Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Grateful Dead Concert Posters – Authentic or Bootleg?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by postercentral

In this video I display both the original, pre-concert printings and the after-the-fact reproductions of two 1967 concert posters involving the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Grateful Dead and the Doors. Those three legends appear across two posters advertising concerts in Santa Barbara, CA thrown by promoter Jim Salzer. The differences are subtle, but to collectors the stakes are significant! Cast an eye and see if you have an original advertising piece or just a later reproduction… the latter vastly outnumbering the former. Enthusiastically discussed by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com (phone 805-540-0020, email pete@postercentral.com). And if you love the psychedelic poster trip, be sure to eyeball more old psych posters shown on this page located here on my web site: http://www.postercentral.com/psychedelic.htm

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Bob Dylan Unused Concert Tickets 1964-1968 (13 Different)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by postercentral

Ticket stubs are fun to collect and lots of music collectors have scrapbooks full of them. But a concert ticket that was never used, completely un-torn and intact, is a whole different thing. Add in the world’s greatest rock songwriter, Bob Dylan, and you have an exciting collectible in the form of unused original Dylan concert tickets. Here you’ll see 13 of them — all from the 1960s – shown off enthusiastically by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com (phone 805-540-0020, email pete@postercentral.com). And if you’re intrigued by cool, vintage concert tickets and stubs, head on over to this page here on my Web site to see some great ones: http://www.postercentral.com/tickets.htm

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Grateful Dead Concert Poster Jefferson Airplane 1960s Hitchhiker

Posted on February 14, 2012 by postercentral

A well-known San Francisco concert poster from March 1968 featuring the high-flying Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and poster artist Alton Kelley. The show took place at the Carousel Ballroom and one has to wonder how many patrons decided to hitchhike to the show! At least one of the three concerts is available in perfect stereo quality, and tape collectors generally rave about the Dead’s sets during this stand. Enthusiastically discussed by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com (phone 805-540-0020, email pete@postercentral.com). If this kind of concert poster gets your juices flowing, be sure to check out more vintage psychedelic concert artwork shown on this page here on my web site: http://www.postercentral.com/psychedelic.htm

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Bob Dylan Concert Poster 1966 Harmonica & Cigarette Photo

Posted on February 4, 2012 by postercentral

Bob Dylan’s barnstorming 1966 world tour was cited by Mojo magazine as the greatest musical trek in rock ’n’ roll history. Dylan would perform a spellbinding acoustic set and then follow it with an incendiary rock performance backed by The Hawks (later The Band). Here we have two original advertising posters used to sell tickets to a pair of the shows that Spring: March in Vancouver, B.C. and April in Honolulu, Hawaii. Both carry the now-famous, if somewhat understated, photograph of Dylan with harmonica and cigarette. Enthusiastically discussed by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com (phone 805-540-0020, email pete@postercentral.com). If you’re a fan of 60s Dylan, you can view other vintage concert posters of his on this page of my web site: http://www.postercentral.com/bobdylan.htm

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Concert Poster – Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother, Great Society

Posted on January 29, 2012 by postercentral

It was Girls’ Night Out times four in August of 1966 when Janis Joplin, Grace Slick and original Jefferson Airplane singer Signe Anderson took their turns at the mic at the Loser’s South club in San Jose, CA. The Airplane, just about to release their first LP, headlined all four nights. Big Brother & The Holding Company with Joplin opened three of the shows, and on the last night, The Great Society with Slick was the opening act. For two of the nights, admission was only $1.50. Whew! Throw in the fact that this is one of the scarcer concert posters designed by famous Bay Area poster artists Mouse & Kelley, and you have quite a fun item. Enthusiastically discussed by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com (phone 805-540-0020, email pete@postercentral.com). If you’re as fond of psychedelic posters like this as I am, be sure to take a trip over to this page of my web site to see more: http://www.postercentral.com/psychedelic.htm

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