1966 Chuck Berry & The Byrds concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1966



* Chuck Berry "King of Rock and Roll"

* American singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement

* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad



Page 20 has a small advertisement for a "Chuck Berry & The Four Tops" concert at Carnegie Hall. Berry is known as the "Father of... See More  

1968 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan.11, 1968



* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa

* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band

* Sally Kempton editorial with photo



The front page has a heading: "Zappa & the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful" with lead-in: "Anti-Idols" and photo showing Zappa with his wife. (see images) I suspect this to be an... See More  

Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966... Andy Warhol...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 31, 1966



* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable

* The Velvet Underground and Nico inaugural show ad

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance

* Bob Holiday "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's SUPERMAN

* Anti-Vietnam War peace march w/ Allen Ginsberg pictorial

* Timothy Leary gets sentenced... See More  

O.J. Simpson passes 2,000 yards...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1973



* O. J. Simpson breaks season rushing record...  1st to go over 2,000  yard mark

* Buffalo Bills - NFL football



This 28 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 13: "O.J.'s Odyssey Ends at 2003" with nice photo of Simpson running off the field after the game.

A historic NFL record that is still unmatche... See More  

1968 The Doors, The Who & Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968



* The Doors - The Who - Jimi Hendrix Experience

* New York Rock Festival - Singer Bowl in Queens

* Rock bands concert performances advertisement



Page 24 has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "The New York Rock Festival" which featured "The Doors", The Who" and "Jimi Henrix". (see ima... See More  

1967 death of Mississippi John Hurt...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1967



* Guitarist Mississippi John Hurt death editorial

* African American blues singer & songwriter



The top of page 7 has a heading: "Mississippi John Hurt: Death of a quiet Legend" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

It is worth noting th... See More  

Early 1963 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 11, 1963



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* The Town Hall - New York City

* First major solo concert appearance



Page 15 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at The Town Hall in New York City. (see image) This was considered Dylan's 1st major solo concert performance and was used as one of h... See More  

1970 Grateful Dead album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 26, 1970



* Grateful Dead album release advertisement

* "American Beauty" Trucking - Ripple & more

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the release of "American Beauty" music album by the Grateful Dead. Includes a photo of the band. (see imag... See More  

World premiere ad for "The French Connection"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, Oct. 7, 1971



* "The French Connection" World premiere advertisement

* American neo-noir action thriller film - movie

* Famed actors Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider

* Car chase fame - Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle



Page 61 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for: "The French Connection" for it's World premiere in ... See More  

1973 Led Zeppelin MSG concert advertisement......

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 21, 1973



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* 1973 North American tour advertisement

* Madison Square Garden - Manhattan

* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for the "Led Zeppelin" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This w... See More  

1970 Occultist tour advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 1, 1970



* Marc Reymont's performance advertisement

* Occultism - witches spells - witchcraft - tarot

* Clairvoyance - voodoo - telepathy - hypnotism

* Orrie de Nooyer Auditorium - Hackensack NJ



Page 34 has a 7 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "Marc Reymont's Occultism in the 70's" tour. (see images)

I susp... See More  

1974 Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 24, 1975



* Peter Frampton - guitarist, singer & songwriter

* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement

* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" World premiere

* American psychological drama film - movie



Pages 54 & 55 has a nice double page advertisement for "THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP with RICK DERRIN... See More  

1970 New York's Pop Festival... Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970



* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts

* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City

* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more



Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item beca... See More  

1989 "National Lampoon's Vacation" opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 5, 1989



* "National Lampoon's Christms Vacation" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie - film release

* American comedy cult classic film - Chevy Chase



Page 111 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day release of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation&quo... See More  

1976 movie "Carrie" opening review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 6, 1976



* Grand Opening movie premiere review

* "CARRIE" supernatural Horror film

* Actress Sissy Spacek as Carrie White



The top of page 59 has a photo of Sissy Spacek with heading "Queen the Prom" (see images) This was a review of the film shortly after it's opening by James Wolcott. The Back page has a... See More  

1970 Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion... Dustin Hoffman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970



* Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion

* Weather Underground - far-left militants

* Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail

* Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman affected



The front page has a two column heading: "The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris" with lead-in: "A 'Bomb Factory' ?" and... See More  

Death of famed actress Jean Harlow...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRTONICLE, California, June 8, 1937 



* Actress Jean Harlow death (1st report)

* 1930's sex symbol - Blonde bombshell



The top of the front page has a photo headed: "HER UNPLAYED ROLE - Death Rewrote Her Script", which is followed by the related article: Death Ends Career of Jean Harlow. She was 26 years old. The article includes in part: "Jean Harlow, t... See More  

Very early report of Washington's inaugural address, plus his election as well...

THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, April, 1789 



* President George Washington

* Election victory & inauguration



 Certainly the most notable content is found in "The Chronicle" section near the back where the latest news was reported, which covers the election & inauguration of President George Washington.

The full text is shown in the photos, however some ite... See More  

Death of Cecil B. DeMille...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 21, 1959  



* Film Titan C. B. DeMille's death report 



The front page article continues: "Cecille B. DeMille, 77, pioneer maker of Hollywood's most consistently profitable movies, died of a heart attack at his home early today. He had been ill for a week.... The veteran producer also visited Europe last year to promote "The ... See More  

1982 Van Halen MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1982



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* Performance at Madison Square Garden - MSG

* "Diver Down" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth



Pages 90 & 91 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with a photo of the band for Madis... See More  

1967 THE DOORS early concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Nov. 2, 1967



* THE DOORS very early performance ad

* American rock band - Jim Morrison

* Assembly Hall - Hunter Collage (NYC)



Page 22 has a small but early advertisement for "THE DOORS" concert at Hunter Collage in New York City. A school fraternity apparently put on this show. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their wa... See More  

The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967



* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins

* Very 1st performances in the East advertisement

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* THE DOORS very early performance ad

* Steve Paul's "The Scene" nightclub



Page 19 has a small performance advertisement for the Cafe Au Go Go nightclub in Greenwich Village with ... See More  

Janis Joplin's last concert with Big Brother....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1968



* Big Brother and the Holding Company

* Last concert w/ Janis Joplin before going solo

* Hunter College (NYC) performance advertisement



Page 35 has a 4 x 2 1/2 advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin" for there upcoming appearance at Hunter College in New York City. (see im... See More  

1981 Van Halen MSG concert ad (1st)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1981



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* First performance at Madison Square Garden

* "Fair Warning" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth



Pages 70 & 71 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with a strange background for M... See More  

One of the more famous front pages of the Village Voice: 'Is God Dead?' on the passing of Andy Warhol...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, May 5, 1987  



* re. Andy Warhol death



The front page is one of the more famous in the history of the Village Voice: "IS GOD DEAD ? relating to the death of pop culture icon Andy Warhol.

After Warhol exhibited his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial arti... See More