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Double sided tour posters: Yay or Nay?

Habit4meHabit4me Posts: 155
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Personally, I don't get it but I'd like to hear others thoughts. It's a poster /art. It SHOULD be meant for display. Why do the artists have to have art on both sides of the poster?! Not knocking at all, but I would just kinda like to know their thoughts around that.

When I buy a tour poster at a show, I immediately go into "Is this frameable or not" mode. 

These double sided posters these last few years have been killing me - because for the ones I like (frame material) - I feel neglected for the other side of the poster. So when possible, I'm forced to buy an extra copy of the poster so I can frame and mount it next to the other one.

The reason this came to my mind, again, was because I LOVE the artwork on the Quebec poster (both sides) - but because I can only purchase 1 poster with my 10c membership- I'm kinda forced to go with the 3rd party market. Both sides framed would compliment each other SO well in my house.

/end of my rant but would love to hear others thoughts around double sided posters.


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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,597
    Awesome, the more the better.
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  • Habit4meHabit4me Posts: 155
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Awesome, the more the better.
    Do you also have to sometimes buy another copy just to display the otherside of the poster? Or is it just me?
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 3,119
    It’s a bummer not to be able to see it, but I do like it. Sometimes gives me insight to the design. Other times I get a good laugh, as with the back of my Jacksonville 2016 (actually love the print and what a show!).

    I have seen clear backs to frames before. But you’d still have to pull it off the wall to see it. If I really need to see it I guess I can google it. Definitely don’t have wall space for two copies! My room is nearly full and I may have to start rotating prints!
  • Habit4meHabit4me Posts: 155
    CarryTheZero said:
    It’s a bummer not to be able to see it, but I do like it. Sometimes gives me insight to the design. Other times I get a good laugh, as with the back of my Jacksonville 2016 (actually love the print and what a show!).

    I have seen clear backs to frames before. But you’d still have to pull it off the wall to see it. If I really need to see it I guess I can google it. Definitely don’t have wall space for two copies! My room is nearly full and I may have to start rotating prints!
    Hah fair enough! I also know about wall space "real estate" challeges for all of my posters. There are a few PJ double sided posters in my collection that complement each other very nicely in my house - and the Quebec 2020 would look great paired to eachother in my (guest bathroom - weird...yeah...but it would look great lol) ... But again... Here I am kinda backed into a wall to purchase a poster 3x what the retail price was.. 

    Ugh! The pros and cons of collecting tour posters! Hah
  • Evel KEvel K Posts: 545
    @Habit4me I'll give you first shot at a Quebec AP for $100 shipped. Anybody else $96 plus shipping after OP replies.
    Things were different then
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 3,119
    It’s tough to resist the call of the poster! I never got one until my 2012 Atlanta (personal favorite). Now I’m hooked!
  • Caught-A-Bolt-Of-LightningCaught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning Posts: 1,335
    CarryTheZero said:
    It’s a bummer not to be able to see it, but I do like it. Sometimes gives me insight to the design. Other times I get a good laugh, as with the back of my Jacksonville 2016 (actually love the print and what a show!).

    I have seen clear backs to frames before. But you’d still have to pull it off the wall to see it. If I really need to see it I guess I can google it. Definitely don’t have wall space for two copies! My room is nearly full and I may have to start rotating prints!

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  • hihobibohihobibo Tampa, FL Posts: 1,116
    Someone said on the other thread that they get a scan copy of the back and mount it to the back of the frame. That's a good, cheap alternative. 
  • BF89905BF89905 Posts: 1,426
    It’s more space for artistic creativity and communication. The Portland Emek 2013 is my favourite of the ones I’ve had. 
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,597
    Habit4me said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Awesome, the more the better.
    Do you also have to sometimes buy another copy just to display the otherside of the poster? Or is it just me?
    No but I think that it is cool that you like to.
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,262
    The dface London poster back kinda bled through to the front. No biggie but still did.  I like to to see what the artist adds.
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,746
    I like reading what's on the back, but once its framed I'll never see it again.
  • deadendpdeadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    On my list of things to do is flip the W16 poster around to have the Plague Doctor poster back out. 
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  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,514
    Always yay
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  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,415
    Yay.  The best poster back is the Shuss from Boston 2016. 
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  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,826
    edited August 2020
    Cool stories but not worth framing imo. Scan a small copy and put it in the frame mounting maybe? I framed my SD poster with a mini setlist and the tickets underneath. You can do the same with a mini scan of the story 
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  • Planet of SoundPlanet of Sound UK Posts: 631
    Foriginal Sin said:
    Cool stories but not worth framing imo. 

    Agree with this.
  • SM187650SM187650 Canada Posts: 800
    Loujoe said:
    The dface London poster back kinda bled through to the front. No biggie but still did.  I like to to see what the artist adds.
    Would be nice to have the vault to match that poster! Just saying 😀
  • MH56465MH56465 Posts: 30
    I frame mine with a glass back. Costs more but I can flip it around (which I never do) or take it down to show the back when guests are looking at them.
  • RS65573RS65573 Posts: 2,497
    To me it just needs to be commentary on the poster itself. It shouldn’t look good or have images. Or us crazies gotta buy double glassed frames. Lol. No offense. 
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,262
    SM187650 said:
    Loujoe said:
    The dface London poster back kinda bled through to the front. No biggie but still did.  I like to to see what the artist adds.
    Would be nice to have the vault to match that poster! Just saying 😀
    I wonder why they never released that. I thought maybe because they played a few seconds of london calling? Who knows.
  • SM187650SM187650 Canada Posts: 800
    I think it’s just a matter of time my friend. 
  • GH162952GH162952 Posts: 23
    I have framed one with glass and matting on the back side, makes for a cool conversation piece for sure and i end up taking it off the wall quite often to show people.  I am sure will do more like that.  the back does not have a finished frame on it just used framers tape to finish it off.  Does make the print much heavier however with extra glass.
  • Planet of SoundPlanet of Sound UK Posts: 631
    edited August 2020
    Don’t have enough visitors to worry about that haha
    Post edited by Planet of Sound on
  • Evel KEvel K Posts: 545
    Evel K said:
    ...
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,560
    CarryTheZero said:
    It’s a bummer not to be able to see it, but I do like it. Sometimes gives me insight to the design. Other times I get a good laugh, as with the back of my Jacksonville 2016 (actually love the print and what a show!).

    I have seen clear backs to frames before. But you’d still have to pull it off the wall to see it. If I really need to see it I guess I can google it. Definitely don’t have wall space for two copies! My room is nearly full and I may have to start rotating prints!
    Jacksonville was such a bad poster that the back looked better.

    To be honest I like the colors just not the execution.
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,377
    Yay! Love the stories and messages!
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  • OceansJennyOceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,398
    I think it’s cool! I just get a plexiglass back (not much more expensive). 

    It doesn’t need to be seen all the time. It’s a cool little detail to be seen irregularly.
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,080
    Pap said:
    Yay! Love the stories and messages!

  • JH59748JH59748 Posts: 98
    I had my framer scan the back and put them side by side. Only way you can tell it is a scan is the hologram
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