1971 Elton John concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 3, 1971



* Early Elton John concert advertisement

* British singer - songwriter - pianist

* Carnegie Hall - Manhattan - New York City



Page 48 has a  4 x 4 inch advertisement for a early "Elton John" concert at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan.

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1966 James Brown & The Byrds concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 17, 1966



* American singer James Brown "Mr. Dynamite"

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad



Page 16 has a small advertisement for a "Mr. Dynamite James BROWN" performance at Madison Square Garden. He is known as the "Godfather of Soul".

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1968 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 8, 1968



* The BEE GEES concert advertisement

* Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens NYC

* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers

* The Jimi Hendrix Experience concert ad



Page 22 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for a "The Incredible BEE GEES" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City. (see image)... See More  

1967 "Black Power/White Power" illustration...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 21, 1967



* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer

* Black Power/White Power racial illustration

* Paul Thek's "Dead Hippie" sculpture



The front page has Tomi Ungerer's racist illustration titled: "Black Power/White Power" (see image)

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Gay pride march... The Grateful Dead in 1973....

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 28, 1973



* Christopher Street Parade - Bette Midler

* 3rd Gay pride march - Washington Square

* Grateful Dead concert in Jersey City NJ

* Roosevelt Stadium performance advertisement

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



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THE WHO "Tommy Tour" Concerts ad (1969)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 5, 1969



* Early The Who - English rock band

* "Tommy Tour" concerts advertisement

* Fillmore East rock venue - Manhattan

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Opening acts w/ Chuck Berry and more



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1967 THE DOORS Jim Morrison gig ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1967



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* Village Theater performance advertisement

* Peter Max - American artist - psychedelic pop art



Page 18 has a early advertisement for "THE DOORS" which performed at the Village Theater in Greenwich Village. (see image)

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1980 THE CARS & Grateful Dead concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15-21, 1980



* Early THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Grateful Dead - Halloween night concert ad

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



Page 95 has a 6 x 4 1/2 inch ad for "The Cars" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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The Beatles & Maharishi in 1967...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1967



* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - The Beatles guru

* Post "More popular than Jesus" remark

* John Lennon - Paul McCartney

* Transcendental Mediation Swami

* New religious movement



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1966 Timothy Leary and LSD acid trips...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 15, 1966



* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer

* "Illumination Of The Buddha" w/ photos

* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre



Page 28 has two photos during the "Illumination Of The Buddha" with two scenes on stage at the Village Gate. (see images) Also a heading: "The Fragmented Man: Lo... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance



The top of the front page has a heading: "Lenny's Censors on the Couch - p.5"

Page 5 has a heading: "The Bruce Conviction: A View from the Couch" Coverage continues on another page.

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1981 Halloween II (John Carpenter)...

METRO/CALENDAR Section only of the Los Angeles Times, November 14, 1981



* Halloween II (John Carpenter) advertisement



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1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 20, 1977



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* Upcoming area concerts advertisement

* "Street Survivors Tour" - Nassau Coliseum



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1979 Iranian Revolution ends w/ Ayatollah Khomeini victory...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 19, 1979



* Iranian Revolution comes to an end

* Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini

* Becomes Leader of the Revolution

* Iranian Shia Islam religious leader



The front page has a headline: "The Worst Domino" with related photo. (see images) This is an editorial on the recent ending of the Iranian Revolution that put Ay... See More  

1972 Chicago rock band concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 27, 1972



* Chicago - American rock band

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for "Chicago" concert performances at Carnegie Hall. (see images)

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1979 "Jethro Tull" MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 3, 1979



* Jethro Tull - British rock band

* Madison Square Garden concert ad

* Aqualung album fame - MSG



Page 63 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "Jethro Tull" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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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



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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  

Death of famed comedic actor John Candy...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 5, 1994



* John Candy death (1st report)

* Canadian actor - comedian

* Hollywood movie - film comedy

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Comic Actor John Candy Dies at Mexico Filming Site" with subhead: "Star of SCTV" and 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' was 43. He Reportedly Suffered a Heart Attack.&q... See More  

1971 Chicago rock band concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 14, 1971



* Chicago - American rock band

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement



Page 46 has a 7 1/2 x 5 advertisement for "Chicago" concert performances at Carnegie Hall. (see images)

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1979 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

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



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams (early)

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement



Page 86 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at Max' Kansas City nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

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1986 AEROSMITH editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 7, 1986



* Aerosmith - American hard rock band

* Steven Tyler & Joe Perry editorial



Page 61 has a heading: "Aerosmith: Back in the Saddle" with related photo. (see images)

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Very early Red Hot Chili Peppers 1985 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 5, 1985



* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band

* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement

* In there infancy - Anthony Kiedis and Flea



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1977 PINK FLOYD editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 28, 1977



* British rock bands with Pink Floyd editorial

* British psychedelic rock group - band

* David Gilmour - Roger Waters - "Animals tour"

* "Airport '77" movie film premiere advertisement



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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



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