1976 Democrat politician Wayne Hays sex scandal...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 14, 1976



* Ohio Democrat politician Wayne Hays

* Sex scandal with secretary Elizabeth Ray



The front page has a headline: "Sexual Politics: WAYNE HAYS MUST GO" with a piece on the scandal that begins on page 13 with related photo. See images for portion of the text.

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Opening review for the 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976



* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy

* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo

* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal



Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd Rather 'Lose' by Winning Than 'Win' by Losing&... See More  

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1976



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* "Gimme Back My Bullets" album tour

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert advertisement



Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts at the Beacon Theatre in Manhat... See More  

1976 Ronnie Van Zant, Genesis & Nils Lofgren...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 29, 1976



* Pre singer Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* GENESIS w/ Phil Collins Beacon Theatre advertisement

* Nils Lofgren - American musician concert & album ad



 Beginning on page 83 is a editorial on Ronnie Van Zant and his group Lynyrd Skynyrd with photo ... See More  

THE WHO 1976 MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1976



*  The Who - English rock band - group

* "The Who by Numbers Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden concert (sold out)

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon



Page 85 has a full page advertisement for a "THE WHO" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Saving Superman… Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster... The Village Voice…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1976





Page 14 has: "How a Real Hero Saved the Mild-Mannered Creators of Superman", which includes the illustration of a poster drawn by Neal Adams along with a separate photo of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The article ta... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 22, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* New Year's Eve concert advertisement

* w/ Blue Oyster Cult & The Leslie West Band

* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York



Page 96 has nice illustrated advertisement for the "KISS" concert at the Nassau Coliseum on N... See More  

1975 Peter Frampton & Black Sabbath MSG concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 17, 1975



* Peter Frampton & Dave Mason - guitarist singers

* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement

* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour



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1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 3, 1975



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour



Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for the "Black Sabbath" concert at Madison Square Garden (Dec. 3)

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1975 Roger Daltrey's "Lisztomania" film premiere ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 13, 1975



* "Lisztomania" World premiere film advertisement

* British surreal biographical musical comedy movie

* THE WHO rock band frontman Roger Daltrey



Page 119 has a full page advertisement for the World premiere of "LISZTOMANIA" starring Roger Daltrey. (see images)

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Patty Hearst is captured and found guilty...

PHOENIX GAZETTE, Sept. 18, 1975 and the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, March 21, 1976



* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, captured 

* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim

* Simbonese Liberation Army SLA - Sentencing



A nice pair of issues almost 3 years apart with headlines: "PATTY HEARST CAPTURED!" and: "PATTY HEARST GUILTY" respectively. Front... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Alive!" tour performance advertisement

* Ace Frehley - Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* Capitol Theatre - Passaic, New Jersey



Page 87 has a advertisement for a few upcoming concerts at the Capitol Theatre with one of the performers being the rock band KISS. See image fo... See More  

1975 "Great American Music Fair" festival ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, August 4, 1975



* "Great American Music Fair" festival advertisement

* Syracuse, New York - Beach Boys - Doobie Brothers

* America - Jefferson Starship and more



Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC FAIR" at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse. (see images)

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Inside the disco boom... JAWS ad with brief review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 21, 1975  Among the articles is: "Inside the Disco Boom" which takes nearly 4 pages with 10 photos. Also within is a review of the movie "Jaws", with an additional photo and a brief (1-paragraph) review.

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The off-broadway beginning of "A Chorus Line"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 2, 1975



* A Chorus Line is Reviewed pre-Broadway

* Off-Broadway at the Public Theater

* Michael Bennett, Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante, & James Kirkwood Jr

* The issue is from the Village Voice's own collection



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1975 "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" premiere...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1975



* "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" advertisement

* Grand opening day premiere in United States

* Medieval British comedy group film- movie

* Graham Chapman - John Cleese - Terry Gilliam



Page 80 has 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for the American premiere of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"... See More  

1975 Elvis Presley editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 7, 1975



* American singer & actor Elvis Presley

* "King of Rock and Roll" editorial w/ photos



Page 63 has a heading: "Elvis Presley, Philosopher King" with photo. (see images) Editorial continues on the following pages with four more related photos.

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1975 "The Rocky Horror Show" broadway musical debut ad...

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



* "The Rocky Horror Show" musical play debut

* Grand premiere on Broadway advertisement

* Actor/singer Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter



Page 79 has a 10 1/2 x 8 inch advertisement for the grand premiere performance of "The Rocky Horror Show" musical at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway.

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1975 Sly and the Family Stone & QUEEN ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 20, 1975



* Sly and the Family Stone Concert advertisement

* Psychedelic soul band at Radio City Music Hall

* 1st major racially integrated & mixed gender group

* QUEEN English rock band - Freddie Mercury

* Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center concert ad



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Death of Jack Benny...

HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, December 27, 1974 



* Jack Benny death

* American entertainer



The banner headline announces the death of one of the more famous actor/comedians of the day: "JACK BENNY DIES" with: "Comedian Victim of Stomach Cancer" A front page photo of him as well. Nice to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

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"The Godfather Part II" & "Young Frenkenstein" opening day movie advertisement...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 15, 1974



* "Young Frankenstein" pre-opening day movie advertisement (4 days prior)

* American comedy horror film by director Mel Brooks

* Actors Gene Wilder & Peter Boyle

* The Godfather PART II - Francis Ford Coppola

* Poster-like pre-opening day advertisement (3 days prior)



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1974 YES, George Harrison & The Kinks ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1974



* Yes - English progressive rock band

* Madison Square Garden concert ad

* Beatles George Harrison performances

* The Kinks - Ray and Dave Davies

* "You really Got Me" song fame



Page 71 has a full page advertisement for a "YES" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Violinist David Oistrakh death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Oct. 25, 1974



* David Oistrakh death - classical music

* Soviet violinist - violist - conductor



The top of page 18 has a two column heading: "David Oistrakh, Soviet Violinist" with photo. (see)

Complete with 56 pages, a little wear, nice condition.

1974 Mr. Olympia & Jefferson Starship concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 10, 1974



* Mr. Olympia - professional bodybuilding competition

* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Arnold Schwarzenegger (1) & Lou Ferrigno (2) fame

* Jefferson Starship - American rock band

* First year after Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



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1974 Charlotte Eastern Air Lines Flight 212...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 12, 1974



* Charlotte, North Carolina disaster

* Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crash

* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft

* Propagandist Stephen Colbert link

* His Father & 2 brothers (victims)



The front page has a two column heading: "69 Killed on Eastern Jet In a Crash Near Charlotte" with photo. (see images)

Complete with all 72 pages, good con... See More