FD #5, Blues Project, Great Society, 4/22-23/66; first show at the Avalon; red, white and blue stars and stripes design by Wes Wilson with Family Dog logo in the center; this is the seldom seen MID-SIZE version of this poster on thin paper; folded once in half as they all are and a brown stain at the fold in the margin that does not intrude into the image; otherwise clean, no pinholes; asking $250.
FD #18, Bo Diddley, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 7/28-30/66, Avalon; "His Master's Voice" with Nipper listening to gramophone emitting the lettering for the bands; cute. 3 first printings available; all on thin paper; #1 is solid VG+; minor pinholes $200; #2 is very thin paper version; VG, cleaner but has 2 light horiz. folds over image. $150; #3 is another on very thin paper, NM- on front but has some tape pulls on the back that don't really show through, $250. (*)
FD #23, Captain Beefheart, The Charlatans, 8/26-27/66, Avalon; green, yellow & blue "jolly friars" design by Stanley Mouse; first printing; 2 copies available; copy 1 is strong VG+; minor pinholes in corners; otherwise clean $175; copy 2 is basically VG; same as #1 but has some paper age. $125. (*)
FD #29, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother & the Holding Co, Electric Train, 10/7-8/66, Avalon; Mouse's classic "Girl With Green Hair"; based on famous Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau poster. 4th printing ("29(3)" in margin), nice NM copy of this popular image for the budget-conscious collector who doesn't want to spend several hundred dollars for a first printing, $ 60.
FD #30, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Sir Douglas Quintet, 10/15-16/66, Avalon; beautiful classic Mouse in red and purple on white background with center photo of actress Gloria Swanson. First printing, version with Mouse Studios copyright at bottom left; NM/NM-; SIGNED in ink by Stanley Mouse, $425, nice poster.
FD #31, Daily Flash, Country Joe & the Fish, 10/20-21/66, Avalon; B & W poster with Stanley Mouse with photo of Edgar Allen Poe; first version with incorrect dates, NM-/VG+ (no pinholes), $275; VG+; second copy of Version I, VG+; clean with minor corner pinholes in corners, otherwise clean, $175; 2d version with correct dates, NM- $175. (*).
FD #32, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sons of Champlin, Blackburn & Snow, 10/28-29/66, Avalon; Victor Moscoso's "chicken" poster; pink and black with chicken on unicycle. Very nice, clean copy, no pinholes, 2 light diagonal creases that are hard to see on front, would grade this a very clean VG+ overall; $350. Slightly lesser copy, tack holes in each corner, pinholes in top and bottom center margins, old tape removed from back corners (doesn't show through), minor general age, good colors, grades VG/VG+ overall, $200. (*)
FD #33, Grateful Dead, Oxford Circle, 11/3-4/66; Avalon; another classic design by Stanley Mouse featuring the Family Dog logo in the center surrounded by a field of stars. Third printing (33-3); nice NM/NM- copy, $75; originals are getting quite expensive.
FD #34, 13th Floor Elevators, Moby Grape, 11/11-12/66, Avalon; purple grape-colored background with olive green swirl and eye in a triangle in the center. First printing, nice NM copy, $375.
FD #35, Daily Flash, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe & the Fish, 11/18-19/66, Mouse poster with blue background, red and white vertical stripes, and center image with old-time engraving of balloon decked out in American flags. Nice NM first printing, $225. Also have a third printing, basically a NM poster that was shrink wrapped too tight at some point, resulting in some minor corner wrinkling so must downgrade it to VG+, asking $25.
FD #37, Buffalo Springfield, Daily Flash, Congress of Wonders, 12/2-3/66, Avalon, San Francisco; pink background with yellow lettering, forming 3 stylized mountains (I think), one for each band, with a dancer on tip. Artwork by Ned Lamont. NM- copy, $150.
FD #38, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Oxford Circle, 12/9-10/66, Avalon; classic Moscoso red, white & blue image with Family Dog Indian with swirling pinwheel eyes. Hard to find in top condition; this one is a beautiful NM copy, would be hard to upgrade, $500. Also have a lesser copy, grades maybe VG; pinholes, some tape pull marks on the back (don't show through), a couple of light discoloration spots in the RH margin; overall definitely a "used" appearance but I've seen much worse, a good value for the budget-conscious person who wants a serviceable copy of this poster at a reasonable price, $80.
FD #41, Country Joe & the Fish, Moby Grape, Lee Michaels, 12/30-31/66, Stanley Mouse's poster with a beautiful drawing of a ship, mainly in blue, against a yellow background. First Family Dog New Years poster, beautiful first printing, NM, another one that would be almost impossible to upgrade, $ 395.
FD #42, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Miller Blues Band, The Other Half, 1/6-7/67, Avalon; great early Moscoso poster with image of mercury against a khaki and yellow background. First and only printing, beautiful NM pristine copy--top condition, $575.
FD #44, Miller Blues Band, Lee Michaels, Congress of Wonders, 1/20-21/67, Avalon; odd atypical Moscoso poster with center mandala image of man pouring out jug of liquid; purple background, yellow-red-purple art; NM first printing $75.
FD #46, Country Joe & the Fish, Sparrow, Kaleidoscope, 2/3-4/67, Avalon; "Dance of the 5 moons"; beautiful poster by Victor Moscoso with blue background & green moon figures surrounded by orange lettering. First printing, this is the "A" variety on very thin glossy stock; very nice, attractive poster, a hint of minor margin wear so I am going to call this one NM- but it is a very attractive example that would satisfy almost anybody, asking $130.
FD #47, Miller Blues Band, Lee Michaels, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, 2/10-11/67, Avalon; Sphinxdance poster by Moscoso with sphinx head, orange background. First printing with blue sphinx image, beautiful NM copy $250.
FD # 49, Moby Grape, The Charlatans, 2/24-25/67, "Neptune's Notion" image by Victor Moscoso in pink, blue and orange with image of King Neptune with a woman on his knees as psychedelic fish swim by. Second printing with the minuscule line as described in Eric King's corrections to his book, beautiful NM copy, $50.
BG #53, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Lee Hooker, Steve Miller Blues Band, 3/22-23/67, orange, pink, and green Moscoso poster; typical early period Moscoso design with circular lettering in the center and photo of Quicksilver Messenger Service. Second printing per Eric King on thinner paper, beautiful NM copy $45.
FD #70, Miller Blues Band, Siegel-Schwall Band, 7/6-9/67, Avalon; typical purple and blue Moscoso design and lettering; central image of dandelion that looks like fireworks and photo of Steve Miller band carrying their instruments. NM $40.
FD #95, Jim Kweskin, Sons of Champlin, 12/8-10/67, Avalon; half of the "rainbow" poster (see # D-13 below); great color image by Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso; NM $40.
FD #99, Blue Cheer, Country Joe & the Fish, Flamin' Groovies, Mad River, Mt. Rushmore, 12/31/67, Avalon; oversize long poster by Bob Schnepf, bright green background, pink and purple circular lettering, center photo of nude woman in forest. NM- $45
FD #100, Youngbloods, Ace of Cups, 1/5-7/66, Avalon; nice color tree/mushroom cloud with photos of the Youngbloods in the center, 2 copies, NM $40 each (*).
FD #103, Country Joe & the Fish, Charlatans, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, 1/26-28/68, Avalon; Kelley's "Heavy" poster with photo of writer (don't remember who) sitting at his desk with pen in hand; red black and yellow with very striking lettering. 1 NM-/VG+ (no pinholes; slight corner wrinkles), $40.
FD #111, Siegel/Schwall, Kaleidoscope, Savage Resurrection, 3/22-24/68, Avalon; brightly colored art by San Andreas fault with red, pink background, face in blue dots,. palm trees and reclining woman at bottom in yellow and green; decent art. VG+ copy, light general age, slightly "used" look but not bad,$20.
FD #112, Jeremy Steig & the Satyrs, Sons of Champlin, Fourth Way, 3/29-31/68, Avalon; brick red background with cherubs in front. NM $27.50.
FD #116, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, It's A Beautiful Day, 4/26-28/68, Avalon; Kelley's "It's A Gas" poster with photo of a bunch of men wearing gas masks; great colors. NM $55.
FD #123, Frumious Bandersnatch, Buddy Guy, Clear Light, 6/14-15/68, Avalon; unattractive B & W poster with photo of woman superimposed over mandala. NM $25.
FD #127, Steve Miller Band, Howlin' Wolf, Conqueroo, 7/12-14/68, Avalon; blue, pink, and black photo of bare trees/winter scene superimposed over nude couple making out; western-style typeset lettering. VG+; no pinholes, but minor wrinkling and a bit of overall general age, $25.
FD #130, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Howlin Wolf, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, 7/26-28/68, Avalon, B & W poster featuring a negative-image photo of a hippie dude havin' a smoke. 4 NM copies, $45 each. (*) FD #138, Steve Miller Band, Muddy Waters, A.B. Sky Blues Band, 9/20-22/68, Avalon; B & W horizontal image with distorted photo of face, slightly off centered, a lot of white in the background. NM $30.
FD #D-13, Jim Kweskin, Solid Muldoon, 12/1-2/67; Denver, CO; the other half of the "rainbow" posters (FD #95 is the SF half); beautiful Griffin/Moscoso image. 2 copies, NM $40 (*)
Original Artwork by famous rock and roll/psychedelic artists
Posters--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Posters--Miscellaneous California (1960's and early '70's)
Posters--Miscellaneous Non-California (1960's and early '70's)
Posters --More Recent Stuff (late 1970's to the present)
Handbills--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Handbills--Family Dog and Related
Handbills--Miscellaneous California (1960's and early '70's)
Handbills--Miscellaneous Non-California (1960's and early '70's)