As our recent A-Z of Rave feature posited, “what came first, the flyer or the night?”

During acid house and hardcore’s heyday, flyers were a crucial part of rave’s aesthetic – a hugely varied (and often stunningly creative) body of work, traded in playgrounds, papered on bedroom walls and distributed like confetti by promoters. Flyer designers like Pez, Jim Tang and Dave Little gained some kudos at the time – and, save for the efforts of online repositories and swap-shops, many artists remain anonymous.

A new book offers a survey of the flyer art of the period. Assembled and edited by Chelsea Louise Berlin – who has been stockpiling her own ‘Berlin Collection’ of rave ephemera since the late ‘80s – Rave Art collects flyers, invitations and membership cards from a host of nights, including Club Shoom, Energy and Biology. The book also features personal on-the-ground memories from the author, and a foreword by Mark Moore.

The book is due on Carlton Books in early October; head here for more information.

Earlier this month, FACT hosted #RaveWeek – a week-long series of features celebrating one of the UK’s most effervescent cultural moments. Highlights included a FACT mix and revealing interview from pioneering Detroit techno producer Kevin Saunderson, the long-awaited sequel to Joe Muggs’ Rubbish Raver memoir, interviews with Terry Farley and Jerome Hill, and rundowns of the greatest ever rave tapes, happy hardcore records, and rave videos.