Underman's 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - 30 YEARS ON / COLLECTIBLES

2001: A Space Odyssey - Collectibles

Underman is pleased to present the most complete, and probably the only, guide to 2001 memorobilia that has ever been assembled, including the rarest and the ugliest.

In this page, you will find:

*Lobby cards *Window cards *Postcards *Assembly kits
*The 30th Anniversary 2001 T Shirt *Posters and daybills *Solaris posters *The 30 Years On Graphic
*Publications and soundtracks *Autographs and correspondence *Other collectibles *The ultimate collectibles
*Your collectibles

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LOBBY CARDS

The examples here show, for 2001 (right), a sample set of 12 lobby cards as released in the UK and an 8-card set from the USA, with a 12-card set for 2010 (below). The British cards for 2001 are a little smaller in size than the US set and are exact reproductions of scenes from the film, whereas the American cards have been colour processed in a typically 1960s kind of way, giving them an intriguingly different look from the corresponding scenes as screened. You can click on any of the images for a closer look, four at a time.

Lobby Cards for 2010

Lobby Cards for 2001 -
U.K. set

Lobby Cards for 2001 - U.S. set

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WINDOW CARDS

A mini-window card (below), complete with Cinerama logo (the plain edge has been trimmed off this one). Spot the differences between this reproduction of Robert McCall's original painting, and the 3D card version to the right.

POSTCARDS

Several (4, I believe, though not with any certainty) "3D-effect" postcards (as below , all scarce, and they really are postcards, printed as such on the reverse) were issued in two different sizes. It is a shame the 3D effect cannot be accurately reproduced in this form...

Window Card

3D Postcards for 2001

...or can it? The image below shows detail from an anaglyph executed by 3D imaging specialists Depthography, Inc. Dig out those old red - green specs and take a look! Click on it to find out more.

Anaglyph

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ASSEMBLY KITS

Plastic and resin assembly kits of various subjects from 2001 were produced by different makers, notably Airfix, Aurora and Lunar Models. John F. Green Inc. often lists rare examples for sale, though you may be surprised by the prices some of them fetch. Further information about 2001 models can be found in the Viewpoints #2 page.

2001 models

THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY 2001 T SHIRT

Michael Sterling's contribution to "30 Years On" features an intriguing graphic based on Moonwatcher's face.

The
30 Years T-Shirt

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POSTERS AND DAYBILLS

Click in the image below to see a selection of 2001 posters.

2001 posters

SOLARIS POSTERS

Posters for Solaris are something of a mixed bag, from colourful to plain dull. You can see some examples here.

Solaris posters

THE 30 YEARS ON GRAPHIC

This image will take you to a graphic based on the 30 Years On home page, which you are welcome to save and admire.

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Do you know of any 2001 collectibles not included in this page? Please let Underman know and help make the "2001: A Space Odyssey - 30 Years On Collectibles" resource as complete as possible. See the "Your collectibles" section below for information received.

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PUBLICATIONS AND SOUNDTRACKS

Examples:

The Space Odyssey books of Arthur C. Clarke

Books and other items published about 2001

Soundtracks

AUTOGRAPHS AND CORRESPONDENCE

Examples:

Cyberfest autographs

Gary Lockwood

Arthur C. Clarke

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OTHER COLLECTIBLES

This first day cover was produced for Cyberfest and signed by Arthur C. Clarke

Other Collectibles

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTIBLES

Click here if you are ready to see the rarest 2001 artefacts still in existence, and one of the men who created them

The
Ultimate Collectibles

YOUR COLLECTIBLES

Dave Drews advises:
1) The June 1968 issue of Popular Science has an article on 2001. The cover features a painting of Poole floating away from the pod with Jupiter in the background. The article discusses the making of the film and includes drawings showing how front projection was used for the background for the apes, and how the rotating wheel containing the main living area inside Discovery worked.
2) The April 1967 issue of Popular Mechanics contains an article with a photo from the outside of the rotating wheel, plus an early sketch of the Discovery. Both this and the Popular Science article have production photos.
3) An original souvenir book, bought at the theater in 1968, is 7.25" high by 16" wide and has the painting of the shuttle leaving the space station on the cover (interestingly, rotated 90 degrees so that the shuttle is heading from the center to the lower left corner). It contains many full color photos from the film, has the foreword by Arthur C. Clarke from the book, a few paragraphs from the president of MGM, and descriptions of the film printed on vellum interleaved between a number of the pages. Dave mentions that he has no idea how much it is worth now, but recalls seeing an ad about 20 years ago from someone who was offering to buy one for $100.

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D. J. Powe
may also be referring to the same souvenir book: "When I first saw the film in July 1968 (I still have my reserved seat engagement ticket stub) I spent $1.00 and bought a souvenir program in the lobby. The program had a silver gray cover and was approximately 6" x 17" in what was obviously an echo of the Cinerama screen. It was a very nicely done item.

I looked at the programs page. I'm not sure if that's the same thing. The memory I have is the unusual rectangular shape and the silver-gray cover with "2001" in large white numerals in a black box on the cover. Also, the first "page" when you opened the cover was a translucent paper that was like tracing paper.

I am definitely one of the original fans, all right. I can still recall how I felt that I had been really transported to another time and place and how strange it felt to walk back out into the Dallas sunlight after the film was over. The reason it was sunlight is because my ticket stub tells me I was assigned to the center orchestra section, row Q, seat 2 of the 2:00 p.m. showing on Wednesday, July 24th, 1968 at the Capri Cinerama Theatre. The ticket price? Two dollars."

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From Danny Young:
There is a collectible not listed. It is a copy of AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER - June 1968 issue with the headline banner "The Spectacle Filming of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" with color cover of the famous Robert McCall painting of the Moon Base and two astronauts.
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Hugh Vellos adds:
I have a copy of the 2001: A Space Odyssey Volume Two (record)... and several copies of the standard soundtrack (i.e., the record, CD and cassette tape). I also have a copy of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic performing "selections" from 2001 and Blomdahl's Opera "Aniara An Epic of Space Flight in 2038 A.D." (an opera I have never even heard of). There is also a company that sells sci-fi collectibles which include blueprints of some 2001 spacecraft, several patches (I have a discovery and a HAL patch), as well as some models (one of which was a HAL face plate model which has since been discontinued). The company is called Star Tech, P.O. Box 456, Dunlap, TN 37327. I think for about three dollars they will send you a copy of their catalog.

There are also several poster companies which sell reproductions (which you probably already know about).

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From Travis Trewin:
In a 1996 Christies auction catalogue, I found something interesting. There is actually a special holograhic one- sheet poster (33 x 23 in.), which looks exactly the same as your 3D postcard - the one with the circular space station. The estimated selling price on it back then was $1,500-2,000. Imagine having one that size on your wall!!! I had no idea it existed.
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From Cameron Dingler comes...
...the most bizarre correspondence yet. To summarise, he came across "the space baby from the space odyssey" in the back of a car at the grocery store. Somewhat the worse for the effects of its journey in the trunk, this intriguing item was in bad shape by the time Cameron got it home. It appears it was made by someone working in the special effects business, possibly commissioned by a company for promotional use. The car is 1/25 scale. Strangely, Cameron seems to think it's ugly... and if anyone wants it, he is happy to part with it (though, with luck, there may well be nothing left by now). The ugly starchild

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This page: Copyright © 1998 by Underman
The U.S. lobby card set and the poster are reproduced with kind permission of Travis Trewin - thanks for the encouragement and advice!
The assembly kit box art is reproduced with kind permission of Sven Knudson, creator of the Internet's most comprehensive modeling site at: http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/space_models.html#classic
The moonbase anaglyph is reproduced with kind permission of Depthography, Inc., located at: http://www.depthography.com/42.html

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