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  

The original Brown Derby restaurant closes...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 22, 1980



* The original Brown Derby restaurant closes

* Wilshire Boulevard location

* Constructed in the shape of a brown derby



After decades of being known as one of the key hang-outs for Hollywood's elite, the original Brown Derby closes. This issue provides content related to both the closing and the temporary delay in demolition resulting from "mim... 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  

Premiere of "The Blues Brothers"... "Blue Lagoon"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1980 



* "Blues Brothers" w/ John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd 

* Full page ad & Revies for "The Blue Lagoon"



This issue is packed with full page ads and accompanying reviews from blockbusters including: "The Blues Brothers", "Brubaker", staring Robert Reford, "Can't Stop the Music", and "... See More  

1980 Stars Wars & The Shining movies opening day...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 26, 1980



* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

* Opening week film review and movie advertisement

* "The Shining" opening week advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Third week for "Friday the 13th" ad

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening of ... See More  

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 12, 1980



* "Friday the 13th" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American slasher cult classic film



Page 48 has a iconic 6 x 3 inch (not including the locations underneath) advertisement: "Friday the 13th" for it's World premiere in New York City. Being a weekly publication, this is actually the opening day ad for this... See More  

1980 - Disney's "The Watcher in the Woods" World premiere film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 21, 1980



* "The Watcher's in the Woods" film opening

* World premiere movie advertisement

* American supernatural horror movie



Page 46 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the World premiere of "The Watcher in the Woods" film in Manhattan. (see images)

wikipedia notes: The Watcher in the Woods had a ... See More  

The very first issue...

MUSEUM Magazine, New York, March/April, 1980  This is the Premier Issue, volume 1, number 1.  Content includes "First Showing of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's Priceless Collection (at the National Gallery of Art), "Walt Disney's Museum of the Future", by Ray Bradbury; "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center" by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; "The 6-Minute Lo... See More  

Premiere of "Coal Miner's Daughter", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 7, 1980



* Best "Coal Miner's Daughter" film advertisement

* Grand Opening day movie premiere & review

* Life of country music singer Loretta Lynn

* Sissy Spacek & Tommy Lee Jones



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Coal Miner's Daughter" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper ... See More  

Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals in 1980...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 24, 1980



* Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals

* Long track speed skating

* 1980 Winter Olympics

* Lake Placid, New York



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "5 of a kind makes Heiden pure gold" with related pictorial. (see) More on page 2.

Complete sport's section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More  

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

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



* STYX - American progressive rock band

* Dennis DeYoung - "Come Sail Away" song fame

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 68 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "STYX" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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

Premiere of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 7, 1979



* Best "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment in... See More  

1979 "THE JERK" & "Star Trek" film premiere ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21-27, 1979



* "The Jerk" comedy film advertisement

* Actor Steve Martin & director Carl Reiner

* About two weeks prior to it's opening day premiere

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" ad

* Pre Opening Day movie premiere (2 weeks prior)

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



Page 76 has a nice ful... See More  

1979 "Judas Priest" album & concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 5, 1979



* Judas Priest - English heavy metal band 

* Album "Unleashed in the East" release & tour

* Concert performance at the "Palladium" nightclub

* Robert Halford - Ian Hill - Glenn Tipton



Page 83 has a 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the release of Judas Priest's album "Unleashed... See More  

Star Wars "The Empire Strikes Back" opening...

CALENDAR SECTION (Sundays) only of the Los Angeles Times, May 18, 1980



* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

* Pre-opening day review and advertisement

* From the capital of the entertainment industry



The top of the front page of this section has a heading: "IN THE 'STAR WARS' SAGA, 'EMPIRE' STRIKES FORWARD" which is a pre-opening day review for this bl... See More  

1979 premiere of "Cocaine Cowboys" advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1, 1979



* "Cocaine Cowboys" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premieres

* Crime drama - Andy Warhol - Jack Palance



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Cocaine Cowboys" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really n... See More  

1979 "No Nukes" MSG concerts advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 10, 1979



* No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future

* Musicians United for Safe Energy MSG Advertisement

* Tom Petty - Jackson Browne - Bruce Springsteen & more



The back page has a nice advertisement for upcoming "No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future" concerts at Madison Square Ga... See More  

1979 "BOSTON" Giants Stadium concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 14, 1979



* "BOSTON" American rock band

* Giants Stadium concert advertisement

* "Music at the Meadowlands" rock festival

* "Dont' Look Back" 2nd album tour



Page 61 has a nice full page advertisement for the "Music at the Meadowlands" rock festival featuring American rock band &qu... See More  

1979 Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 20, 1979



* Neil Young - Canadian-American singer - songwriter

* "Rust Never Sleeps" album concert tour w/ Crazy horse

* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement



Page 45 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "NEIL YOUNG" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

I sus... See More  

U.S. premiere movie ad for 1979 "Apocalypse Now"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 13, 1979



* "Apocalypse Now" U.S. premiere movie advertisement

* American epic war film - Francis Ford Coppola

* Marlon Brando - Robert Duvall - Martin Sheen



The back page has a nice advertisement for "Apocalypse Now" for it's U.S. premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for the very first showing of the film. ... See More  

1979 Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer" murder case...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 23, 1979



* Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer"

* Environmental activist & murderer

* Holly Maddux killing case w/ photos



The front page has a banner heading: "Blinded by the Light; The Einhorn-Maddux Murder Case" with photo of Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux. Very lengthy text continues on multiple inside... See More  

1979 Rickie Lee Jones concert & "Meatballs" Ads....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1979



* Rickie Lee Jones concert advertisement

* American singer, musician and songwriter

* "Chuck E's in Love" song fame

* "Meatballs" comedy film opening day ad

* First Bill Murray movie in a starring role



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for a "RICKIE LEE JONES" performance at ... See More  

1979 premiere of "Escape From Alcatraz" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 25, 1979



* "Escape from Alcatraz" opening day

* Biographical prison drama film - movie

* Actor Clint Eastwood premiere advertisement



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Escape from Alcatraz" (see image)

background: Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is a prison escape f... See More  

Death of actor John Wayne...

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, June 12, 1979



* John Wayne death (1st report)

* American film actor



The top of the front page has a few headings concerning the death of John Wayne with photo. (see) Another related photo on page 12. 

Complete 1st section only with pages 1-20, good condition.