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

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 7, 1966



* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable

* The Velvet Underground and Nico inaugural show ad

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance



Page 29 has a 9 1/2 x 7 inch advertisement for a first "Erupting Plastic Inevitable with Andy Warhol The Velvet Underground and Nice" performance opened ... See More  

The 1963 march on Washington notice...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963  



* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement

* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event

* MLK "I Have a Dream" speech fame



Page 7 has a full page notice headed: "Rally for Civil Rights" and more. This was a community effort to get New Yorker's to go to t... See More  

1987 golden age of new school hip-hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 8, 1987



* Rappers Spoonie Gee & Kool Moe Dee editorial

* East coast hip hop artist  Scott La Rock death

* Considered the first murder of a major rapper

* Golden-age of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 71 has a editorial by Frank Kogan with heading: "Sex Don't Love Noboby", with a correspond... See More  

1980 "Dialog/Curious George" w/ Christopher Knowles...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 16, 1980



* Dialog/Curious George collaboration 

* Poet Christopher Knowles poetry 

* Avant-garde director Robert Wilson 

* Lincoln Center performances advertisement



Page 79 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances of "DIALOG/CURIOUS GEORGE" (see images)

AI notes: Dia... See More  

1983 Grateful Dead & The Band at the Carrier Dome ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 18 1983



* The Grateful Dead & The Band - rock bands

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

* Syracuse University Carrier Dome concert ad



Page 98 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD & THE BAND" concert at the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse Uni... See More  

1977 murder of Addison Verrill...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 26, 1977

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1990 "Public Enemy" hip hop rap music editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 16, 1990



* New-school hip hop - rap music pioneers editorial

* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav



Beginning on page 83 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on hip hop pioneers "Pubic Enemy" with heading: "Jesus, Jews, and the Jackass Theory" and photo. See images for portion of the t... See More  

1988 Tracy Chapman NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1988



* Singer & songwriter Tracy Chapman

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement 

* "Album of the year" w/ "Fast Car" song



Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "TRACY CHAPMAN" at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. (see images)

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1986 "TOP GUN" opening day review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 27, 1986



* Blockbuster "Top Gun" review w/ ad

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Military action drama film - Tom Cruise



Page 59 has the opening day review for the film "TOP GUN" with heading: "Phallus in Wonderland" and related pictorial. And page 67 has an advertisement for the fil... See More  

1987 The Princess Bride & Fleetwood Mac ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 29, 1987



* "The Princess Bride" movie advertisement

* Grand opening day premiere in Manhattan 

* American fantasy adventure comedy cult film

* Fleetwood Mac rock band concerts advertisement

* Singer Stevie Nicks without Lindsey Buckingham 



Page 60 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day... See More  

1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 11, 1984



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****



Page 74 has a terrific, poster-like advertisement for "IRON MAIDEN" performances at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (... See More  

1986 Sigue Sique Sputnik & "Crack Down" concerts...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 28, 1986



* Sique Sigue Sputnik concert advertisement

* Halloween night at the Palladium night club

* "Crack Down on Drugs" concerts at MSG

* Run-DMC - Santana - Allman Brothers & more



Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Sique Sique Sputnik" at the Palladium nightclub... See More  

Mobster John A. Gotti in 1987...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 20, 1987



* Mobster John A. Gotti

* Gambino crime family boss 

* Long Island nightclub incident



Starting on page 10 is an editorial headed: "I Don't Gotti Pay" which concludes on page 13 with photo of Gotti. 

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to ... See More  

Pete Rose named "Rookie of the Year" in 1963...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, Nov. 27, 1963



* Pete Rose named "Rookie of the Year"

* Cincinnati Reds "Charlie Hustle" legend

* Major League Baseball second baseman



Page 22 has a heading: "Reds' Rose Voted NL's Rookie of '63, Hunt 2d" with photo. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, tabloid size, Nice condition.



AI notes: In November of 1963, P... See More  

1980 "The Shining" opening day review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 2, 1980



* Opening day premiere film review 

* "THE SHINING" movie advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Director Stanley Kubrick - Stephen King book



Page 42 has the opening day review for the film "THE SHINING" with heading: "A Hatchet Job" and related photo. An... See More  

Elton John's free concert in Central Park 1980 Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept,. 10-16, 1980



* Elton John concert advertisement

* British singer - songwriter - pianist

* Free performance in Central Park 



Page 59 has a full page advertisement for the legendary performance performance by "ELTON JOHN" in Central Park. (see images)

AI notes: On September 13, 1980, Elton John performed... See More  

1982 Tmple Mount shooting... Jerusalem...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, April 13, 1982 



* Temple Mount shooting - Dome of the Rock

* Old City of Jerusalem - Allan Harry Goodman

* Violent protests by Palestinians - Muslims  



The front page has a banner headline: "Palestinian riots mount" Coverage continues inside with two related photos. 

Complete with 88 pages, tabloid size, small 45 cent stamp just above the ... See More  

Early Bob Dylan's 1st all electric concert 1965 ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 26, 1965



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens

* First all electric guitar set (historic)



Page 15 has a somewhat small advertisement for a upcoming "BOB DYLAN" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens. This ad measures 3 x 1 3/4 inches. (see image) This conce... See More  

Battle of Okinawa ending... General Buckner is killed...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, June 20, 1945



* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending

* General Simon B. Buckner death

* Tenth United States Army commander

* Dwight E. Eisenhower's welcome home



The top of the front page has a heading: "Japanese Shellfire Kills Gen. Buckner At Okinawa Front" with photo. (see images)

General Buckner was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinaw... See More  

1986 David Lee Roth concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 11, 1986



* David Lee Roth concert advertisement

* Post Van Halen frontman  vocalist

* "Eat 'Em and Smile" album tour 

* Nassau Coliseum solo performance  



Page 69 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "DAVID LEE ROTH" at the Nassau Coliseum. (see images)

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1977 Parliament-Funkadelic funk band w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 25, 1977



* Parliament w/ Funkadelic band editorial

* George Clinton's P-Funk rock collective

* Pioneers of the funk mucis culture of the 1970s



The top of pages 38 & 39 has a banner heading: "The U.S. Funk Mob: 'We Can Be As Bad As We Need To Be'" with a few related photos. (see images)

AI notes: The Ju... See More  

1973 airplane crash death of Jim Croce...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 27, 1973



* Jim Croce death in airplane crash w/ photo

* American folk & rock singer songwriter

* "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" song fame



Page 43 has a heading: "Jim Croce, 1943-73" with photo. (see images)

AI notes: Jim Croce died tragically on September 20, 1973, at the age of 30, in a plane crash shortly a... See More  

1989 "The Bangles" appearances in NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1989



* The Bangles - American all-female pop rock band

* "Walk Like an Egyptian" "Manic Monday" fame

* Appearance at Tower Records & NYC concerts ads



Page 75 has a nice full page advertisement for a "The Bangles" appearance at Tower Records for photos and autographs. Also mention of th... See More  

New York City Gay Rights Bill of 1986...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 25, 1987



* New York City Gay Rights Bill of 1986

* NYC Council passes the LBGTQ legislation

* Protection from discrimination for gay & lesbians 



The front page has a headline that reads: "What the Gay Rights Bill Means for New York" with lead-in: "Free At Last ?" (see images)

And page 19 has a... See More  

1986 Howard Beach racial attack & murder ?...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 17, 1987



* Howard Beach racial attack - Queens

* African American Michael Griffith killed 

* New York City police racial tensions 

* Editorial by Jack Newfield on murder charges 



The front page has a photo of Charles J. Hynes with heading: "N.Y. LAW" and more. And beginning on page 19 is an editori... See More