Hapshash and the Coloured Coat

The Profile

British psychedelic art duo Michael English and Nigel Waymouth who, alongside designing iconic 60s posters, recorded two cult albums between 1967 and 1969.

Formed in London by Michael English and Nigel Waymouth; renowned for psychedelic concert posters; collaborated in the studio with producer Guy Stevens; released two albums: Featuring the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids (1967) and Western Flier (1969).

A British psychedelic art duo—Michael English and Nigel Waymouth—who briefly became a music project. Their 1967 debut is a free-form, hippie-styled trip with jams and chants, followed by the less radical Western Flier (1969). Review highlights the era’s spirit, fetish covers, and the wild, communal feel. Cult items rooted in their time, still cherished by psych devotees.