1966 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 1, 1966



* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa

* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band (early)

* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer

* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre



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1967 THE DOORS early concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Nov. 2, 1967



* THE DOORS very early performance ad

* American rock band - Jim Morrison

* Assembly Hall - Hunter Collage (NYC)



Page 22 has a small but early advertisement for "THE DOORS" concert at Hunter Collage in New York City. A school fraternity apparently put on this show. (see image)

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1971 veterans march on Washington D.C...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 29, 1971



* Vietnam Veterans Against the War

* "Operation Dewey Canyon III"

* March on Washington D.C. w/ photos

* Alice Cooper rock singer and songwriter

* "Love It to Death" album tour - I'm Eighteen

* Manhattan concert advertisement



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1961 Aretha Franklin nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1961



* Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist

* Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub

* Very early career advertisement "Queen of Soul"

* Year of her very first debut studio album (19 years old)



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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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Beatles admit guru was an error... Timothy Leary leaves Millbrook...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 16, 1968



* Beatles admit Maharishi was a mistake

* Dr. Timothy Lear leaves Millbrook for California w/ photo

* Includes famous LSD quote: "turn on, tune in, drop out"



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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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1970 New York's Pop Festival... Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970



* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts

* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City

* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more



Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see image)

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1968



* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance

* American guitarist, singer and songwriter

* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement

* 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival, Philadelphia



Page 34 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "Jimi Hendrix Experience" concert at the Philharmonic Hall. (see image) This was... See More  

1969 Woodstock music festival revisited...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 25, 1969



* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm

* Going back to Bethel, New York - revisited

* "The Grateful Dead' plays at a NYC night club



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1968 THE WHO concert... The Beatles single release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1968



* Early The Who - English rock band

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Baldwin Gym - Drew University concert ad

* The Beatles



Page 33 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for a early "THE WHO" concert at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

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1967 THE WHO & The Doors concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1967



* Very early THE WHO - English rock band

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Village Theatre concert advertisement

* THE DOORS very early performance ad

* American rock band - Jim Morrison

* Assembly Hall - Hunter Collage (NYC)



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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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