https://unoriginalsins.co.uk AVANT-GARDES Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:14:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-nTKdHdZI-1-1-32x32.png https://unoriginalsins.co.uk 32 32 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/dne-11-listopadu-1976-probehle-us-original-carbon-copy-of-original-typescript-article-relating-to-the-trial-of-the-plastic-people-of-the-universe-and-dg-307/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dne-11-listopadu-1976-probehle-us-original-carbon-copy-of-original-typescript-article-relating-to-the-trial-of-the-plastic-people-of-the-universe-and-dg-307 Sat, 27 Jun 2020 17:11:17 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=27183 30 x 21cm, 5pp original carbon copy taken directly from the typescript (recto only) of an anonymous, yet detailed report on the trial of the Plastic People Of The Universe and their sister group DG307 which took place in Autumn of 1976.

Earlier that year before a planned rock  festival, Czech police arrested 22 band members, colleagues and fans in Ceske Budewece in 1976 (and questioning many, many, more usually juat because of their long hair) and eventually prosecuted the key members of the band in a trial that horrified the artistic and literary circles  in the Czech republic.

Those intellectuals (initially Havel and Nemec and a few others) responded by publicising the trial and seeking international pressure to stop the outrageous prosecution of the defendants. Four of the group were jailed at the end of the trail (gaining sentences of between 8 months and a year and half  - already having been detained for 8 months each pending the start of the trial - and the supporters of the band continued their campaign eventually setting up Charter 77.

Presumably written for distribution to supporters and to the  press this is a detailed eyewitness report on the trial of the group (only 5 supporters of the band were allowed to attend - mostly wives of the accused - despite the fact that 10 seats allocated for the public were left empty during the trial.) Very good condition with minor edge wear and soft folds. 

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Earlier that year before a planned rock  festival, Czech police arrested 22 band members, colleagues and fans in Ceske Budewece in 1976 (and questioning many, many, more usually juat because of their long hair) and eventually prosecuted the key members of the band in a trial that horrified the artistic and literary circles  in the Czech republic.

Those intellectuals (initially Havel and Nemec and a few others) responded by publicising the trial and seeking international pressure to stop the outrageous prosecution of the defendants. Four of the group were jailed at the end of the trail (gaining sentences of between 8 months and a year and half  - already having been detained for 8 months each pending the start of the trial - and the supporters of the band continued their campaign eventually setting up Charter 77.

Presumably written for distribution to supporters and to the  press this is a detailed eyewitness report on the trial of the group (only 5 supporters of the band were allowed to attend - mostly wives of the accused - despite the fact that 10 seats allocated for the public were left empty during the trial.) Very good condition with minor edge wear and soft folds. 

The post DNE 11. LISTOPADU 1976 PROBEHLE US” ORIGINAL CARBON COPY OF ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT ARTICLE RELATING TO THE TRIAL OF THE PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE AND DG 307  appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/vokno-nr-13-1970s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vokno-nr-13-1970s Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:26:04 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=8275 Prague: Plastic People of the Universe, n.d. (1970s)
30 x 21cm, unpaginated (approx 72pp). Covers stapled into plastic sleeves. The paper utilised varies internally. Xeroxed. Illegal underground music magazine published in very small numbers by the progressive rock band which was distributed privately to fans: the band were later persecuted by the Czech authorities and their trial became the focus of international opposition to the repressive regime and led Havel to form Charter 77 and eventual to overthrow the government in a bloodless revolution. The band hand printed and collated the books themselves as can be seen in a vintage film currently available on the internet. A lot of wear and tear to the wrappers and plastic outer wrappings but internally VG. Very rare.

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30 x 21cm, unpaginated (approx 72pp). Covers stapled into plastic sleeves. The paper utilised varies internally. Xeroxed. Illegal underground music magazine published in very small numbers by the progressive rock band which was distributed privately to fans: the band were later persecuted by the Czech authorities and their trial became the focus of international opposition to the repressive regime and led Havel to form Charter 77 and eventual to overthrow the government in a bloodless revolution. The band hand printed and collated the books themselves as can be seen in a vintage film currently available on the internet. A lot of wear and tear to the wrappers and plastic outer wrappings but internally VG. Very rare.

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30 x 21cm, unpaginated (approx 72pp). Covers stapled into plastic sleeves. The paper utilised varies internally. Xeroxed. Illegal underground music magazine published in very small numbers by the progressive rock band which was distributed privately to fans: the band were later persecuted by the Czech authorities and their trial became the focus of international opposition to the repressive regime and led Havel to form Charter 77 and eventual to overthrow the government in a bloodless revolution. The band hand printed and collated the books themselves as can be seen in a vintage film currently available on the internet. A lot of wear and tear to the wrappers and plastic outer wrappings but internally VG. Very rare.

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30 x 21cm, unpaginated (approx 72pp). Covers stapled into plastic sleeves. The paper utilised varies internally. Xeroxed. Illegal underground music magazine published in very small numbers by the progressive rock band which was distributed privately to fans: the band were later persecuted by the Czech authorities and their trial became the focus of international opposition to the repressive regime and led Havel to form Charter 77 and eventual to overthrow the government in a bloodless revolution. The band hand printed and collated the books themselves as can be seen in a vintage film currently available on the internet. A lot of wear and tear to the wrappers and plastic outer wrappings but internally VG. Very rare.

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