Miscellaneous Non-California Handbills (late '60's to early '70's)

Last updated 5/2/2012

NOTE: An asterisk (*) next to a description of an item indicates that more than one copy of that item is available.

CRYSTAL BALLROOM, PORTLAND, OREGON

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. (*)

CAFFE EXPRESSO, PORTLAND, OREGON

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. (*)

BEAVER HALL, PORTLAND, OREGON

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.

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.

SPRINGERS (AND RELATED); PORTLAND, OREGON

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.

MISCELLANEOUS PORTLANDAAND PACIFIC NORTHWEST VENUES

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 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 5/5/1970, Portland Coliseum, very nice full color postcard sized card with center collage of a photo of purple camels against a yellow sand desert with a purple sky, color borders, very nice card, NM $30.

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. (*)

GRANDE BALLROOM AND OTHER RUSS GIBB CONCERTS, DETROIT, MICHIGAN & OUTLYING AREAS

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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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.

MISCELLANEOUS DETROIT AND MICHIGAN AREA HANDBILLS AND CARDS

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.

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.

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.

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS HANDBILLS AND CARDS

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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