Beach Boys Concert Poster 1965 Globe – Their Best-Ever Poster?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

An authentic, vintage Beach Boys concert poster from on July 14, 1965 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

This highly attractive Beach Boys window card was designed and printed by Globe Poster Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, and is dominated by orange and blue splashy Day-Glo coloring.

What gives this Beach Boys broadside its visual charisma is the lovely blue waves and then the band’s name in awesome orange letters over it.  Amazing!  It should have won a design award.

Any early Beach Boys window display like this is frequently worn & torn from the passage of time, but this particular one looks great for its age.

Notice how this Beach Boys concert billboard has half-a-dozen BB song titles against the sky, which adds a nice musical touch to the poster. And did you notice the seagulls in the sky, too?

A genuine Beach Boys concert placard like this is collectible because these were just considered advertising materials back in the day, and not collector’s items. The coming of age of the baby boomer generation sure changed that!

From top to bottom (loosely, that is), this Beach Boys placard states:

(Venue info up top): Charlotte Coliseum – Wed. July 14 at 8:30 P.M. – Admission $2.00 – $2.50 – $3.00 – Tickets on Sale: National Hat Shop – Hi-Fi Camera Centers and other Usual Places (I always like that term)

(And in the orange stripe): Radio Station WIST presents The BEACH BOYS plus The Roemans and Others. (Then the songs, three on each side): “Honda” (abbreviated from “Little Honda”), “Help Me Rhonda” and “Kiss Me Baby”; (and on the right): “Please Let Me Wonder,” “Warmth of the Sun” and “Keep An Eye On Summer.”  (Tiny printer’s credit): Globe Poster – Baltimore.

This sublime Beach Boys display is what is known as a “tour blank” that was used for many shows over a stretch of time – say, a whole season. The concert’s date, venue name and information on buying tickets was printed in the top white area for each individual market. So that means that somewhere out there, you might just find this exact poster for any of the following:

Beach Boys window card Music Hall, Houston, Texas, December 23, 1964

Beach Boys concert poster Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, December 24, 1964

Beach Boys window card Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, December 31, 1964

Beach Boys concert poster The Mosque, Richmond, Virginia, January 3, 1965

Beach Boys window card Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, April 10, 1965

Beach Boys concert poster Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, April 11, 1965

Beach Boys window card Civic Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, April 23, 1965

Beach Boys concert poster Washington Coliseum, Washington DC, April 24, 1965

Beach Boys window card The Pier, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 1965

Beach Boys concert poster University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, April 1965

Beach Boys window card Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 1965

Beach Boys concert poster Memorial Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, May 19, 1965

Beach Boys window card Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, May 20, 1965

Beach Boys concert poster Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, May 21, 1965

Beach Boys window card Yankee Stadium, New York, NY, June 10, 1965

Beach Boys concert poster Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, July 13, 1965

Rather sizeable, this Beach Boys concert placard tapes out at 22×28” big, although Globe would sometimes make these jumbos 32 inches high or taller.

Although I’m tempted to label this a Beach Boys telephone-pole poster, at 22 inches across it’s most likely too wide to be adhered to a wooden pole.

This early-years surf music concert poster by Hawthrone, CA’s Beach Boys is displayed with mucho enthusiasm by collector Pete Howard (805.540.0020 phone, pete@postercentral.com email).  And as a collector, I pay the HIGHEST PRICE for this poster or one of its sisters, or any really cool 1950s-60s concert memorabilia!

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Jimi Hendrix Experience Window Card 1969 Globe Cardboard, Large

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

An authentic, vintage 1969 concert poster for The Jimi Hendrix Experience in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Dorton Arena on April 11, 1969.

The original Experience line-up of Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums were still present on this Hendrix window card; in fact, Redding was in the opening act as well, Fat Mattress.

This large Hendrix concert placard was designed and printed by Globe Posters of Baltimore, and tapes out to 22 x 28”.

This Jimi Hendrix Experience broadside has amazing visual punch considering that only two colors were used in printing it: black print over Day-Glo orange “clouds” and strips.

I love the fact that this Hendrix window display has no fewer than SIX song titles on it, and FIVE of them are from his famous debut LP Are You Experienced?

The entire text as it reads on this Jimi Hendrix Experience telephone-pole poster, from top to bottom:

(In the first orange cloud): Dorton Arena – Fairgrounds . . Raldigh, N.C. – (now black print on white board): Fri. Apr. 11, 8:30 P.M. – All Seats Reserved $6.00 – $5.00 – $4.00 – $3.00

Tickets on Sale: Theim’s Record Shop – All Record Bar Locations in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill

(Back on orange Day-Glo again): Hit Attractions and Concerts East Proudly Present… In Person… In Concert

(Words surrounding the band’s photo): THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – “Little Miss Stranger” [sic] – “Purple Haze” – “Hey Joe” – “Fire” – “Are You Experienced” – “Foxey Lady”

(And in the final three orange strips): Starring Jimi Hendrix, The Fat Mattress plus Other Top British Acts. (Tiny printer’s credit): Globe Poster – Baltimore.

A Jimi Hendrix billboard resembling this one was likely made for several other dates on the axeman’s southern swing of this tour, so there are undoubtedly these Jimi show artifacts out there:

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, May 4, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 7, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 9, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card Civic Centre, Charleston, West Virginia, May 10, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card Coliseum, Indianapolis Fairgrounds, Indiana, May 11, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card Civic Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, May 16, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience window card Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, May 17, 1969

This Jimi Hendrix placard is proudly brought to you by music collector Peter Howard (available at 805-540-0020 or pete@postercentral.com). I saw Hendrix once, in 1970 (Ventura, CA), and will pay TOP DOLLAR for this cardboard specimen or any vintage Hendrix concert poster!

If you wanna see a few other Hendrix window displays from the year before, just hop over to this page here on my web site: http://www.postercentral.com/whentourblanksnotused.htm

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Jerry Lee Lewis Window Card 1950s – Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

A vintage, authentic 1950s Jerry Lee Lewis concert poster advertising a show at the Evergreen Ballroom in Olympia, Washington on July 28, 1958.

This is my personal favorite Jerry Lee Lewis window card of all time, due to its great song titles, its red & yellow colors, and the mischievous picture of the new, young Sun Records star.

Original, made-before-the-show rock and roll window display like this one are coveted by collectors, largely because they were made to be discarded as soon as the show was over!

Any 50-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis concert billboard is definitely collectable based on merit alone – after all, he’s considered a founding father of rock & roll.

This poster was known in the business as a “tour blank,” which means that this identical Jerry Lee Lewis concert placard was printed for other cities along the same tour.

Tilghman Press of Oakland, CA printed up this 14×22” broadside, made on durable cardboard to survive postings on outside telephone poles.

The entire text found on this fifties rock concert poster, just as it reads from top to bottom:

(Bright red lettering): Evergreen Ballroom – Olympia, Washington – Mon. July 28th – Show and Dance – From 9 to 1 a.m.

(And then black print on yellow background): “Whole Lot of Shaking Going On” – “Mean Woman Blues” – “Great Balls of Fire” – “Breathless” – “High School Confidential” – (and then in three different type fonts): JERRY LEE LEWIS

(Printer’s credit down at very bottom): Tilghman Press – 1201 32nd Street, Oakland (California).

Even though this Jerry Lee Lewis telephone-pole poster has a lot of rusty thumbtack holes and staple marks, these flaws usually don’t affect a concert poster’s value much, because collectors like their old posters to look old!

This collectible item of rock ’n’ roll concert memorabilia is happily explained by collector Pete Howard (call at 805-540-0020 or email at pete@postercentral.com). As a serious collector, I will pay top dollar for vintage music collectibles such as this!

To view a few other classic concert posters from the earliest days of rock & roll, just point your mouse to this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/rocknroll.htm

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Janis Joplin Big Brother Cardboard Window Card for Roller Rink Concert!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

An authentic, big, 1968 cardboard window card for Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Company at the Alexandria Arena (Roller Rink) in Alexandria, VA on Sunday, October 20.

This Janis Joplin concert poster is my favorite billboard by her & Big Brother, due to its tasteful use of pink and purple Day-Glo colors. Also worked in nicely is photographer Thomas Weir’s well-known shot of Janis that was also used on Big Brother’s classic Cheap Thrills album.

In fact, concert promoter Durwood C. Settles put on this Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Company gig at the same time the group’s Cheap Thrills album was the best-selling LP in the U.S. – the very top of the Billboard charts.

Poster artist extraordinaire D.W. Beeghly designed this Janis Joplin concert broadside, as he often did for concert promoter Durwood Settles in the East and the South during this period.

This oversized Janis Joplin window display was printed up by Globe Posters of Baltimore, with dimensions of 22 x 28”.

Fortuitously, the Jeff Beck Group was the opening act for Big Brother at this show, with the added bonus of Rod Stewart being the lead singer for Beck! Who obviously would go on to great fame himself.

The entire text that can be seen on this Janis Joplin telephone-pole poster, including every word down to the finest detail:

(In tiny print, to his credit): Durwood C. Settles Presents – In Person – 2 Big Shows – (and then in fancy script): Janis Joplin and (bright pink Day-Glo letters): Big Brother and the Holding Company

(Then blue ink on the white cardboard): Special Extra Added Attraction – The Jeff Beck Group – Light Show by the Psychedelic Power & Light Co.

(And in the pink box below): Sun. Oct. 20, 4 & 8 P.M. – Alexandria Arena (Roller Rink) – 807 N. Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, Virginia (abbreviated).

(And then the small print down at the bottom): No Seats – Dance & Show.  Tickets $4.00 in advance, $5.00 at the door.  Tickets are on sale at all Giant Music Centers: Falls Church, Arlington and Fairfax; all Montgomery Ward Stores; Soul Shack, 1221 G St. N.W.; Learmont’s, Georgetown; and Disc Shop, 1825 Conn. Ave. NW.

(Final credits buried at the bottom): Creative Signs – Designed by D.W. Beeghly – Copyright Durwood Settles, 1968

Finding vintage rock-concert posters such as this one is great fun.  Most of these old music window placards were made strictly as advertising signs, fully intended to be thrown away right after the show passed through town. Therefore, collecting scarce concert memorabilia such as posters, fliers, handbills, ticket stubs – as well as never-used tickets – is a really cool hobby, because you never know where & when the next one will turn up.

This quite big Janis Joplin 1968 window display video was conducted by vintage concert memorabilia collector Pete Howard (ring 805-540-0020, or cyber pete@postercentral.com). Pete (I) will pay the very best price for another copy of this poster, or most other rare 1960s rock posters.

And to gaze upon more Sixties rock-music window posters used to sell tickets, just slide over to this page right here on my web site: http://www.postercentral.com/rock.htm

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Hank Williams Show Window Card 1960s with Hank Jr. and Lefty Frizzell

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

A big, attractive concert poster for a Hank Williams tribute show in Manhattan (New York) in 1963, featuring Hank Williams Jr., Lefty Frizzell, Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadours, and Mrs. Hank (Audrey) Williams, Hank’s widow.

An authentic, vintage Hank Williams window card has never been found that used bright, Day-Glo colors such as the yellow and orange found on this placard.

Similarly, an old Lefty Frizzell concert poster would be a collector’s item for any collector of country music, but on this poster, Lefty shares the spotlight with a slew of other country musicians.

As most collectors have discovered, an original Hank Williams concert poster is difficult to find, because he passed away on January 1, 1953.  So a commanding window card like this from a decade hence serves as a nice substitute, particularly when it features his widow and his son.

Speaking of his son: Hank Williams Jr. was only 14 years old at the time of this concert, but he would go on to achieve great fame in the 1980s, winning the CMA Entertainer of the Year twice.

This enormous Globe concert poster measures 22 x 35”, is constructed of cardboard and displays bright Day-Glo colors.

The complete text found on this Grand Ole Opry country music broadside, reading it from top to bottom:

(First, blue ink on white): Manhattan Center, 34th St. & 8th Ave. – Sun. Nov. 24, 2 Shows, 2:00 (changed by hand from the original “4:00”) and 8:00 PM – Advance Admission $2.50 – At Door $3,00 – Special Rates for Students – Sponsored by The Musician’s Aid Society

(And now into the body of the poster): A Star-Studded Country Music Show! 17 Stars! All In Person…

(In bright orange Day-Glo): GRAND OLE OPRY (then tiny print): From Nashville, Tennessee – A Tribute To The Late, Great Hank Williams – the Opry’s All-Time Great Personality!

Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadours – “Walkin’ the Floor Over You” – Hank Williams, Jr. – First Time On Tour! – Lefty Frizzell – and Jean Shepard, The Opry’s favorite Girl!

Mrs. Hank (Audrey) Williams – Patti White – (and then down in the bright orange box): Billy Byrd, Former Guitar Player with Ernest Tubb -  – Jack Drake – Buddy Charlton – Cal Smith – Jimmy Orr – Leon Rhodes – Curtis McPete – Billy Moore – George McCormick – Peanut Montgomery.

(And last but not least, down at the bottom): Special Added Attraction – Wilma Lee, Stoney Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan – Plus – the Smokey and Shorty Warren Show (and then in very small print): and the Entire Copa Club Gang.  (Printer’s credit at very bottom): Globe Posters – Baltimore.

Sadly, this show was scheduled to occur two days after President Kennedy was assassinated, and therefore fell on the night before the country’s national day of mourning. So it’s not even known if this scheduled date actually happened, or if it was postponed.

While this poster is not as cool as finding an authentic Hank Williams concert billboard or broadside, this tribute to the king of country music is nonetheless great to have. This in-tribute Hank Williams telephone-pole poster is lectured about by collector Pete Howard (805-540-0020 or pete@postercentral.com). And I will pay TOP DOLLAR for any vintage, original Hank Williams concert poster or advertising piece of any kind.

To see a few other original C&W concert posters from the 1950s-60s, saddle up the palomino and ride on over to this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/country.htm

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