Grateful Dead, Southbound Freeway, Rationals, 10/11-12/67, Grande Ballroom, Detroit; this is approximately 8.5" x 12" on pale green thin stock, and I suppose could be classified as a handbill, but since there is no corresponding handbill, I'm going to list it as a poster. Listed in Eric King's guide as G/G-670811-OHB-A. This is the original version per Eric's description: brick red ink on pale green stock; very psychedelic image of nude woman in center with butterfly wings forming the lettering; dates and name of Grateful Dead were added in typeset lettering in the RH and LH margins and original dates were overprinted to block them out. Interesting image; scarce oddball Dead show handbill, although a few clean copies have surfaced over the years. NM $200.
Michael Bloomfield w. Mark Naftalin, Little Feat, Siegel Schwall, 6/1/73, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; color 11 x 13.f poster with cartoon drawing of man and woman with man's skull blowing open and caption "This Week's Show Is Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind!!" Cool poster with excellent line-up, similar to other Aragon Ballroom posters done in this same time frame. Hard poster to find; have 5 NM- copies, $75 each, 1 in somewhat lesser condition, VG+ $60. For illustration of the image, click here. (*)
Mike Bloomfield w. Mark Naftalin, Birtha, 6/5-6/9/73, Hannahs, Milwaukee, WI, 8.5 x 15 on thin paper with photo of Bloomfield playing the guitar and crude lettering and background art; have 1 copy on yellow stock, and 7 on pale blue stock; all NM/NM-; interesting gig from an unusual venue, $ 10 each. For illustration of the image, click here. (*)
Mike Bloomfield, Mark Naftalin, Downchild Blues Band, 11/11/73, Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, 11 x 17, dark blue ink on purple card stock, with image of renaissance musician. 3 copies NM/NM- $20. For illustration of the image, click here. (*)
Lee Michaels, Crowbar, 12/10/71, Kennedy Pavilion, Pacific Northwest somewhere; 13 x 20 poster by prominent Pacific Northwest artist Bruce Weber; blue/purple split fountain printing on white poster stock; photo of Lee Michaels in center with lettering strongly reminiscent of Rick Griffin and Kelley; nice looking poster. Clean & no pinholes but has one crease/frayed area in the lower LH corner outside the image so will have to downgrade it to VG+; $65.
Beatles, "Let It Be" movie promotional poster, circa 1971; 14 x 21 poster in red and black with photos of the beatles from the LP of same name and red lettering against a black background. Says "Apple An Abkco Managed Company Presents Let It Be'"; United Artists logo at bottome, printed in Belgium but text and logos are all in English. I don't know much about Beatles memorabilia but perhaps one of you readers has more infomation on this item and will let me know. Definitely looks vintage, though. Nice NM- condition; asking $200.
Man, "Slow Motion" circa 1970s, generic tour poster for this band featuring Rick Griffin painting of Alfred E. Newman's torso holding a tuna fish. Very large European tour poster size on thin stock. Space for local gig info to be filled in at bottom. This is a pretty scarce Griffin poster; first one I've seen. Condition is VG-; image intact but there is a chunk 1" x .5" chunk missing from one margin outside the image, and minor wrinkling over the rest of it. I'm torn between keeping this and selling it; will put it out at $375 first and see if there's any interest.
Ten Years After, 11/22/70, HIC Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii; yellow background with large "10" in center and photo of band within the "0"; printed on newspaper stock; VG; pinholes and machine folded in quarters; undoubtedly a very scarce item as are all early Hawaii posters. $100.
Mike Bloomfield, Electric Flag, 1/10/75, HIC Concert Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii, 15 x 20 black on goldenrod paper with nice image of dark haired woman with long eyebrows and big eyes, nice poster from unusual venue for this short-lived reincarnation of the Electric Flag; very nice NM poster, $60. For illustration of the image, click here. (*)
Mike Bloomfield & Mark Naftalin, 6/2/73, Rivoli Theatre, Indianapolis, Ind; GORGEOUS 17" x 23" poster in full color printed on quality coarse stock with an image that looks like a woman daydreaming after opening a box that says "now here...nowhere" For illustration of the image, click here. The poster looks much nicer than this image with deeper, more intense colors--plus which, most of them are cleaner than the one in this shot. I have 5 of these, all basically clean except that they were stored in a garage resulting in some dampness that shows in the form of a slight discoloration at the top--again, most of them look better than the one in the image. I want $150 for the cleanest one, $125 for the others. Again, this is a fantastic poster and one I've never seen before. (*)
Marshall Tucker Band, Mike Bloomfield, 11/15/1973, Century Theater--location unknown, can anyone help? This is a university show; 17" x 20.5", red on thin gray stock, swirly design with lots of little drawings, hard to describe. For illustration of the image, click here. One copy lef; has a horizonal fold in the center and a small chunk missing out of the lower LH corner far outside the image. $35.
Kris Kristofferson, Billy Swan, 3/20/80(?)--a guess--could also be 1975 or 1986, Tipitina's, New Orleans, classic 14 x 22 boxing style poster from this famous venue for this folk-singer-turned-movie-star; read & blue lettering on white cardboard stock with a vintage photo of a smiling Kris (a little grey in his beard, but mostly dark haired at this point). Super cool looking poster and a must-have for any fans or collectors of his material. Condition VG+/VG; a couple of staple pull marks; this one literally must have been pulled off a telephone pole, but the overall condition is nice and the staple pulls give it somewhat of an air of authenticity. Very cool poster, $85. Ask for a photo if you're interested in it...
Eric Clapton/Delaney & Bonnie, circa 1970; generic European Tour poster; large size typical for these posters, featuring old timey photo of Delaney & Bonnie and lettering that looks a little like Randy Tuten. Poster is for Lippmann + Rau concerts. No specific gig imprinted. This is a pretty neat poster and a real score for any Clapton fan; 1 copy NM $300.
Rolling Stones, American Tour 1972, large European-sized tour poster featuring Airplane tail with Stones' "lips" logo on it; for illustration, see The Art of Rock, pl. 4.263. 2 copies available; #1 has a 1" tear in left margin and a stain in the lower corner area outside the image; $200; copy #2 is cleaner but has a wrinkled & worn area in the upper LH corner which to my way of thinking detracts more than the stuff on the first copy, only $125. (*)
Pink Floyd, circa 1973, original promotional poster for various Floyd LPs up to and including "Dark Side of the Moon"; large poster with the well-known prism logo in color on black background, small illustrations of all the Floyd albums 1969-73 at bottom; very nice and collectible original promotional poster, VG+ (very clean but has some slight wrinkles and storage marks as are typical for items like this that were printed on thin paper) $60.
Led Zeppelin, 1977?, movie poster for movie "The Song Remains the Same," large movie-poster size with black background, Zeppelin lettering like on the LP, and drawing featuring airplrt, airplane, guitarist, other things. Folded as is typical for movie posters, otherwise VG+ or so; a few minor storage flaws, $100.
"Inner Tube" Surf Shop, 1974, Austin; Texas; promotional poster for "Austin's Only Surf Shop" by Texas Artist Rick Turner; kinda funny, but this is a really nice poster, folks--about 12 x 18; with central image of tropical island, palm trees and surfer. Clearly a strong Rick Griffin incluence, especially in the choice and blending of colors, but distinctive too. A really fine image; 1 copy basically NM; $35; a second copy NM-/VG+ $27.50.
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 --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)
