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 there 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.

Death of Jack Haley, the "Tin Woodman" in the Wizard of Oz...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1979



* Jack Haley death (1st report)

* Stage - film - movie actor & singer

* "Wizard of Oz" Tin Man fame



The top of page D23 (next to last page) has a two column heading: "Jack Haley, Comic Actor, Dead; Played the Tin Woodman in 'Oz'" with 2 photos. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous ... See More  

1979 Anti Nuclear Power teach-in...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 7, 1979



* "Teach-In Against Nuclear Power" notice

* Riverside Church in New York City

* Post Three Mile Island accident



Page 43 has a full page notice for a upcoming "TEACH-IN AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER" with details. (see images)

Note: On May 5, 1979, a significant teach-in against nuclear power was held at... See More  

1979 George Romero... zombie films...

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



* Movie director George Romero

* Zombies in horror films pioneer

* "Dawn of the Dead" release 



Starting on the front page is a editorial on George Romero and his release of "Dawn of the Dead" with heading:  "Knight of the Living Dead" with photo of Romero. (see images)

Thi... See More  

1979 RUSH & Village People concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 26, 1979



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Hemispheres" album American tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

* Village People at Madison Square Garden



Page 60 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at Nassau Coliseum.

Not... See More  

1979 premiere of "Hair" & "Twisted Sister" ads......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 12, 1982



* "Hair" musical film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Anti-war comedy drama - Milos Forman

* Very early Twisted Sister nightclub ad

* American heavy metal rock band - Dee Snider



Page 42 has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIR" (see images)

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1979 Death of Sid Vicious... Sex Pistols...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 12, 1979



* Sid Vicious - Sex Pistols punk rock band bassist & more

* Drug overdose death - icon of the punk subculture (1970s)



Page 46 has a photo showing Sid Vicious with heading: "Sid Vicious, 1957-1979" which is an editorial on his recent death. (see images) Great to have in this publication as he was found dead... See More  

1978 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" opening film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 25, 1978



* "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie - Donald Sutherland

* Science-fiction horror film - Jeff  Goldblum



Page 58 has a full page poster-like advertisement for the opening day of the film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (see images)

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

"Superman" opening ad (2 days prior), in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Friday, Dec. 13, 1978



* "Superman" eve advertisement

* Pre Opening Day movie premiere

* 2 days prior to it's opening - Christopher Reeves

* Superhero film - 1st installment



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Superman", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainm... See More