The Centralia mine fire disaster in 1981...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 20-26, 1981



* Centralia coal-seam mine fire - Pennsylvania

* History of the World, Part I - movie - film

* Mel Brooks - opening day premiere advertisement



Starting on the front page with heading: "Burn Centralia, Burn" is coverage on the Centralia mine fire in Pennsylvania. Coverage continues on multiple inside pa... See More  

1981 Bruce Springsteen & Bob Marley...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 13-19, 1981



* Bob Marley death by cancer - (1st report)

* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist

* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" concerts

* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist



Page 87 has a full page advertisement for upcoming concerts by "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN" at the Meadowla... See More  

Opening day of "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981) slasher film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 29-May 5, 1981



* "Friday the 13th Part 2" film - movie

* Opening day premiere advertisement

* American slasher thriller cult classic 

* Camp Crystal Lake - Jason Voorhees



Page 56 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Friday the 13th Part 2" in New York City. (see... 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  

Review & premiere of "American Pop", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 13, 1981



* Best "American Pop" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Adult animated musical drama cult classic



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "American Pop" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry -... See More  

Golden age of hip-hop music... Kool Lady Blue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 4-10, 1981



* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow - Prince photos

* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Pages 64-68 contains various recent music news with some photos. Included are Kurtis Blow, Prince & Bruce Springsteen. (see images)

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Death of child actor Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Jr...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 9, 1981 



* Matthew Beard Jr. death (1st report)

* "Out Gang" "Little Rascals" child actor

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of page 3 has a heading: "Stymie of 'Our Gang' Comedies Dies" "Matthew Beard Jr. Was Second Black Child to Appear in Series" and includes two photos of him, one from 1973 and the other from... See More  

Premiere of "Raging Bull", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Raging Bull" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - th... See More  

Death of John Lennon reported in a newspaper from the city where he was shot...

NEW YORK POST, Dec. 9, 1980



* John Lennon assassination

* "The Beatles" front man

* From the city of the murder

* Nice headline for display



Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.

The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much more inside... See More  

Death of John Lennon reported in a Liverpool newspaper...

LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, December 9, 1980 



* John Lennon death

* Beatles front man

* Best title to be had ?



Few could argue for a more desirable and scarce newspaper on the death of John Lennon than this, his hometown newspaper.

To anyone who grew up on the 1960's the death of Beatle John Lennon was a tragic event and the end of an era. Reports of his death are desired by collect... See More  

1980 "Flash Gordon" opening day film review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3-9, 1980



* "Flash Gordon" film review & ad

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Space opera - superhero film



Page 63 has an opening day review for the film "Flash Gordon" with related photo and illustration. (see images) The following page has an ad for the film.

I suspect this to be an extremely ... See More  

1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19-25, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" review w/ ad

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 55 has the opening day review for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan the previous week with heading: "Me... See More  

Death of movie star Steve McQueen...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 8, 1980



* Steve McQueen death

* American film actor

* "The King of Cool"

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a two column heading: "Actor Steve McQueen Dies in Juarez Hospital" with subhead and small photo. More on pages 28 & 29.  Nice to have from the capital of the entertainment industry.

Complete 1st section only with all 36... See More  

1980 Bruce Springsteen MSG & Grace Jones concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-7, 1980



* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" concerts

* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Madison Square Garden MSG advertisement

* Grace Jones - Jamaican singer, songwriter & model

* Beacon Theatre concert in Manhattan advertisement



Page 99 has a nice full page ad for "Bruce Springst... See More  

1980 "THE KINKS" English rock band concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 24-30, 1980



* The Kinks - English rock band

* Part of the British invasion in America

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

* "One for the Road" album tour 

* "You Really Got Me" song fame 



Page 71 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "THE KINKS"... See More  

1980 "UNION CITY" w/ Blondie World premiere advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 17, 1980



* "Union City" film advertisement

* World premiere in New York City

* Neo-noir crime mystery movie

* Singer/actress Deborah Harry (Blondie)



Page 51 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the upcoming World premiere showing of "UNION CITY" in New York City. (see images)

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Death of movie director Frank Capra...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 4, 1991



* Film director Frank Capra death

* Italian American producer & writer

* "It's A Wonderful Life" movie fame

* Award winning movies of the 1930's & 40's



The front page has a three column photo showing Capra and James Stewart with one column heading: "Frank Capra Dies; Directed 'Wonderful Life'" First report co... See More  

1980 death of actor Strother Martin in a L.A. paper....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 1, 1980



* Strother Martin death (same day report)

* American character actor - Western films

* John Wayne and Paul Newman sidekick

* "Cool Hand Luke" - "What we've got here is failure to communicate" fame

* Best publication to be had ? (rare)



The front page has a two column heading: "'Cool Hand Luke's' Strother Martin Dies&... See More  

Death of famed actor Michael Landon, in a Los Angeles newspaper...

SECTION B ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1991 



* Michael Landon death (1st report)

* Hollywood actor, director & producer

* "Bonanza" Little Joe Cartwright

* "Little House on the Prairie" Charles Ingalls



The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "TV Actor Michael Landon Is Dead at 54" with subhead. First report cover... See More  

1980 "RUDE BOY" w/ The Clash opening day film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 2-8, 1980



* "RUDE BOY" w/ The Clash film advertisement

* Opening day movie premiere in New York City

* Punk rock band scene in the United Kingdom 

* Actor Ray Grange - rockumentary - counterculture 



Page 45 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming opening day showing of "RUDE BOY&qu... See More  

1980 "THE BLUE LAGOON" opening day & Tom Petty ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 18-24, 1980



* "The Blue Lagoon" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Brooke Shields & Christopher Atkins movie 

* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert ad

* Palladium nightclub in Manhattan 



Page 45 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "THE BLU... See More  

Opening week of "The Shining", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 27, 1980



* Best "The Shining" advertisement

* Grand Opening week premiere

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror



A issue on the opening week (Tuesday) of the motion picture hit "The Shining" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime pu... See More  

World premiere of "Friday the 13th" (1980) slasher film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 19, 1980



* "Friday the 13th" opening review

* 2nd week movie advertisement

* American slasher cult classic film

* Lengthy article on Meir Kahane



Page 50 has a somewhat brief review of the movie "Friday the 13th" which opened the previous week. Page 57 has the iconic 5 x 3 inch (not including the locations underneath) advertisement: &qu... See More  

1980 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

I suspect... See More  

1980 "GENESIS" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 14, 1980



* GENESIS w/ Phil Collins - The Duke Tour

* English progressive rock band - Mike Rutherford

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for an upcoming "GENESIS" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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