Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane, Muddy Waters, 9/25-10/2/66, Fillmore & Winterland; 3" promotional button for the BG-29 ("The Sound") shows, black early psychedelic style lettering on pale yellow background; for illustration, see The Art of Rock, pl. 2.53. Very cool, scarce promotional button for this early Fillmore show. Guaranteed original; some eBay seller in the UK has been offering reproductions but this one is the real thing, nice NM- condition $150.
Jefferson Airplane Loves You, promotional button circa 1970; we've all seen the little orange 1967 buttons, but this one is larger, approximately 1.25" across, and BLUE with gold lettering and the Grunt Records logo at the bottom, which would date it from the post-Volunteers period. This one is a bit harder to find than the little orange one, a good item for a vintage rock button collector, $15.
Powder Ridge Festival, 7/31-8/2/1970, Middlefield, Connecticut; set of two round 3" badges, one "Press" Badge (yellow lettering) and one "Photo" badge (white lettering) on red background. Very interesting item, as this festival never happened, at least not as a music festival, due to a court injunction! Apparently several thousand people did show up, however, and since there was no music spent their time getting stoned, taking hard drugs, and generally hanging around with nothing to do...at least, so the online stories say. In any case, these badges are an interesting relic of the Woodstock sequel that never was; $30 for the pair.
Allman Brothers Band, European Tour 1974, 3" round button with color Confederate Flag and a bearded Confederate horseman with the words "Allman Brothers European Campaign '74." Nice vintage Allmans tour button, 3 available, $20 each. (*)
Allman Brothers Band, date unknown but probably early to mid 1970's, 2.25" promotional button with Band name in red lettering against a white background and the Capricorn Records "peach" logoin a cloud at the top, nice early Allmans promo item, 2 available, NM $15 each. (*)
Rolling Stones tour button, 1978, 2.5" with Stones' "lips" logo on white background, nice vintage tour badge, $15.
Dickey Betts & Great Southern, 1978, promotional button for the LP "Atlanta's Burning Down" -- 1.5: button, red background with yellow western-style lettering; nice vintage promotional Allman Brothers item, $8.00.
Yes, 1977 Tour, very nice 2.25" promotional button with "Yesshows" in classic Roger Dean lettering in the center against a black background and "World Tour 1977" in smaller letters. Attractive vintage tour button for this popular 70's band. $10. Yes, 1978, 1.75" promotional button for the LP "Going for the One"; Roger Deal album logo in red against a white background; 2 available $7.50 each. (*)
The Who, 6/23-28/1980, Los Angeles Arena, 2" x 2" square pinback button with the British Union Jack in the center, and photos of the Who and the dates and location of the show around the edge. Nice event-specific Who show from more than 30 years ago. $15.
Blues Brothers, 1978, original 1.5" white promotional button for one of their early LPs with famous outline images of Belushi and Aykroyd with Blues Brothers hats and shades; later used as a logo for Aykroyd's House of Blues. Highly collectible, totally cool button, $25.
Van Halen, world tour 1984; nice 3" souvenir pinback tour button; color with screaming eagle against a background globe holding up lettering saying "Van Halen" and a banner at the top that reads "tour of the world". Nice, original tour button; $8.00.
Grateful Dead, Branford Marsalis, Rebirth, New Years' Eve, 1990-91, Oakland Coliseum, nice little button for this event; says "Happy New Year" across the top, then lists bands and venue; 17" across; have one copy that's goldenrod and a second copy that's bright pink; your choice, $10 each. (*)
The Beatles, 1995, Capitol records promotional buttons for the Beatles Anthology LP release; black and white 1.5" size buttons are half black, half white with a famous Beatles line on the top and the Beatles logo at the bottom. Nice little Beatles promotional items, have four different ones, all in NM condition, cool items $5.00 each (quantities available indicated in parentheses):
Rolling Stones, 6/22-25/75, New York, 2.25" button for tour, sponsored by WPLJ radio; very attractive button with flying eagle tour logo, give dates of NY gig. $25.
Rolling Stones, 6/75, Philadelphia, 2.25" button, identical to NY button listed immediately above but sponsored by WIBG radio, Philly. Another nice item specific to a particular stones gig. $25.
Rolling Stones, 11/4-5/89, Oakland Coliseum; nice 2.25" red, blue & black button on white background with B & W photo of the Stones and words "Steel Wheels Tour '89." Nice event-specific button; 4 available, NM $10.50 each. (*)
Led Zeppelin, 8/6/77, Buffalo, NY; tour button for this gig, 3" black pinback button with white and blue lettering; very nice item unique to this particular gig; nice condition; 2 of these available, $30.
Muse Concert for a Non-Nuclear Future, Madison Square Garden, NY, 9/19-22/79; 2.5" round button with brown lettering and statue of liberty and listing of artists, who included Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Doobie Brothers, Graham Nash, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Tosh, James Taylor. Nice unusual button, $20.
Allman Bros. Band, promotional or souvenir jewelry items in shape of a mushroom with band logo, most likely late 70's-early '80's; mushroom approximately 1.5" high; neat vintage promo item. Have 2 of them, 1 silver colored metal on neck chain in original envelope; 1 silver colored pin on original card; your choice $20.
David Bowie, "David Bowie Tonight" metal/enamel pins, 1984 copyright date on back, blue shield-shaped pin with white enamel lettering "David Bowie" on silver metal; nice pins; copyright Bowie and Capitol Recording Co., 2 available, both in original packaging, $10 each; nice promotional item. (*)
Rod Stewart, World Tour 1978-79; rectangular pin approximately 1" by 3/4"; made of gold colored metal with red enamel and facsimile signature. Pin back. $6.00.
Rolling Stones, "Tattoo You" pin; nicely made, features Stones lips logo with a dagger through it and words "tattoo you" on scroll across the front; enamel and silver colored metal. Dates from the time of the LP of same name. Small version about 3/4" long, $12.50.
Radio Station KTIM, San Rafael, CA; circa 1980-81, set of 4 buttons, 1.5" for various promotions by this local Marin County radio station; this was the popular FM station in those days; they sponsored lots of local events, had live shows, etc., and were generally a very visible and listenable part of the county. These buttons have the KTIM logo, and various bright colors, one just has the logo; a second says "I heard Keith Sykes on KTIM," a third says "I heard Graham Parker on KTIM," and a fourth is a Christmas button with the words "Good Radio Yule 1981." The set for $10; hard to get now; a nice bit of nostalgia for Marin County residents.
"Take a Hippie to Lunch" button; 1.25" button with black block letters on yellow background; original vintage item shrinkwrapped & with the original cardboard backing it was packed in. Probably old stock from a headshop or something. I have 5 of these left, asking $5 each; great item. (*)
Original Artwork by famous rock and roll/psychedelic artists
Posters--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Posters--Family Dog and Related
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)