Junkie. Residents DJ Dex, Double U, Zulu, Intensity; MCs Daddy Roger, Bocie G. Amphi Fridays/Saturdays: Jon Fisher and friends. January advance: 1 Jan Seduction; 8 Jan Parks + Wilson (Craig Walsh in Amphi); 15 Jan Sasha (TO BE CONFIRMED); 22 Jan Ellis Dee; 29 Jan Ratpack + Grooverider all-nighter.
Graphic-design significance: Visually striking sci-fi landscape, mechanical space flyer with floodlights, angular blue monument and red planet; white Odyssey title over dark rocks. Reverse uses green extruded logotype and big outlined names with red date bars and snowflakes. Vertical production credit 'Blast off by FLYERS R US ©92' is an important original design-imprint inscription. No verified artist attribution; separate Rik Penny Odyssey flyers must not be assumed identical.
Historical context: Odyssey operated at Swindon's Brunel Rooms in 1992, drawing a regional hardcore audience. This issue advertises Top Buzz, Rat Pack, Terrorize live, Jumping Jack Frost and Carl Cox in December, and prospects for January including Seduction, Parks + Wilson, Ellis Dee, Ratpack/Grooverider; Sasha is expressly 'to be confirmed'. Sounds are credited to Renegade and lights to Acidica, with local residents Dex/Double U/Zulu/Intensity and MCs Daddy Roger/Bocie G. Northwestern University documents an exact-date/title physical programme; specialist Borosix attributes the series to Dex Promotions while the institutional record says promoter unknown. The reverse calls the music 'progressive house and garage', a period genre label not to be conflated automatically with later UK garage.
Production note: Full-colour composite front; teal/green and red timetable on pale patterned reverse. Printing method, finish and paper stock unverified.
Condition note: Very Good (photographic). Bright colours, clean legible print, minor surface specks and edge/corner handling only. Appears intact, flat and free from obvious folds, holes, missing paper, tears, adhesive or significant staining.
Confidence / uncertainty: Title, lineups, December day/month and upcoming 1993 previews, credits and admission verified on original. Northwestern independently verifies 4–30 December 1992 and Brunel Rooms Swindon. No direct image-level print comparison with museum-held version. Date-specific performances are advertised not established; Sasha is tentative. Rik Penny credit for different Odyssey flyers is not this artwork attribution. Exact dimensions/production/print run unknown.
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Historical context
Odyssey operated at Swindon's Brunel Rooms in 1992, drawing a regional hardcore audience. This issue advertises Top Buzz, Rat Pack, Terrorize live, Jumping Jack Frost and Carl Cox in December, and prospects for January including Seduction, Parks + Wilson, Ellis Dee, Ratpack/Grooverider; Sasha is expressly 'to be confirmed'. Sounds are credited to Renegade and lights to Acidica, with local residents Dex/Double U/Zulu/Intensity and MCs Daddy Roger/Bocie G. Northwestern University documents an exact-date/title physical programme; specialist Borosix attributes the series to Dex Promotions while the institutional record says promoter unknown. The reverse calls the music 'progressive house and garage', a period genre label not to be conflated automatically with later UK garage.
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Archive Importance: 9.3 / 10 · Gold Star.
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