A Strange Communication

Hi everyone.

I posed this question to the shopkeeper, and he suggested I ask via the forum, so finally, 12 years too late, I've signed up.

I recently re-discovered I have 4 of the sew on BSP patches that I've picked up from various gigs over the years (the Zeus one, the Spring Has Sprung one, the Allons-y! one, and the Na Zdraví Budweiser one).

And it got me thinking, does anyone have a comprehensive list of all of them, or maybe know of any more that were issued? I've noticed a few pop up on eBay over the years, but can't remember which ones and was interested if anyone on here could help?

Cheers,
Rich.

I do not know about comprehensive but here goes, and the dates are very hazy.

1st Patch: "British Sea Power" A stags head against a background of a hill and lake. Circa 2003? Very Boy Scoutish. LIke hens teeth, have seen them sell for over £50 on auction sites.

Swallow? A yellow outline of a swallow (may be another bird) against a green background. 2003/4?

Avance! Rabbit silhouette against a mountain. 2004?

Noa Zdravi Budvar 2004??

Club Sea Power: Yellow and Blue with "BSP" in the middle. 2005

Allons-Y! 2008 ish?

British Sea Power Polar Expedition: Very cool, polar bear head. 2008.

Garde Bien: Same as the cover for "Do It For Your Mum". Year????

Zeus Patch? Had No idea it existed.

Spring Has Sprung: 2013

Here are some on my jacket.

That's great, thanks pauloso.

The Zeus patch I picked up from a (very sweaty) Derby gig in 2013.

pauloso wrote:1st Patch: "British Sea Power" A stags head against a background of a hill and lake. Circa 2003? Very Boy Scoutish. LIke hens teeth, have seen them sell for over £50 on auction sites.

Thats the one I want.

Come on Shopkeeper, stop with the rubbish mugs and t-shirts of less than subtle design and get a new batch of these patches made up.

While you're at it, can we have a BSP flask too? None of your cafe press shite please, a decently made one with 'The best tea I ever had' written on it and a picture of Fred Elliott looking surprised or confused.

"Come on Shopkeeper, stop with the rubbish mugs..."

I say, do you mind?! I am but three short of a full set.

As it were .

You'll need a BSP mug tree for all those.

With a picture of Fred Elliott on it.

Glad I could be of some help Rich.

And Wendy I have not seen one of those patches for sale for a long time. Woody has one on a white shirt he sometimes wears. Maybe sidle up to him during a gig and see if you can remove it with a sewing kit?

Do you still live in Coventry?

Yes we do.

Did you order the Compleat Boxed Set? If so there may be hope, view the pile of patches in the top right corner:

I noticed an Avance! patch went for over twenty quid earlier tonight on a popular auction site. Crackers!

rich86 wrote:That's great, thanks pauloso.

The Zeus patch I picked up from a (very sweaty) Derby gig in 2013.

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Can't remember where I bought mine, but it's on the rucksack now.

Always loved the idea of the patches, but for some reason have never got around to buying any, which means I am totally useless at answering the question at hand…

pauloso wrote: Swallow? A yellow outline of a swallow (may be another bird) against a green background.

If you're talking about the one on the jacket, then that's a peregrine falcon by my reckoning and YOU, sonny jim, are out of the Sea Power Young Ornithologists if you make a gross error like that again. Swallows have forked tails, for a start!

:)

The cut-and-paste-CD-and-patch factory looks amazing. Can I just get 3 or 4 slipped in my package? I'd totally buy a grey hoodie akin to my old 'cubs' shirt and stitch 'em on...

Also, can we get a custom patch with "Sea Power Young Ornithologists" on it?

negative8ball wrote:Also, can we get a custom patch with "Sea Power Young Ornithologists" on it?

I would also like one of these.