Quest ’92 — June Programme at Paloma’s, Wolverhampton

Catalogue note

Original double-sided Adrenalin Corporation–designed Quest June ’92 flyer for Paloma's Wolverhampton. Monumental reflected QUEST wording and colourful mirrored butterfly graphics front four Saturday programmes, 6–27 June, including the 20 June Fantazia guest-promoter event with Easygroove, Colin Dale, Seduction and MC Robbie Dee. The reverse preserves the Fantazia link to May's Bournemouth Summertime rave, £7 members/£8 non-members, new Saturday 8pm start and untouched membership form. Specialist audio inventories index an Easygroove/Colin Dale set dated the same Fantazia Quest night. TMR already holds the preceding Quest May 1992 item; Northwestern University separately catalogues July 1992 Quest.

Advertised programme: SAT 6 JUN: SLIPMATT, STU ALLEN, DJ RAP. SAT 13 JUN: TIN TIN, SIMON 'BASSLINE' SMITH, TOP BUZZ. SAT 20 JUN FANTAZIA: EASY GROOVE, COLIN DALE, SEDUCTION, MC ROBBIE DEE. SAT 27 JUN: PILGRIM, FABIO, GROOVERIDER & MC MAN PARRIS, MC JOKER & MC SCARLET. Dates allocated individually; all are advertised, not verified performance outcomes.

Graphic-design significance: A dramatic bilateral, almost Rorschach-like psychedelic symmetrical butterfly/abstract face with glowing vermilion, violet, ochre, yellow, green and aqua silhouettes around an enormous reflected 3D QUEST logotype. The reverse repeats grey butterfly motifs behind each dated programme and large black date-wing silhouettes, monumental vertical JUNE 92 and urgent Fantazia wordmark. Phatmedia identifies the exact flyer with Adrenalin Corp; visible back print says 'Adrenalin...again'. The studio's design and typography contribute to museum-grade rave graphic-design research.

Historical context: Four original dated Saturday bills for Quest at Paloma's, Wolverhampton, 6–27 June 1992. Its 20 June section advertises the Fantazia crew as 'second in our series of guest promoters', following their 'massive event at bournemouth last month'. DJ Mag independently documents Fantazia Takes You Into Summertime at Matchams Park, Bournemouth on 15 May 1992, closely corroborating this unusually precise period reference. Quest lists Easygroove, Colin Dale, Seduction and MC Robbie Dee for that Fantazia night. Independent tape indexes record 'Easygroove vs Colin Dale' at Quest Fantazia Night 20.06.92, but the master/recording's source and DJ times are unverified. Existing TMR-000918 holds Quest's preceding May programme and Northwestern University has a different July 1992 Quest Paloma's flyer. Club originally advertises a new 8pm start each Saturday, £7 members and £8 non-members, and a membership application.

Production note: Multicolour symmetrical illustrated front with gradient/3D typography and strong black-and-white printed DJ listings reverse. Specific printing method, stock and quantity unknown.

Condition note: Visible mild top-edge wear and small corner softening on multicolour face, several tiny rubs and pale surface specks on dark print. The rear's mono-printed layout is intact and legible, with slight edge/corner creases and handling; membership fields appear blank. No obvious major tear, extensive fold break, missing ink section, tape residue or physical leaf loss from the provided views. Exact dimensions, stock, physical restorations and closer unseen defects not examined in hand.

Confidence / uncertainty: Both month AND year literally printed as JUNE 92 on reverse; all four date/day matches correct. Phatmedia credits 'Adrenalin Corp'; the original prints 'Adrenalin...again'. Named acts' original spellings are reproduced in event_programme: 'STU ALLEN' maps to established Stu Allan, 'EASY GROOVE' maps to Easygroove, 'SEDUCTION' to DJ Seduction, and 'SIMON BASSLINE SMITH' to Simon Bassline Smith. Tin Tin and MC Joker's civilian identity unknown; MC Joker new specifically scoped authority backed by May's other original. MC Robbie Dee, Man Parris and MC Scarlet reuse established TMR people. Printed Fantazia 'first time' experience claim remains promotional, not historical exclusivity proof. No evidence Fantazia co-presented all four weeks or played every promised show.

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