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.
Procol Harum, circa 1967 or so, 24" x 36" promo poster with artwork similar to the "Whiter Shade of Pale" LP, B & W; black background with center image of a tree and a woman with flowing hair, with the band names appearing in white over the tree. This may have been an LP insert, don't remember for sure, or possibly a promo poster; in any case, it is folded in 12" x 12" squares, most likely to fit in an LP cover; very clean except for a little wear along the center folds, $18.75.
Charles Lloyd, 11/17/67, Woolsey Hall (Yale University), New Haven, CT, approximately 20.5" x 25", dark pink on blue-gray stock with nice psychedelic lettering and great photo of Charles Lloyd playing a saxophone. For illustration of the image, click here. Condition VG/VG+; tape stain in each corner where tape was removed; otherwise clean. Probably very scarce; I have never seen another one. $275.
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 $850.
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)
