Slinky at Summit — Saturday 5 April

Catalogue note

Original black-and-gold Slinky club flyer for Summit, Nene Parade, Wisbech, Saturday 5 April, attributed with high confidence to 2003 but no year printed. Room 1 advertises Andy Farley, Eddie Halliwell and local hard-house DJs; Room 2 celebrates old-school rave with Slipmatt & Lime (SL2), Dougal & Vibes and Sy & Ratty, MC Charlie B; Room 3 lists Ric Groves and five other performers. Printed £11 plus fee, Red Pill Records exclusive tickets, 9pm–4am front and conflicting apparent 9pm–4pm rear, and a future 3 May Lisa Lashes/Lisa Pin-Up special document operations. Distinct original design credited via cubiqdesign@yahoo.co.uk. Original 2003 Summit forum material and pre-2004 Slinky East DJ biography strongly support date/venue context, but cannot confirm exact advertised event occurred.

Advertised programme: ROOM ONE: Andy Farley, Eddie Halliwell, Tim Lyall, Layth, Lloyd Thompson, Paul Wilkerson. ROOM TWO: Slipmatt & Lime (SL2), Dougal & Vibes, Sy & Ratty, MC Charlie B; B2B billing. ROOM THREE: Ric Groves (Vibe FM & Vinyl Decadence), Harry Ereira, Gareth Plant, Matt Davez, Lee Guthrie, Danny Bee. The Lashes/Pin-Up booking is for advertised NEXT May 3 event, not this April party.

Graphic-design significance: Shimmering black/gold 3D superclub branding, prominent gold curved Slinky logo, rotated title/date/venue, repeating mini logos, reverse gold gradient bars, three separate music-room blocks and partner icons Back2Back/Gusto, with an explicit design email credit. Visually characteristic of early-2000s club-flyer technology, distinct from TMR's early-1990s psychedelic illustration traditions.

Historical context: Slinky officially began on 2 May 1997 at the Bournemouth Opera House. A contemporaneous March 25 2003 club forum advertised a different May Summit night in Wisbech, and the period DJ profile of named Paul Wilkerson (updated with April 2004 future sets) already listed Slinky East at Summit, as well as his proprietorship of Red Pill Records—an exact printed ticket outlet. These support an early-2000s regional expansion; the flyer claims the residency was three months old. April 5 / May 3 are Saturdays in 2003 and 2008, so 2003 is the highest-confidence hypothesis, not proven this event's exact year. Slipmatt's first-party history authenticates the SL2/Lime partnership. The next 3 May Lisa Lashes/Lisa Pin-Up showcase is advertised only and separate from this night's bookings.

Production note: Multi-colour metallic-style graphic printing with black/gold/yellow face/reverse. Exact colour process, paper stock and finish unverified.

Condition note: Good to Very Good from supplied photos. Rich graphics, legible type, minor perimeter/corner rubs, scattered small handling/scuff specks and possible very faint fold traces. No major tears, losses, tape, pinholes or severe stains visible. Not mint; physical stock examination and measurements unavailable.

Confidence / uncertainty: PHYSICALLY VERIFIED: Saturday 5 April, Summit Nene Parade Wisbech, front overnight 9pm–4am, back 9pm–4pm seeming misprint, 3 room bills, £11+BF, Red Pill outlet, Cubiq Design email, May 3 next Lisa Lashes/Lisa Pin-Up event. INDEPENDENT: 2003 Summit venue programming; Slinky East/Summit and Red Pill Records in DJ Wilkerson's pre-2004 bio; Slinky 1997 founding; SL2 cofounders Slipmatt/Lime. PROVISIONAL: 2003 calendar year, regional residency start/three-month claim, every performer attending, future May3 event. UNKNOWN: individual designer, precise dimension/stock, rarity/print quantity, owner provenance and market valuation.

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