Theo Bikel, 5/3-4/63, Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC; presented by Sol Hurok; 14" x 22" poster on thick cardboard stock with photo of Bikel playing guitar and boxing-style imprint letters. printed by Artcraft Litho, New York. For illustration of the image, click here. Nice VG+ condition with corner pinholes and slight general age; nice overall. Interesting very early, very rare poster for this jazz/folk artist. Asking $160. This includes charge for flat rate shipping since this will have to be shipped flat rather than rolled in a tube.
Blue Cheer, Clear Light, Jerry Abrams Headlights, 4/13/1968, Salt Lake Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, approx 22" x 28" on poster stock; blue lettering on silver/gray background; odd, irregular sized asymetrical lettering; hard image to describe, sort of a smoky, ethereal image with a face shape and wispy, cloud-like sections surrounding the letters; an interesting and fairly unique image. I'd grade this one VG+/VG; basically clean, but has some noticeable irregular storage creases, two of which have ripened into 3/4" margin tears, and some smaller bits of margin damage, and one small pressure ding in the lower center of the image. Overall it is decent, priced reasonably at $60 due to the condition; a near mint copy would be worth several times that.
Grateful Dead, It's A Beautiful Day, 7/25-27/1969, Honolulu International Center, Hawaii; this is the reduced sized version of the Rick Griffin's legendary "Hawaiian Aoxomoxoa" design; perhaps the most psychedelic rock poster of them all! The reduced size version is approximately 12" x 20" and was done back in the late 70s or early 80s (I forget which now...) to meet demand for the original of this image which even then was basically impossible to find. Some online sources call the reduced size a reprint; maybe they're right, although back in the day most collectors I knew thought of it as a bootleg....either way, it is the only way to obtain a copy of this image at an affordable price these days. Apparently even the reprint has been bootlegged. This appears to be of the type that has been called a second bootleg, with slight gray discoloration in the skull area. I am not sure where all of this online wisdom came from; somebody must have a lot more free time than I do. In any case, I have 2 of these, so on the assumption they are a bootleg of a reprint, they're going out at $150 each...NM ( *)
Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 12/14-15/71, Hill Aud., Ann Arbor, Mich, classic 17" x 22" full color poster by Gary Grimshaw; purple background with image of a guy holding a guitar with a winged heart in the center; very well known image that has been illustrated in The Art of Rock and reprinted; this, however, is a scarce ORIGINAL printing of this popular poster; condition is about VG+, corner pinholes and minor edge wear, tape pulls on reverse that don't show through; colors good; overall a very decent copy, among the very best Dead posters of the 1970s, asking $675 (reduced price, good deal for this scarce Dead poster).
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 3 NM- copies, $75 each. 1 in somewhat lesser condition, VG+ $60. For illustration of the image, click here. (*)
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 & 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 4 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. (*)
Jesse Colin Young, Steve Goodman, 6/9-10/1976, Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX; approx 11 x 17 poster by Danny Garrett; black on goldenrod paper with nice drawing of Jesse Colin Young in the middle of a conch shell on a beach with waves in the background, nice image typical of mid-'70s Armadillo posters; nice NM copy $45; good item for Youngbloods fans.
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. (*)
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)
