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Magnificent collection of 46 original concert posters for rock shows held around the San Francisco and Denver areas in the late 1960s, featuring an array of legendary psychedelic, blues, and acid rock bands like the Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Cheer, and more. Dated between 1966 and 1969, the posters all contain classic original designs and artwork by influential poster artists like Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, Jack Hatfield, Greg Irons, William Henry, Wes Wilson, and others. The posters, the majority by Family Dog and approximately measuring 14 x 20 or 20 x 14, are listed chronologically with poster code, if applicable:
- The Love and The Sons of Adam at the Fillmore Auditorium on April 8-9, 1966 (FD 4-3)
- Blues Project and The Great Society at the Avalon Ballroom, on April 22-23, 1966 (FD 5-3)
- Blues Project and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the ‘Laugh Cure Dance and Concert,’ held at the Avalon Ballroom on May 13-14, 1966 (FD 8-3)
- Big Brother and the Holding Company, Oxford Circle, and Bo Diddley at the Avalon Ballroom on August 5-6, 1966 (FD 19-2)
- ‘Earthquake,’ with Bo Diddley and Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom on August 12-13, 1966 (Family Dog)
- Grateful Dead [Greatful Dead] and Sopwith Camel at the Avalon Ballroom on August 19-20, 1966 (FD 22-3)
- 13th Floor Elevators and the Sir Douglas Quintet at the Avalon Ballroom on September 2, 1966 (FD 24-2)
- Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Great Society at the Avalon Ballroom on September 9-10, 1966 (FD 25-3)
- Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Sir Douglas Quintet at the Avalon Ballroom on October 15-16, 1966 (FD 30-3)
- Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Merry Pranksters at Sokol Hall in San Francisco on November 12, 1966 (Hells Angels Frisco)
- Daily Flash, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Country Joe and the Fish at the Avalon Ballroom on November 18-19, 1966 (Family Dog)
- Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom on December 9-10, 1966 (FD 38-3)
- Country Joe and the Fish, Moby Grape, and Lee Michaels at the Avalon Ballroom on December 30-31, 1966 (FD 41)
- Pow-Wow: A Gathering of the Tribes for Human Be-In (Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Blue Cheer, with Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg) at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on January 14, 1967 (Berkeley Bonaparte, 24)
- ‘Dance of the Five Moons Concert’ with Country Joe and the Fish, The Sparrow, and The Kaleidoscope at the Avalon Ballroom on February 3-4, 1967 (FD 46-1)
- ‘Sphinx Dance’ with Miller Blues Band, Lee Michaels, and Peanut Butter Conspiracy at the Avalon Ballroom on February 10-11, 1967 (FD 47-1)
- Second Annual Tribal Stomp (Big Brother and the Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service) at the Avalon Ballroom on February 17-18, 1967 (FD 48-1)
- The Doors, Country Joe and the Fish, and Sparrow at the Avalon Ballroom on March 3-4, 1967 (FD 50-1) - The Doors’ debut headlining show at the Avalon
- Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Lee Hooker, and the Steve Miller Blues Band at the Avalon Ballroom on March 22, 1967 (FD 53-1)
- Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Avalon Ballroom on March 24-26, 1967 (FD 54-1)
- The Charlatans, Sparrow, and Canned Heat at the Avalon Ballroom on April 7-8, 1967 (FD 56-1)
- ‘Goldrush,’ with Quicksilver Messenger Service and John Hammond and his Screaming Nighthawks at the Avalon Ballroom, on April 21-22, 1967 (FD 58-1)
- ‘Motherload’ with Big Brother and the Holding Company and Sir Douglas Quintet at the Avalon Ballroom on May 5-7, 1967 (FD 60-1)
- ‘Sutter's Mill,’ with Quicksilver Messenger Service and Country Joe and the Fish at the Avalon Ballroom on May 19-21, 1967 (FD 62-1)
- The Charlatans, Salvation Army Banned, and Blue Cheer at the Avalon Ballroom on May 26-28, 1967 (FD 63-1)
- ‘Magic Show’ with Big Brother and the Holding Company and Canned Heat at the Avalon Ballroom on June 8-11, 1967 (FD 65-1)
- The Charlatans and 13th Floor Elevators at the Avalon Ballroom on June 22-25, 1967 (FD 67-1)
- Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Avalon Ballroom on July 4, 1967 (FD 69-1)
- Miller Blues Band and Siegel Schwall Band at the Avalon Ballroom on July 6-9, 1967 (FD 70-1)
- The Charlatans, Youngbloods, and Other Half at the Avalon Ballroom on July 13-16, 1967 (FD 71-1)
- Blue Cheer, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, and Youngbloods at the Avalon Ballroom on July 27-30, 1967 (FD 73-1)
- Moby Grape, Canned Heat, and Vanilla Fudge at the Avalon Ballroom on August 10-13, 1967 (FD 75-1)
- Quicksilver Messenger Service, Other Half, and Melvin Q at the Avalon Ballroom on August 17-20, 1967 (FD 76-1)
- South Side Sound System, The Phoenix, and Freedom Highway at the Avalon Ballroom on September 8-10, 1967 (FD 80-1)
- Big Brother and the Holding Company and Blue Cheer at the Family Dog Denver on September 8-9, 1967 (FD 79-1)
- Grateful Dead and Mother Earth at the Family Dog Denver on September 22-23, 1967 (FD 82-1)
- Canned Heat and Allmen Joy [The Allman Joys] at the Family Dog Denver on October 20-21, 1967 (FD D7-1)
- Canned Heat, Lothar and the Hand People, and Allmen Joy at the Avalon Ballroom on November 3-5, 1967 (FD 90-1)
- Jim Kweskin and His Jug Band ‘Denver Splash’ at the Denver Family Dog on December 1-2, 1967 (FD D13-1)
- Jim Kweskin and Sons of Champlin at the Avalon Ballroom on December 8-10, 1967 (FD 95-1)
- ‘Dance’ with Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Charlatans, and Congress of Wonders at the Avalon Ballroom, on December 15-17, 1967 (FD 96-1)
- Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Avalon Ballroom on January 12-14, 1968 (FD 101-1)
- Youngbloods and Mount Rushmore at the Avalon Ballroom on February 9-11, 1968 (FD 106-1)
- The Blues Project at the Avalon Ballroom on April 5-7, 1968 (FD 113-1)
- Iron Butterfly, Sir Douglas Quintet, and Sea Train at the Fillmore West on October 17-19, 1968 (Tea Lautrec Litho)
- Youngbloods, Lee Michaels, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins at the Avalon Ballroom on February 7-9, 1969 (Sound Proof)
Also included: an original 13.75 x 19.25 promotional poster for The New Improved Psychedelic Shop and Jook Savages Art Show (Berkeley Bonaparte, 1967); a color 8.5 x 11 handbill for a Quicksilver Messenger Service concert at the Great Highway in San Francisco on April 24-25, 1970 (Family Dog); and a color 17 x 23 Grateful Dead Records promotional poster for the Grateful Dead’s sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, released on October 15, 1973, as the first album on the band's own Grateful Dead Records label (Tea Lautrec Litho).
In overall fine condition, with instances of edgewear (creases, tack impressions, or paper loss), and some rubbing and scattered stains.
More detailed condition reports are available upon request. Interested parties are encouraged to view the collection in person at our offices or to call us with specific inquiries.
