Classic 1967 vintage flyers; simple and a little crude in execution but not unattractive.
New Direction, U.S. Cadenza, Pre-Cambrian Lightning Bolt, Moguls, 4/28-29/67, Crystal Ball (room); blue on white cannery stock 5 l/2 x 8 15/32, features peacock dress on outline of lady with psychedelic artwork & lettering (fairly crude, naive illustration as are most of the Crystal Ballroom handbills); 2 copies, NM-/VG+ $65.00. (*)
Another early Portland coffee house that produced a series of crude, non-artsy flyers publicizing local gigs.
US Cadenza, Thundering Heard "Lite Show & Drink", 3/24-25/67, Caffe Espresso, Portland; 8 1/2" X 11"; features crudely drawn illustration of abstract nude woman surrounded by psychedelic lettering; black on white paper., 2 copies NM $ 35.00. (*)
Portland Zoo, Turtle Soup, 3/14-15/1969, Beaver Hall, Portland, OR; very nice 5.5" x 8.5" handbill on thin paper in orange-red and pale green; nice center photo of Art-Nouveau era woman with headband, foses around photo and orange-red lettering against a pale green background; unsigned but quite likely Bruce Weber's work, very nice NM copy $50.
Nazz-Are Blues Band, U.S. Cadenza, Rhythm Method, 3/21-22/69, Beaver Hall, Portland, OC, very nice 5.5" x 8.5" red and blue handbill on thin paper with center photo of a girl toddler holding two arrows, red lettering against a blue background in the early Mouse/Wilson type style, Bruce Weber Art, nice NM- $50.
Magical Mystery Tour, 5/22/1969, Beaver Hall, Portland, OR; 7.75" x 10.25 full-color handbill by KELLEY on thin paper. This is, in my opinion, one of Kelley's very neatest posters, it is reminiscent in some ways of the art for BG133, very much influenced by Rick Griffin's psychedelic images of the period; with a center collage of a turquoise and green sea with a red and yellow sky, and a winged red ball at the top; surrounded by very Griffin-ish psychedelic border with a red winged heart across the top with an eye in the center. If you are a fan of Kelley and Mouse, you really should have a copy of this hard to find handbill in your collection..For illustration, see The Art of Rock, pl. 3.112....offering a very nice NM/NM- copy here, $175.
Little Nolan& the Antzin(?) Brothers, 6/21-22/1969, Bever Hall, Portland, OR; very nice 6.75" x 10.5" handbill by Cathy Weinstein; great pale blue paisley psychedelic border with center pale yellow-green vackground and black center lettering obviously influenced by Rick Griffin's early work, but nevertheless unique. One of my favorites of her many great images for Oregon shows; very nice NM copy., $65.
The Springer's Hall flyers include some of the most attractive and colorful Pacific Northwest handbills and flyers.
Mike Russo, Melodius Funk, Grimes and Purple, 3/6/71, Springer's; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" on paper with blank backside handbill; features Cathy Weinstein (signed "Hedda Goldspace", one of her pseudonyms); artwork of stained glass like psychedelic border surrounding exquisite hand lettering; 5 copies, NM $ 20.00 (*).
Soma, Chooch, Brown Sugar, 4/3/71, Springers, Portland, Oregon; Cathy Weinstein (aka Hedda Goldspace--one of her pseudonyms) artwork features psychedelic / art nouveau flowing filigree design surrounding typeset lettering. 4 3/4" x 6 5/16", printed on paper with blank backside. 3 copies, NM $ 45.00. (*)
Sand, Seymore, Mineral Water, 4/10/71, Springers, 19/32" x 8 1/16" - Artwork by the late, great Cathy Weinstein (aka Hedda Goldspace, one of her favorite pseudonyms) features large psychedelic / carnival type face with mouth open full of the groups' names (hand lettering)., printed on slick cannery stock with blank reverse, 6 NM copies, $45 each.(*)
Mixed Blood, Firemen, Blue Rose, 4/24/71, Springer's, Portland; 5 7/16" x 7 1/2" - Blank back side concert handbill printed at the local cannery on slick stock paper like many of the Crystal Ballroom handbills - Another one of Bruce Weber's fantastic artworks features illustration of woman in long dress holding small tree, psych design on both sides, with Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny at right and left corners below ...psychedelic textured colors in pink and shades of blue along with the usual Weber hand lettering. 3 nice NM copies, 45.00 each. (*)
Charlie Musselwhite, American Frogg, 5/14/71, Springer's, Portland; 4 9/16" x 7 1/2" - Artwork by the late, great Cathy Weinstein (aka Hedda Goldspace, one of her pseudonyms) in full color - Easily one of her mind blowing poster artworks, featuring her supremely mutant Harmonica Billed Bird! - Concert handbill with blank reverse; 2 copies NM $75 each. (*)
Brown Sugar, Sand, Notary Sojac, 6/5/71, Springer's, Portland; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; simple dark brown typesetting on white paper, no artwork. This event was a Lawyer Fund Benefit Dance and Auction for Rick Gooch, bass player for Sand, who was awaiting trial for Army desertion. Scarce handbill for the Springer's completist, 3 NM/NM- copies, $45.00 each (*)
Cold Blood, Stoneground, 6/22/1971, Springer's; 10 1/2" x 6"; simple black typeset lettering on white paper with simple graphics consisting of a grid background and what looks sort of like an 8-ball and a baloon; or maybe a tennis ball and a tennis racket, who the hell knows?? Not especially attractive, but another scarce Springer's item for the completist; 3 NM- copies, $45 each. (*)
Jacob's Ladder, Soma, Skiffle, 6/26/71, Springer's in Portland ; 5 3/32" x 8 7/8" on thin paper; beautiful orange and blue Bruce Weber artwork with op-art border design and woman's face in the center; NM $ 25.00.
Sand; Binfard's House; Brown Sugar; Phloebus Union; 6/27/71, Buckman Fields, Portland; 8 1/2" x 11"; B & W paper handbill, artwork by Bruce Sorenson; features illustration of mythic amazon looking woman with head skyward making gesture to the universe, planets, fiery sun etc. in background, hand lettering; 2 copies, NM $20.00 each. (*)
Brewer & Shipley, Kobolden & Keep, 7/10/71, Springer's in Portland; 4 7/8" x 6 1/2"; Concert handbill on thin paper with blazing full colors, illustration by McGuiness; blue background with standing figure surrounded by red and blue swirls, 4 copies, NM $20.00 each.
Denny's Music, 1970 Promotional Handbill for Portland music equipment store. First/Only Printing Promotional Handbill - 5" x 7" - Artwork by the late, great Cathy Weinstein (aka Thunderbitch & aka Hedda Goldspace) - Full color handbill, printed on thin stock; really phenomenal full color artwork with stylized version of Rock and Roller with blond hair and amp. Hard to describe--clearly influenced by Griffin and Kelley at their psychedelic best. Very scarce handbill, 2 copies NM/NM-, $65 (*)
Family Tree; Gentlemen Wild; Povertys People; Sound Vendor; Echoes; Epix; Friday, Dec 29, 1967 at the Masonic Temple in Portland; Grand Opening of this venue; B & W handbill on thin card stock; 6" x 9"; black and gray illustration of Pharoah with lettering creating his pants; 2 copies available, NM- $ 55.00 each. (*)
Rock and Roll Circus Dances (All Portland Oregon Bands) Portland Zoo, Notary Sojac, Mothers Smuckers Jam, 11/6/70, Pythian Ballroom (Portland). Reverse side of this paper handbill features more lettering and illustration of Mickey Mouse (old style, with pie-cut eyes) illuminated by beautiful split fountain coloring. Artwork on both sides by Bruce Weber. Front side features two American shield designs with a lightly drawn in marijuana leaf, along with the usual great Bruce Weber psych lettering. Rare; 4 NM/NM- copies, $75 each (*)
John Hammond, 1/18/70, The Attic in Corvallis or Eugene, OR - 8 1/2" x 11" - Blue and
purple printing on thin light blue paper. Artwork by Rutledge features cross-hatch illustration of
John Hammond wearing leather frill sleeve coat, beard and playing guitar in spotlight. scarce,
NM- $60.00
Delaney and Bonnie & Friends, War, 10/24/71, Salem Armory, Salem, Oregon; 8 5/8" x 5
l/8"; Bruce Weber lettering and border (features MJ leaves at several locations in the border
design, as several of his posters from this period did); Dark brown on slick white paper; 2
copies, NM $ 45.00 each. (*)
Leo Kottke, Jim Kweskin, 6/23; Gabor Szabo, John Klemmer 6/27/71 or 72; Paramount,
Portland, OR; 5 1/2" x 8 7/16"l thin, slick stock paper handill; split fountain colors grading from
blue at top down through brown to orange at bottom with white and black lettering; Artwork by
Bruce Sorenson features small illustration of an acoustic guitar player inside a circle, below a
missing flying eye in triangle image; 3 copies, NM $ 20.00 each. (*)
Kris Kristofferson, 1/21/72 at Lewis & Clark Pamplin Sports Center (near Portland,
Oregon); attractive blue, green, and black handbill on thin slick stock features illustration of KK
by Bruce Sorenson, a Portland artist. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" 3 copies, NM 20.00 each. (*)
Joe Walsh & Barnstorm, Mott the Hoople, 9/22/1973 at the Paramount NW (Portland, Oregon) -
First .Printing concert handbill on card stock with blank back - 3 1/16" x 7 3/8"; black on white
quality card stock. Features standard Pacific Presentations format with high contrast photo / illo
of long haired, big sideburned Joe Walsh playing guitar with typeset lettering below. 5 copies,
NM $27.00 each. (*)
Cold Blood, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth, 6/15/74, Paramount Northwest in Portland; black
on light green paper, 5 l/2" x 8 l/2." Features photo of Lydia Pense with her hand on her chin,
weaing sweater with long hair, etc.; Typeset lettering. NM $35.00.
ZZ Top, Brownsville Station, Dr. John; 8/10/74 at the Portland Coliseum; 8 1/2" x 11"; B &
W paper handbill features large photo of ZZ Top sitting at a table with their hats on, etc.; photo
of Brownsville Station appears below; Advertisement on backside of mustached man in bell
bottoms, etc.; NM 2 copies available $ 20.00 each. (*)
Joan Baez; 11/13/74, Portland Memorial Coliseum; handbill/ ticket order form for upcoming
Portland concert; about 5" x 7 1/2"; black on white paper; with photo; 3 NM copies, $11.00. (*)
J.J. Cale, Batdorf & Rodney, Orleans, 6/17/75, Paramount Northwest; Portland; 5 7/16" x 8
17/32"; black on thick white paper / very thin card stock handbill; NM/NM- $15.00; also a
variant printed on turquoise paper, NM $15.00. (*)
Pleasure with Special Guest Papa John Creach; 7/18/76, Paramount Theatre in Portland;
paper concert handbill, dark brown on white; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; features photo of the band in their
stage outfits with the band's name in "snake" design lettering above, block lettering below; 3 NM
copies, $ 11.00 each. (*)
Heart, Commander Cody, Firefall, Seals & Crofts, 8/29/76, Memorial Coliseum, Portland,
Oregon (the Seals & Crofts show was 8/27 at the Paramount Theater in Portland); 5 25/64" x 8
1/2" with black offset printing on light blue paper, horizontal design features stylized "Heart"
lettering from their LPs / tours etc. with standard block lettering for the other bands, along with a
photo of both Seals & Crofts. Nice early flyer for this great Seattle band, playing in their home
corner of the country. 9 copies, $25 each. (*)
Arlo Guthrie, Shenandoah; 10/20/78, Paramount Theatre in Portland, Oregon; 8 1/2" x 11";
black offset printing on thin, light yellow paper. Features small high contrast photo of Arlo in
front of a stage mike, guitar strap visible. Minor small, light handling bends. 4 copies, NM
$25.00 each; one copy with larger, light bends (barely visible), $20.00 (*)
Arlo Guthrie, Shenandoah, 12/14/79, Paramount Theatre in Portland, Oregon - 5 15/32' x 8
31/64"' black offset printing on thin, light orange paper. Features central photo of Arlo wearing
his black sombrero hat and thin moustache. 5 copies, NM $11.00 each. Also have 2 copies with
the same image in red on white paper; supposedly harder to find, $25 each. (*)
Arlo Guthrie, Shenandoah, 2/14/1980, Paramount Theater in Portland, Oregon - First/Only
Printing Concert Handbill - 5 1/2" x 8 31/64"; brown offset printing on thin, white paper;
features nice photo of Arlo wearing a black sombrero and sporting a thin moustache for that
"south of the border" look. 3 copies, NM $25.00 each. (*)
Linda Lovelace for President; 1977 or 1978 is the other possible year; handbill for Portland's
Baghdad Theater showing of the movie; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" or so; cartoon work from the official
movie poster; black and white, small handbill on paper; 2 copies, NM $ 7.00 each. (*)
Sky River IV Lives "With a Little Help from Sky River People" "Up Coming Benefits" circa.
1971; 6 11/16" x 8 17/32"; black printing on thin goldenrod paper..lists several Washington
cities and other areas including Portland, Boise, Vancouver B.C., Eugene, Salem, S.F. and L.A.;
Bruce Weber artwork features Zig Zag Man, marijuana leaf design, pyramids, psychedelia.
Pencil message at sides (written by Bruce & erasable). Weber illustration featured on backside
waterbed advertisement. NM (except for pencil message, erasable) $ 100.00
Lee Michaels, Crowbar, 12/10/71, Kennedy Pavilion, Spokane, WA; approx 5" x 8.5"
handbill, blue on thin white paper with Bruce Weber artwork with Rick Griffin style lettering
and a photo of Lee Michaels in the center. Nice image that was used for a couple of different
shows. VG+; clean but has 5/8" tear in lower margin and slight paper irregularities along top
margin. $25.
Groupies "...are girls whose sexual favors extend exclusively to rock musicians." Playing
with "Putney Swope" - Movie showing, paper handbills for Lombard Theatre in Portland - Either
1971 or 1972 - First/Only Printing Movie Handbill - 5 13/32" x 7 13/16" - Printed black on thick
light yellow paper and featuring the movie logo along with the standard movie photo of one of
the groupies with mega frizzy hair, most likely Miss Harlow - 6 copies NM $25.00 each. (*)
Mick Jagger - "Performance" & "Ned Kelly" - Exclusive Double Bill at the Lomabard
Theatre in Portland, Oregon - Ca. 1972 - First/Only Printing Movie Handbill - 5 5/16" x 6 11/16"
- Features one black and white photo of Jagger from each movie, side by side, surrounded by Art
Deco style border, simple typeset lettering -Black on magenta color stock - 4 copies, NM-
$50.00 each (*)
The Rolling Stones "Get Your Rocks Off" Movie playing with THE BEATLES "At Shay
Stadium" film - January 22, 1975 - Movie Opening flyer for the double bill showing at the
Backstage Theater in Portland, Oregon - First/Only printing - 8 1/2" x 9 13/16" - Black gestetner
printing on soft, white paper - Features photo of Mick Jagger with headphones on along with a
small row of images of the four faces of the Beatles - NM $30.00 each. (*)
The Grande Ballroom and other Russ Gibb items listed below are described using Eric
King's date-based description system, which I believe incorporates two other numerical systems
used in other publications or databases used by others to reference this series. Thanks to Eric for
developing has listings for this series which has been a great help to those of us who are not as
familiar with these as the California posters.
G/G-671201 (56) [12], Chambers Brothers, Children (12/1), Thyme (12/2), Up (12/2),
12/1&2/67, Grande Ballroom, Artists: Carl Lundgren, Jerry Younkins; very nice image with a
starry sky background, photos of the Chambers Brothers in yellow/orange split fountain, pink
lettering around asteroid-like object in the center. NM card $40.
G/G-671208 (57) [13], Moby Grape, Rationals, MC5, Wilson Mower Pursuit, 12/8&9/67, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; very nice card with dark blue background
and pink lettering; Hindu figure in the center, nice early Grimshaw image reminiscent of
Mouse's work at the same period, nice NM card $40.
G/G-680126 (64) [20], Lyman Woodward Trio, Thyme, Jagged Edge, 1/26&27/68, Grande
Ballroom, Artist: Carl Lundgren; horizontally oriented card, red/blue/green/blue/red split
fountain background with star-shaped figures drawin with thin lines, hard to describe;
psychedelic white lettering at bottom, NM card $40
G/G-680315 (74) [28], Youngbloods (3/15&16), Rationals (3/15-17, Up, James Gang, MC5
(3/17), Thyme (3/17), 3/15-17/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; attractice early
Mouse-influenced design with red background, center photo of classical nude from painting,
gray lettering, nice image, NM card $30.
G/G-680322 (75), Eric Burdon and the Animals, Grateful Dead, Eire Apparent, Apostles,
Jagged Edge, 3/22&23/68, State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, Mich. Artist: Gary Grimshaw, very
nice image in pink and aqua with blobs, yin-yang, other abstract colors. NM card $60.
G/G-680329 (76) [29], Fugs, Sly and the Family Stone, MC5, Psychedelic Stooges, 3/29&30/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; bricl red image on white background
with nice Mouse-influenced lettering and photo of The Fugs singing at microphone; NM copy
$25.
G/G-680405 (77) [30], Troggs (4/5-6), Tiffany Shade (4/5), Apostles (4/5-6), MC5 (4/6),
Junior Wells (4/7), Psychedelic Stooges (4/7), Up (4/7), 4/5-7/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist:
Gary Grimshaw; white lettering on dark purpple/blue background with typical Grimshaw
abstract line drawing in center, nice NM card $30.
G/G-680412 (79) [31], Traffic(4/12-13), Jagged Edge(4/12), Ashmollyan Quintet (4/13), Panic
and the Pack(4/13, Thyme(4/14), 4/12-14/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw: dayglo
orange on yellow background with letters showing an influence from Stanley Mouse's style, nice
NM card, $30.
G/G-680417 (80) [32], Psychedelic Stooges (4/17,4/21), MC5 (4/17), Jagged Edge (4/17),
Scot Richard Case (4/18), Thyme (4/18), Ashmollyan Quintet (4/18), Cream (4/19-21), Children
(4/19), Poor Richard's Almanac (4/19), Rationals (4/20), Rationals(4/20), Frost (4/20), James
Gang (4/21), 4/17-21/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; white lettering on brown
background with standard promo photo of Cream used for most of their posters from this tour.
This image is the most common and least attractive of the 4 Grande Ballroom Cream posters,
and unlike the other 3, it was produced only in card format, no poster. Still a scarce and
important Cream card, nice NM card, $50.
G/G-680510 (83) [35], James Cotton Blues Band (5/10&11), MC5 (5/10&11), Buffey Road
Phenomena(5/10), Up (5/11), Children(5/12), East Side Orphans (5/12), 5/10-12/68, Grande
Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; green lettering on white stock with photo of James Cotton
band, lettering in early Grinshaw style influenced by Mouse, nice NM card $30.
G/G-680511 (84), The Doors, James Cotton Blues Band, Crazy World of Arthur Brown,
Jagged Edge, 1968-05-11, Cobo Arena, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; popular blue and green card
featuring the famous photo of Jim Morrison and the doors from their first album, a well known
Grimshaw image. Nice NM card SIGNED by Gary Grimshaw in very fine ink along the LH
border, nice signature. A cool item, $125.
G/G-680524 (86) [37], Butterfield Blues Band, Frost (5/24), Buffy (5/24), Jagged Edge
(5/25), Fox (5/25), MC5 (5/26), Psychedelic Stooges (5/26), 5/24-26/68, Grande Ballroom,
Artist: Gary Grimshaw; typical of his earlier designs with center photo of Butterfield Band,
brown border and pale blue lettering, typical attractice Grande design from this period, NM card
$35.
G/G-680621 (90) [41], Blue Cheer, Jagged Edge (6/21), Soul Remains (6/21), Nature's
Children (6/22), Soul Remains (6/22), MC5 (6/22), Psychedelic Stooges (6/22), 6/21-23/68,
Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; nice card with blue background, orange lettering,
background image of sun or moon with some plant-like thing in front of it, VG+ copy; tape pull
in reverse and minor age, $20.
G/G-680628 (91) [42], Wayne Cochran, Odds and Ends (6/28), London Fog (6/28), Jameson
Roberts (6/29), Orange Fuzz (6/29), Rationals (6/30), 6/28-30/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist:
Gary Grimshaw; blue background with stylized puple winged figure with star for a head, classic
Grimshaw; tape stain in top LH corner, otherwise clean, $15.
G/G-680705 (92) [43], Jeff Beck Group, Faith (7/5), Charging Rhino of Soul (7/5), Gold
(7/6), Frost (7/6), 7/5&6/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; outstanding color card
with dark yellow border, blue inside border, dark orange lettering, and one-eyed ghost figure at
the right of the image. Attractive and classic Grande card, NM $50.
G/G680711 (93) [44], The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Thyme, Jagged Edge, Stooges,
7/11-13/68 (different dates), Artist: Carl Lundgren, B & W card with female figure rising out of
a swamp, classic lineup of great band, nice NM card, $60.
G/G-680719 (94) [45], Spirit, Fever Tree, James Gang (7/19), Soul Remains (7/20), Stuart
Avery Assembly (7/21), 7/19-21/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw, nice color card
by Carl Lundgren with photo of the band at the top and lettering on top of rainbow below, NM
card $35.
G/G-680726 (95) [46], Steve Miller Blues Band, Odds and Ends (7/26), Carousel (7/27), Air
Speed Indicator (7/28), 7/26-28/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Carl Lundgren; B & W card wih
redrawn rendering of the famous cigarette-smoking woman image used on FD-29, psychedelic
style lettering. Air Speed Indicator????????--this has to be among the dumbest band names of all
time. NM card $25.
G/G-680802 [47], Paupers, Rain(8/2), Hawk(8/3), Thyme(8/4), 8/2-4/68, Grande Ballroom,
Carl Lundgren color card with green giant holding tiny biplane airplane, nice NM card, $30.
Carl Lundgren
G/G-680809 (98) [48], Canned Heat, Rationals, Jagged Edge, Children, 8/9-11/68, Grande
Ballroom, Artist:, Carl Lundgren; silver background with mushrooms in center and psychedelic
lettering around center image, neat design, NM card $35.
G/G-680816 (99) [49], Country Joe and the Fish, Muff (8/16), Pack (8/17), H. P. and the
Grass Route Movement, 8/16-18/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Carl Lundgren; classic image of a
bunch of guys (CJF?) sitting on top of a limousine with a big sign on the back reading "Country
Joe for President"; great classic Grande image, NM card $40.
G/G-680906 (103) [52], B. B. King, Jagged Edge (9/6&7), Frost (9/6-8), Wilson Mower
Pursuit (9/6), B. B. King (9/8), Psychedelic Stooges, 9/6-8/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Chris
Morton; blue border, yellow background with psydeic mushroom drawings in the center;
VG+/VG card with minor staining and wear on front, reverse is an addressed mailer, unusual for
Grande cards, $22.50.
G/G-680913 (104) [53], Procol Harum, Children, Third Power, HP and the Grass Route
Movement, Procol Harum, Thyme, Artist: Donnie Dope, Carl Lundgren; oversize card witth
misshapen face in the center, rainbow swirls against a black background, very colorful and
extremely psychedelic and very difficult to read; outstanding and unique art, nice NM card $45.
G/G-680920 (105) [54], Amboy Dukes, MC5, Stooges, McKenna Mendleson, Mainline, Up,
Rodney Night, 9/20-22/68, Artist: Donnie Dope, oversized card with side view of goblin head or
skull, small dragon on top of skuul, lettering reminiscent of Kelley/Mouse very psychedlic
lettering of the same period, another really great classic Grande design, $45.
G/G-680927 (106) [55], Spooky Tooth, McCoys, 9/27-29/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Carl
Lundgren; odd card with a silly looking photo of an ostrich's head in the center and sort of a
color psychedelic art deco design around the borders, nice NM card $20.
G/G-681018 (110) [59], Kensington Market, Pacific Gas & Electric, MC5, 10/18-20/68,
Grande Ballroom, Artist: Bonnie Green, color card with starry sky background, flames, color
and such, NM card $25.
G/G-681025 (111) [60], Procol Harum, Wilson Mower Pursuit (10/25), Dr. Mabuse Carousel
(10/26), 10/25&26/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Dr. Mabuse; spectacuular color card with blue
background changing into bubbles with a pink and orange inner border, and a lime green face-like thing with wings or something. A very striking image with great use of color, nice NM card,
$35.
G/G-681101 (115) [62], Jeff Beck Group, Toad (11/1), McKenna Mendleson (11/2),
Mainline (11/2), Joyful Wisdom (11/3), 11/1-3/68, Grande Ballroo, Artist: Carl Lundgren;
spectacular classic Grande image with rainbow colored lettering over a silver background and a
center image of some scary-looking dude giving a scary-looking dude type pose. NM card $35.
G/G-681121 (118) [65], Blue Cheer (11/21), Stooges (11/21), Tim Buckley (11/22&23),
Terry Reid (11/22&23), Wilson Mower Pursuit (11/22), Caste(11/23), Jefferson Airplane
(11/24), Frost(11/24), 11/21-24/68, Grande Ballroom, Artists: Carl Lundgren, Jerry Younkins,
Donnie Dope, clasic card for headliners Jefferson Airplane featuring orange/yellow border,
rainbow lettering, center collage featuring image of Grace Slick, easily one of the finer images
used on any JA handbill, too bad it was never done as a poster, nice NM card, $40.
G/G-681127 (120) [66], MC5 (11/27&28), Frost (11/27&28), Stooges(11/27&28), Blood,
Sweat and Tears (11/29), Stuart Avery Assemblage (11/29), Rationals (11/30), Dharma(11/30),
Grateful Dead (12/1), Popcorn Blizzard (12/1), 11/27-12/1/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Donnie
Dope; brown background with ghoulish pink skull figure in the middle with big pink eyes that
faintly read "Kiss Me"; pink lettering. Nice NM card $50.
G/G-6811206 (121) [67], Canned Heat, Hamilton Face, Teegarden & Van Winkle, 12/6-7/68, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Donnie Dope, nice color card with image of reclining nude
redone in psychedelic colors, NM card $25.
G/G-690124B, MC5(1/24&25), Taj Mahal(1/26), Sweetwater (1/26), Spirit(1/31&2/1),
1/24-26/69, Grande Ballroom, Design by Robin Sommers, nice red, white and blue card with
radical guy in front of a microphone with a US flag in the background, giving the "V" sign,
Grimshaw-influenced lettering, nice NM card, $25.
G/G-690228 (129) [73], Steppenwolf (2/28&3/1), Three Dog Night (3/1), MC5(3/2), 2/28-3/2/69, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Melkus; black and white card with intricate line drawing
in backfround, big eye in the center, somewhat reminiscent of Lee Conklin's style, NM card $20.
G/G-690404 (130) [74], MC5, Wicked Religion (4/4&5), The Maxx (4/4&5), Pacific Gas &
Electric(4/6), James Gang (4/6), 4/4-6/69, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; red, white
and blue card with sort of a parody on the US Eagle with looks like a stars and stripes television
set where the stars and stripes shield should be, with a single eye in the center,clouds, lightning
bolts, other stuff throughout. NM card, $35.
G/G-690418A (132) [76], Chuck Berry, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity, Rare
Earth, 4/18&19/69, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Matthew Radofsky, pink-orange-yellow split
fountain background with blue green split fountain lettering, just lettering and background, not
much art, NM card $20.
690425 (133) [77], Canned Heat, Family, Red, White & Blues, Stooges, Third Power, 4/27-29/69, dark maroon/purple split fountain background with photos of Canned Heat and the
Stooges and crude lettering, unattractive card, NM $30.
G/G-690502 (134) [78], Creedence Clearwater Revival (5/2&3 ), Churls, Litter, Taj Mahal
(/4), 5/2-4/69, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Magdalene Sinclair; unattractive split fountain blue and
brown card featuring man with his hands in the air, looks like he is giving a speech, nice NM
card, $30.
G/G-690509 (135) [79], The Who, Joe Cocker and his Grease Band, Maend (5/9), Mixed
Generation (5/10), Rush (5/11), 5/9-11/69, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Carl Lundgren; bottom has
sort of a psychedelic comic strip motif, top has a big psychedelic explosion in the sky, or
something like that...better card, NM $125.
G/G-690516 (136) [80], Sun Ra and his Myth-Science Arkestra, Led Zeppelin (5/16), Golden
Earrings, Cartoone, MC5 (5/17&18), 5/16-18/69, Grande Ballroom, Artist: Gary Grimshaw; pink
lettering on orange and red background--most of the lettering is almost impossible to read, very
hard to read Zeppelin's name against the bright contrasting background, overall looks rather
crude in comparison to most of the Grande cards, poorly trimmed on one margin (all the ones
I've seen are like this), nevertheless a very rare card for collectors, have one NM copy as
described above, $150.
G/G-700213, MC5, Flaming Groovies, Shakey Jake (2/13), Virgin Dawn (2/14), 2/13&14/70,
Grande Ballroom, Artist: Darlene; Photographer: Leni Sinclair, ugly but scarce card with image
of guy playing guitar (not sure who, but one of the Detroit bands), pale blue lettering. NM card
$50.
G/G-701231, MC5, Amboy Dukes, SRC, Jam Band, Cradle, Dave Miller (Emcee), 12/31/70, Grande Ballroom, B & W, mostly lettering with image of what looks like a castle
turret on the left, not much art, fairly nondescript, NM card $25.
Flamin' Groovies, Detroit with Mitch Ryder, Up, Carnal Kitchen, 6/6/71, Grande Ballroom;
Free John Sinclair Benefit, not a Russ Gibb show, yellow card by Gary Grimshaw with photo of
John Sinclair in the center, herb leaves at either side, nice NM card, $20.
MC5, Charles Moore Ensemble, Seventh Seal, Billy C and the Sunshine, 6/30-7/4/67. See
Theater, Detroit, MI; 7.75 x 10.5" red on thin white stock, nice early Gary Grimshaw art for
these Independence Day shows featuring a US eagle on a stars and stripes shield with the motto
"The Union and the Constitution Forever," lettering below this in a style reminiscent of early
Wes Wilson. (Note that the poster for this is red, white, and blue; the handbill is
monochromatic); very nice Grimshaw Summer of Love handbill, NM $80.
WDAI 94.7, Chicago, circa 1967, scarce radio promotional card by Gary Grimshaw,
typically cool art purple cross-hatch background with an olive drab/khaki overlay, image of long
haired guy looking very cosmic and spaced out, a scarce one for collectors of Gary Grimshaw's
work; very nice NM card $40.
Crazy World of Arthu Brown, Circus of Hell, MC5, SRC, Rationals, 12/23/68, Olympia
Stadium, Artist: Carl Lundgren, fantastic card with a center figure surrounded by flame
lettering, striking use of graphics and color, NM card, $40.
Mt. Clemens Pop Festival featuring Eric Burdon, MC5, John Mayall, Muddy Waters, John
Lee Hooker, Alice Cooper, Cat Mother, McCoys, Stooges, UP, Rush, Frut of the Loom, Red,
White & Blues, Savage Grace, others, 8/3/1969, Sportsmans Park, 28 Mile Road, MI; nice card
by Gary Grimshaw.; red and white lettering on black backgound; just lettering, no art; very nice
lineup of diverse but good artists on this one, interesting to thinks of Muddy Waters, Alice
Cooper, and the MC5 all on the same bill. Nice NM card, fairly scarce, $40.
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Pork, 4/17/70, Hill Aud., Ann Arbor, MI; nice
orange & black card with photo of Cody's band, his name is in rope-style lettering, NM card $25.
Detroit-Windsor Pop Festival featuring 3rd Power, Frijid Pink, Rationals, MC5, Blues Train,
Shakey Jake, Wesselfox, Virgin Dawn, UP, Mighty Quick, others, 6/27/70, Windsor, Ontario,
image by Darlene, very remniscent of Gary Grimshaw's style, with top red and white circle logo
with two blue stars, lettering below, yellow background overall. NM card $30.
SRC, All the Lonely People, Virgin Dawn, Plain Brown Wrapper, 2/20/70, Alma College,
decent and I believe fairly scarce card; looks a bit like Grimshaw's work but itn't dark and light
green on pale yellow stock with photo of band-presumably SRC--jumping around onstage. NM
card $25.
Savoy Brown, Virgin Dawn, Rationals, SRC, 2/13-14/70, Palladium, Birminghan, MI; fairly
crude card, black on cream stock with image of what is either a very ugly woman or a man
dressed up as a very ugly woman, in an old bonnet, with equally unattractive lettering, NM card
$15.
Amboy Dukes, Frost, 9/11-12/70, Palladium, Birmingham, MI; black on pale yellow, image
of King Tut's mask, would have been a nice design if they'd have printed it in color, as is, fairly
mundane, NM card $15.
G/G-700809-OHB-A (Eric King numbering), Goose Lake Park Festival featuring Savoy
Brown, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Ten Years After, Savage Grace, Mountain, Chicago, Ram, Bog
Seger, John Sebastian, Alice Cooper, Litter, SRC, James Gang, Stooges, Flock, 3d Power,
Brownsville Station, Flying Burrito Bros, others, 8/7-8/70, Jackson, Michigan, this is the original
purple on white paper handbill described under this number in Eric King's book, printed on both
sides with map on reverse; just for fun I will also throw in, at no extra cost, a B & W bootleg of
the same handbill, for comparison purposes not for resale, folks. The original is NM-, asking
$80.
Pink Floyd, Blue Mountain Eagle, 5/9/68, Tererace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT, red and
blue postcard size on white card stock, odd center drawing of vikings or demons or something of
that sort; lettering like ropes of snakes, well executed and very psychedelic design, nice NM
card, $40.
Love, Blue Cheer, Fever Tree, 7/18/68(?), Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT; 5.75" x 7'
card; blue on white background with Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters playing
instruments, nice vintage Salt Lake City card, NM $35.
Love, Alice Cooper, Fever Tree, 7/18/68(?), Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT; 5.75" x 7'
card; orange/red on white background with Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters playing
instruments, nice vintage Salt Lake City card, NM $35.
Spirit, Mason Profit, Sugarloaf, 3/13/70(?), Fairgrounds Coliseum, Sale Lake City, UT; nice
color postard sized postcard with large abstract dot screen image in yellow, blue, and green with
star/rainbow border and typeset lettering; nice image, VG+; small stains along two edges,
otherwise clean, $25.
Guess Who, Albert King, Taos, 5/29/70, Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth,
TX; very nice and well known image by Randy Tuten; 7.5" x 11" image with center photo of
men rolling a huge cask and lettering similar to that on BG219, showing a strong Rick Griffin
influence. Nice NM original copy, $45.
Notes From the Underground, United Empire Loyalists, Retinal Circus, Vancouver, BC,
Canada; ?/4-6/67/68(?), nice light and dark green card with psychedelic drawings of female
figures, swirls, the usual....part of the big stash of Retinal Circus cards that came out a good
many years ago, still a nice item to have in a collection, 2 nice NM cards, $10 each. (*)
Yardbirds, the Rich Kidds, The Bagatelle, 3/30/1868, Anderson Theater, Greenwich Village,
New York, NY, 8.5: x 11: flyer with crude yellow-to-brick red split fountain lettering, and
circular doodle-type thing in the center, significantly damaged with 1.5" torn lower LH corner, a
few wrinkles/creases, and other damage. Basically a filler copy, but a cool and important
handbill, not a lot of Yardbirds stuff around, asking $50.
Savoy Brown, John Baldry, Fleetwood Mac, 3/31/70 or 71(?),m Delaney and Bonnie &
Friends, Billy Preston, Loggins & Messina, 4/1; Gordon Lightfoot, 4/15; Richie Havens, 5/6;
Melanie, 5/13; Poco, 5/14, Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY; date not certain, based on bands it
is probably 1971, possibly 1970; this is a generic looking 5" x 10" flyer, black on white paper;
typeset lettering with commercial border, 3 ancient horozontal folds long since creasaed out,
otherwise reasonably clean and no pinholes; first one of these I've seen, and a nice memento for
someone who went to the shows; $20.
It's a Beautiful Day, Aum, Cauldron, 7/12/ 1969, Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, Hawaii, this is the
fantastic Lee Conklin bright yellow green and brick red card, For illustration, see The Art of
Rock, pl. 04.144, nice NM card, $85.
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