The Beatles Inspired Coaster Gift - George Harrison Tennessean Inspired Drinks Mat

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"Exquisite work and service! I bought four different ones as a Christmas gift plus two for myself. Packaged safely and arrived in lightning speed w/ int’l shipping even in this pandemic. Beautiful craftsmanship. Vibrant with smooth edges and sturdy. Will be buying more again soon. Thanks!!" Irish G ★★★★★

"Love Love Love!!! Thanks fab quality!!"  Melanie ★★★★★

"Great quality coasters. They arrived in padded packaging. Each coaster is identical. They are smooth on top and seem very durable. The image and lyrics are very high resolution. The subtle shadow of the guitar is a nice touch. I got a set of 6. I'm so happy!" Deanna ★★★★★

The Beatles Coaster George Harrison 1962 Gretsch Tennessean Inspired Drinks Mat. Rock'n'Roll Redux coasters 100 x 100mm hand-made ethically in the UK with a sustainably sourced Eucalyptus board base and a non-slip cork backing. The robust melamine gloss finish is scratch and stain resistant and can withstand temperatures of up to 140ºc.

Shipping: A word to the wise… Although we do dispatch as single items, we highly recommend that customers purchase at least two coasters because they can immediately halve the postage cost per item. Buy three, it gets even better and so on...

Size: 10cm x 10cm (3.94” x 3.94”)

Production: Created on robust, high quality, hard wearing, scratch resistant melamine with a high gloss finish that can withstand temperatures of up to 140ºc. The coasters are hand-made ethically in the UK with a sustainably sourced Eucalyptus board base and a non-slip cork backing.

Designed exclusively for John7Arts / Rock'n'Roll Redux by multimedia artist David Lloyd, an alumni of Central Saint Martins School Of Art and the Institute Of Contemporary Arts in London. Employing the Découpe (cut-up) technique in which written text is cut up and rearranged to create a different and perhaps unexpected new narrative, David has employed shards of lyrics to give discerning fans an opportunity to engage in 'discover the songs' beneath a foreground featuring an iconic and classic guitar. The Découpe concept can be traced back to at least the Dadaists of the 1920s, but was popularised in the late 1950s and early 1960s by writer William S. Burroughs and later employed by David Bowie, Kurt Cobain and Thom Yorke. Each unique Rock’n’Roll Redux design ©2020 David Lloyd.

The Tennessean’s first public outing was on The Beatles 1963 Christmas shows, and became ever-present for tours, concerts and TV appearances well into 1965, most notably in the opening sequence of the movie ‘Help!’ and the band’s triumphant first Shea Stadium concert in August 1965. The guitar is thought to have taken a back seat for short a while after that, but is known to have resurfaced during the Sgt. Pepper sessions.

VIDEO: The Beatles at Shea Stadium