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Big Brother & Holding Co. 1966 Zig-Zag Man Poster – Joplin’s Debut

Posted on April 9, 2011 by postercentral

A summer 1966 San Francisco psychedelic concert poster featuring Janis Joplin’s stage debut as lead singer for Big Brother & The Holding Company. Nicknamed “Zig-Zag Man” for obvious reasons, this classic Family Dog concert poster — designated FD-14 – was … Continue reading →

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Billie Holiday Concert Flyer – New York’s Carnegie Hall

Posted on April 6, 2011 by postercentral

A stellar jazz handbill advertising a Carnegie Hall benefit concert on Thanksgiving weekend 1957 that featured Lady Day herself, Billie Holiday, plus the star-studded line-up of Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and “Introducing… the brilliant … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan Concert Poster 1965 Cardboard Show Placard

Posted on April 3, 2011 by postercentral

A Bob Dylan concert poster from October 23, 1965 for a show at the University of Vermont’s Patrick Gym in Burlington, VT. Despite this concert placard depicting Dylan in an acoustic setting, this concert broadside / billboard / placard / … Continue reading →

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The Doors Concert Poster 1967 Psychedelic Design

Posted on March 31, 2011 by postercentral

An original concert poster for The Doors at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, California on October 15, 1967. An attractive psychedelic Doors window card that also has, in addition to its psychedelic styling, photographs of the four band members … Continue reading →

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Can You Pass The Acid Test? Poster 1965 Grateful Dead Memorabilia

Posted on March 28, 2011 by postercentral

A real, genuine Can You Pass the Acid Test? poster used in late 1965-early 1966 in the S.F Bay Area, with entertainment supplied by the Grateful Dead, Allen Ginsberg, the Fugs, the Merry Pranksters, Neal Cassady and more. This psychedelic … Continue reading →

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