Beatles Concert Poster 1960s Rare Memorabilia – Aldershot U.K. – Part 1

Posted on February 26, 2013 by postercentral

A true original Beatles concert poster from Aldershot, England on a historic date in Beatles folklore: December 9, 1961.

The Beatles’ 1961 Aldershot dance-show is remembered to this day because only 18 paying punters made it in the door to this cold, winter event. Thankfully, photographer Dick Matthews was along for the ride to take pictures of the Aldershot debacle, and I show you several of his photos in this presentation.

Many years later, in an interview, Paul McCartney himself would recall the Beatles’ Aldershot show as “the time we couldn’t get arrested.”  Aldershot was a little ghost-town military outpost Southwest of London, and to add to their misery, there were stormy winter conditions that night.

This Beatles Aldershot window card is not very big, it was printed on card stock with black & orange letters, and the typesetter used a few different fonts to get the message across.  This exact Beatles Aldershot poster of mine is dry-mounted to a backing material. Despite its humble appearance, I think it’s just about the most important and coolest Beatles concert poster ever made. Why, you ask? Because it’s for the entertainment world’s biggest act ever on their smallest night ever, with great photographic documentation to back it up. I just love the heck out of it, but that’s just my opinion, and perhaps you’d prefer something from after they became famous.

Underscoring my point, however, this exact poster has been displayed to the general public in both the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, CA and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum in Cleveland, OH. Adding to its cache, it’s also the same poster photographed for Mark Lewisohn’s book The Beatles Live!, which was also a great reference source for my research.

The entire script found on this Beatles Aldershot concert placard, just as it reads from the top to bottom:

BIG BEAT SESSIONS at The Palais Ballroom – (switch to black ink): Queens Road – Aldershot

EVERY SATURDAY Commencing This Saturday December 9th (without the year, but 1961) – Presenting a “Battle of the Bands” – LIVERPOOL v LONDON

(Then in much smaller print): Liverpool’s No. “1” Rock Outfit – (in italics): Direct from Their German Tour – The Beatles – Versus (the solitary orange word here) – One of London’s Top “Beat” Groups – Ivor Jay & the Jaywalkers – Plus Two Other Star Groups

Rocking 7-30 p.m. to 11-30 p.m.  Bar – (then a big space) – Buffet – Admission 5/-  (and then the ultimate irony): Everyone Welcome – Tell Your Friends (but… nobody did!)

None of the other groups mentioned on this Aldershot broadside even bothered to show up, aside from the Beatles… Ivor Jay & The Jaywalkers were total no-shows, as were “two other star groups.”  The Beatles, pros that they were, were left to entertain the 18 troops all by their lonesome.

It’s really funny the way this Beatles Aldershot billboard proclaims, “Direct from Their German Tour.” LOL!  All that means is, they had slaved away in Hamburg the previous spring.  Hyperbole has always been a key ingredient of rock ’n’ roll.

But in this case, the hype was not necessarily without merit: Just five years hence – on December 9, 1966 – the Beatles would be busy recording no less than Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.  Wow, did things ever move quickly in the 1960s!

This Beatles Big Beat concert sign is educationally discussed and enthused over by long-time collector Pete Howard (phone 805-540-0020 or pete@postercentral.com). I’ve had several of my Beatles concert posters in museums, and I pay TOP DOLLAR for this or any original Beatles concert advertising window card / poster.

To see other scarce, collectible Beatles concert posters, including a big, pretty one from their home town of Liverpool just 16 days after Aldershot, visit this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/beatles.htm

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James Brown Show Poster 1960s Window Card – Eagles Ballroom

Posted on February 22, 2013 by postercentral

A highly attractive early 1960s James Brown concert poster from December 9, 1961 at the Eagles Ballroom in Seattle, WA.

A lot of collectors feel this is the best-looking James Brown concert placard ever made, with its colorful layout of red, green and yellow plus its charismatic design.

This one has it all – lovely graphics, pictures of the musicians, key song titles, big size… everything a collector would want.  Plus, this was the year that JB had four Top 10 hits, adding a little to the poster’s cache.

The entire wording found on this vintage soul music window display, from top to bottom: (First the white venue info): Eagles Ballroom – Seattle, Washington – Sat. Nite, Dec. 9th – Dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

(In the black & red stripe): The James Brown Show – (and then the body of the poster): Featuring In Person the Fabulous James Brown – (and on his coat): “Please, Please, Please” and “Try Me”.

Sugar Pie DeSanto “I wanted to know” [sic – the hit as actually “I Want to Know”], The Famous Flames, Nat Kendricks “Pigs Feet”, The Brownies – 6 Beautiful Dancing Girls! (In the red stripe at the bottom): James Brown Orchestra. (and in bottom white margin): Globe Poster – Baltimore.

This gorgeous James Brown tour window card was designed and manufactured by Globe Poster Company of Baltimore, on cardboard stock, and measures 22 x 28”.

Enthusiastically displayed and discussed by long-time collector Pete Howard (805-540-0020 or email pete@postercentral.com). I (Pete) will pay absolute TOP dollar for a version of this James Brown 1960s concert poster or several other types from the same era – in fact, all 1960s collectible concert memorabilia!

To see some more great, vintage R&B telephone-pole show posters from this time frame – including another handsome James Brown specimen from the following year – just move over to this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/rhythmnblues.htm

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Chuck Berry Concert Poster 1950s Window Card – Segregated Whites!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by postercentral

A Chuck Berry concert poster from Hampton, VA for a show on Nov. 7, 1959 at the Sports Arena, with a bold statement that specifically encourages Caucasian patrons to attend.

This big, cardboard Chuck Berry window card has a “segregation line” or “seg line” for short, which is not common on old show posters from the south, but certainly not unheard of… serious poster collectors are aware of dozens of examples.

The complete and full wording found on this Chuck Berry concert billboard, which, by the way, measures 22 x 28”:

Rock ’N Roll Show – Sport’s Arena [sic] – Hampton, VA. – (in red letters now): Saturday, Nov. 7 – 2 Shows – 8:00 P.M. and 11:00 P.M.

(Back to blue lettering): Advance Admission $1.75 – At Door $2.50. Tickets on sale: B & M Drive In, Hampton; Sports Arena, Hampton; B & M Drive In, Route 17 (doesn’t give a town name); Empire Motel, Buckroe; Yorktown Motor Lodge, Route 17 (likewise); and Other Popular Places.

IN PERSON! Making His First Appearance On The Peninsula For Whites – (in gigantic red letters): CHUCK BERRY – Plus All Star Cast

1950s Chuck Berry concert posters with “Rock ’N Roll Show” plastered across them are definite collector’s items, because they nostalgically invoke the birth of rock.

The bottom of this piece was trimmed off, but just by its appearance, it’s likely that this Chuck Berry concert broadside was printed by Globe Posters in Baltimore.

This 1950s Chuck Berry telephone-pole poster is shown off and lectured about by poster collector Pete Howard (805-540-0020 or pete@postercentral.com). Pete pays the VERY BEST prices for vintage rock & roll window advertising cards like this.

If other Fifties rock & roll concert posters by the genre’s founding fathers would delight you, just move over to see a few more gems on this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/rocknroll.htm

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The Doors Concert Poster – Jim Morrison Window Display Placard

Posted on February 14, 2013 by postercentral

An original Doors concert poster from the Boston Arena in Boston, MA on April 10, 1970.

Most Doors concert posters are from the ’60s and were psychedelic in nature, but this cardboard placard depicts Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore in a straight-ahead, standard B&W design.

It’s easy to see that this Doors telephone-pole poster has creases and general wear and tear, probably due to the elements of being posted outside. Can you imagine if it had been printed on flimsy paper!

This 14×22-inch Doors window card was used for a gig in the L.A. band’s last year of touring, behind their brand new Morrison Hotel album.

The entire wording found on this Doors window herald:

“(Top white area): Friday, April 10 at Boston Arena – (then into the black area): Two Shows 7 and 10 P.M. – The Doors and introducing Gordon Lowe

(In the smallest print): Presented by Fred Samango.  All seats reserved.  (Into the lower white area now): Tickets: $3.50 – 4.50 – 5.50 – 6.50.  On sale at Tyson’s • HUB • Out-of-town Ticket Agencies

Mail Orders To Boston Arena Box Office, 238 St. Botolph Street, Boston (MA of course), Phone: CO 7-3810.  (And then finally, the last line): Please enclose stamped, self-addressed envelope.”

As stated, most 1967-70 Doors concert posters were psychedelic, very colorful, sometimes flowery and printed on paper, and frequently didn’t have a picture of the group. So this Doors window card is an interesting departure in that it’s printed on durable, thick cardboard.

This Doors concert billboard is enthusiastically put on display by collector Pete Howard (email pete@postercentral.com or phone 805-540-0020).  Pete pays the very best prices! for this poster or any old vintage Doors concert posters like this one – or any ’60s stuff.

To see other nice telephone-pole rock-concert posters, such as a great Doors sample from 1967, just see this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/rock.htm

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Rolling Stones Concert Poster 1965 Window Card Large Day-Glo Colors

Posted on February 10, 2013 by postercentral

A big Rolling Stones concert poster using Day-Glo colors for the group’s show in New Haven, CT on Nov. 4, 1965.

This tour stop in New England was during the Rolling Stones’ fourth tour of America.

This Rolling Stones window card was designed and manufactured by Globe Posters of Baltimore, MD.

This tour, like any mid-1960s Rolling Stones show, featured (and shown on the concert poster) Mick Jagger on lead vocals, Keith Richards on guitar and vocals, Brian Jones on guitar, Bill Wyman on bass guitar and Charlie Watts on drums, plus Ian Stewart supplementing them.

The entire and exact wording on this Rolling Stones concert broadside, as taken from top to bottom:

(Huge blue letters): New Haven Arena – Thur. Nov. 4 – 2 Shows 7 P.M. & 9 P.M.

(Still in the venue information): All Seats Reserved $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00. Tickets on Sale: Arena Box Office – Chapel Records – Cutler’s Records – Music Box – Music Corner – (And then out of town, but all in Connecticut): In Hartford at E.J. Korvette – In Waterbury at Plaza Record Shop – In West Hartford at LaSalle Music Shop

Rolling Stones Spectacular Show (in the bright orange stripe) – All In Person – “Get Off My Cloud,” “Satisfaction” – The ROLLING STONES (in oval)

The Vibrations, “Misty”; Patti and the Blue Belles, “Danny Boy”; The Rocking Ramrods, “Fu Manchu.” • Globe Poster – Baltimore

The Fall 1965 tour of the United States was the Rolling Stones’ biggest up to that moment in time, playing 37 venues in just 38 days over 20 American states.

So it can be assumed that this concert poster may have been made for any of the following cities. Please send me a photograph or jpeg if you know of any of the following:

Rolling Stones concert poster Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, November 1, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, November 3, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Boston Gardens, Boston, Massachusetts, November 5, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Academy of Music, New York, NY, November 6, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA, November 6, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Mosque Theatre, Newark, New Jersey, November 7, 1965 •

Rolling Stones concert poster Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 10, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, November 12, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Coliseum, Washington, D.C., November 13, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Civic Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, November 13, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 14, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 15, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, November 16, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Mid South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, November 17, 1965 •

Rolling Stones concert poster State Fair Youth Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, November 20, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Will Rogers Coliseum, Dallas, Texas, November 21, 1965 (afternoon) • Rolling Stones concert poster Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, November 21, 1965 (evening) • Rolling Stones concert poster Assembly Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 23, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Civic Center Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, November 24, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Milwaukee Arena Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 25, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, November 26, 1965 •

Rolling Stones concert poster Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, November 27, 1965 (afternoon) • Rolling Stones concert poster The Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 27, 1965 (evening) • Rolling Stones concert poster Arie Crown Theater McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, November 28, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, November 29, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Phoenix, Arizona, November 30, 1965 •

Rolling Stones concert poster Agrodome, Vancouver B.C. Canada, December 1, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, December 2, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, December 3, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, December 4, 1965 • Rolling Stones concert poster Convention Hall, San Diego, California, December 5, 1965 (afternoon) • Rolling Stones concert poster Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, December 5, 1965 (evening).

The Globe Poster company often printed big concert window cards much like this using bright, beautiful colors, sundry ticket-buying information, pictures of the bands and famous song titles.

This Rolling Stones concert billboard is expertly discussed by serious collector Pete Howard (reach him at 805-540-0020 or pete@postercentral.com). Pete (meaning I) will pay TOP DOLLAR for ANY original 1960s Rolling Stones telephone-pole concert posters.

To see more Rolling Stones Sixties concert broadsides, just hustle your cursor over to this page right here on my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/tourblankhome.htm

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