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These wonderfully colourful covers for editions of the Guinness London staff magazine remind us of cartoons and children’s books from our childhoods, but could just as easily grace the sleeve of a Kinks LP.

Autumn 1967, front.Autumn 1967, rear.Winter 1967, front cover; it’s signed but we can’t read the artist’s writing.Winter 1967, rear cover.Autumn 1968, front. (‘Autumn Almanac’?)Autumn 1968, rear.Spring 1968. We didn’t scan a few others like this that don’t actually feature any beer.Autumn 1969.Wraparound cover for Autumn 1971 featuring ‘The Plough’ pub.Winter 1971, wraparound cover.GALLERY: Guinness Time, 1967-1971 from Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog - Over-thinking beer, pubs and the meaning of craft since 2007


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