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Fantasea Poster by Rick Sharp

Greetings, Shredderz! Here’s a rad poster for “Fantasea”, the 1980 film featuring some signature Greenough tube shots, alongside a roster of standouts from the Seventies. The artwork for the poster is by none other than Rick Sharp, who was also responsible for designing the animated sequences in the film. Photo via Etsy.

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Rick Sharp for Channel Islands Surfboards

Greetings, Shredderz! Usually Sagas of Shred focuses on vintage surf ads, but tonight we’ve got something slightly different for you. Pictured below is a poster that appeared on a 1980 calendar for the famed Channel Islands Surfboards label. The poster was designed by artist Rick Sharp. I published a Rick Sharp O’Neill ad…

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1975 O’Neill Ad by Rick Sharp

Greetings, Shredderz! Due to some unforeseen scheduling issues I was not able to provide a fresh scan of a vintage surf ad for this installment of Sagas of Shred. After spending some time in some strange Google rabbit holes — you haven’t hit rock bottom until you’ve scrolled through pages of results for…

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