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Jefferson Airplane Grateful Dead Window Card – Toronto 1967

Posted on July 21, 2011 by postercentral

A wonderful psychedelic timepiece from the Summer of Love featuring the Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead for a full week’s worth of shows in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the summer of 1967. Known as BG-74 to poster collectors, this … Continue reading →

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Hell’s Angels Present Big Brother, Janis Joplin Poster 1966 San Francisco

Posted on July 18, 2011 by postercentral

The poster doesn’t name Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead or chief Prankster Ken Kesey, but all three of those legends appeared at this San Francisco concert in the fall of 1966. Throw in the Hell’s Angels and you’ve got quite … Continue reading →

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Acid Test Flyer Advertising Handout 1966 Grateful Dead at S.F. State

Posted on July 15, 2011 by postercentral

An original advertising handbill from S.F. State College for the last legendary “Acid Test” event before LSD was made illegal in California (in October 1966). Nicknamed “Whatever It Is” or “The X Handbill,” this charismatic little piece is not great … Continue reading →

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Jethro Tull Concert Poster 1969 Tour / Boston Tea Party

Posted on July 12, 2011 by postercentral

A cool and collectible vintage Jethro Tull concert poster from The Boston Tea Party nightclub in, of course, Boston, MA. At the time of this 1969 gig, Tull had released just two albums, This Was and Stand Up. Enthusiastically discussed … Continue reading →

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Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb Signed Photo & Harlem Jazz Newspaper

Posted on July 9, 2011 by postercentral

Ella Fitzgerald got her start fronting Chick Webb’s band in the 1930s, and here are two collectibles from that time period: an 8×10-inch glossy taken at the Apollo Theatre signed by both Chick and Ella; and a summer 1939 Harlem … Continue reading →

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