Monthly Archives: July 2012

Monterey Pop Festival Window Card on Silver Foil 1967

Posted on July 31, 2012 by postercentral

A lot of people consider the Monterey Pop Festival to be the greatest weekend in the history of rock, even topping Woodstock two years later. Thus the original concert posters are coveted collector’s items, although it’s a shame that – … Continue reading →

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Ike & Tina Turner Concert Posters 1960s Soul Music Revue Display

Posted on July 23, 2012 by postercentral

In the 1960s, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue was probably the most combustible R&B act to grace a concert stage, with the possible exception of James Brown. That’s why The Rolling Stones picked them as the opening slot on … Continue reading →

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Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars Concert Poster 1960s Window Card

Posted on July 17, 2012 by postercentral

Dick Clark was known for a lot of things in music history, including the creation of American Bandstand for television. It was that TV fame which lead him to spearhead some traveling pop-music revues in the early 1960s, dubbed Dick … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix Concert Poster 1960s Columbus Ohio & 2 Bootlegs

Posted on July 13, 2012 by postercentral

Think you can tell an original 1960s concert poster from a counterfeit that was printed much later? Try this test with the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s March 3, 1968 concert poster from Columbus, OH. Reprints are readily available on eBay, but … Continue reading →

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Little Richard Window Cards 1950s R&B Concert Posters Part II

Posted on July 6, 2012 by postercentral

This is Part Two of my two-part video on Little Richard 1950s original rock ’n’ roll concert posters. The one in this video dates from 1957, the biggest year of Richard’s career on the Billboard charts. On this poster, he … Continue reading →

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