1980 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 1980



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* The Rock Lounge nightclub advertisement



Page 95 has a 8 x 4 inch advertisement upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at the Rock Lounge in Manhattan. (see images)

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1978 "The Police" very first U.S. performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-6, 1978



* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"

* Very first United States performance advertisement

* CBGB - Manhattan music club gigs



Page 145 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the CBGB music nightclub with one of the performers being the "POLICE" This was their very first ... See More  

1982 Duran Duran concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 6, 1982



* English pop rock band Duran Duran

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* The Rio tour - Peppermint Lounge concert

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame



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1982 review & premiere of "Conan the Barbarian"

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 18, 1982



* "Conan the Barbarian" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review

* Fantasy adventure - Arnold Schwarzenegger



Page 52 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Conan the Barbarian" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. (see images) This movie gave Schwar... See More  

1972 Women's abortion movement... Vietnam War protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 27, 1972



* Woman's right to choose movement

* Women's abortion rights Demonstration

* During the Roe v. Wade landmark argument

* Anti-Vietnam War campaign rally



Page 39 has a full page notice for: "EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION to DEFEND the RIGHT to ABORTION in N.Y." at Union Square in Manhattan. (see images) Thi... See More  

1983 "Star 80" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 15, 1983



* "Star 80" starring Mariel Hemingway

* Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Biographical drama film - Bob Fosse

* "Death of a Playmate" - Teresa Carpenter

* Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten murder

* AC/DC Australian rock band MSG concert ad



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Existed for just 15 months...

WEEKLY COMPANION; AND THE COMMERCIAL CENTINEL, Newport, Rhode Island, Oct. 6, 1798  A quite rare newspaper that existed from just May, 1798 until July, 1799, just 15 months. This is the first of this title we have offered in our 49 years. Brigham notes that only 3 institutions have any issues, one having just two issues.

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1984 "A Nightmare on Elm Street" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 13, 1984



* "A Nightmare on Elm Street" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Supernatural slasher horror movie

* Actor Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger

* Johnny Depp's 1st feature film debut

* The Cure - English rock cult band ad

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

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1973 Billy Joel nightclub performances ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 22, 1973



* Very early Billy Joel performances

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* "Piano Man" studio album tour

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement

* The J. Geils Band - American rock band

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert ad



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Early The Rolling Stones rock band 1965 ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 7, 1965



* Early The Rolling Stones concert advertisement

* English rock and roll band - British invasion

* Mick Jagger - Keith Richards - Brian Jones



Page 20 has a somewhat small advertisement for "THE ROLLING STONES" concert at the Academy Of Music in Manhattan. This ad measures 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. (see image) This... See More  

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



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1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 12-18, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" advertisement

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 53 has a great full page advertisement for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan. (see images)

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

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1966 Tiny Tim getting noticed w/ photo...

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



* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury

* American musician - guitarist - singer

* New Freaky music performances

* Almost two years prior to 1st album release



Page 13 under "scenes" is a editorial about the new shock-rock movement with the focus on upcoming musician of Tiny Tim with photo. (see images)

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1974 Jobriath NYC nightclub perfroamnce ad...

(was $48) THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 18, 1974



* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician

* The Bottom Line nightclub performance ad

* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS



Page 44 has a 11 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a "Jobriath" performance at The Bottom Line nightclub in Greenwich Village.

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1982 "Divine" drag queen performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 4, 1982



* "DIVINE" - Harris Glenn Milstead

* Character actor, singer and drag queen

* The Fun House nightclub advertisement



Page 118 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for a performance by "DIVINE" at the Fun House in New York City. (see image)

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1983 "Never Say Never Again" film opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1983



* "Never Say Never Again" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere - spy film

* Sean Connery's last role as James Bond



Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/4 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film "Never Say Never Again" (see images) This was Sean... See More  

1971 comic Lenny Bruce film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24, 1971



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* "Dirtymouth" - Biographic film - movie

* Opening day premiere advertisement



Page 59 has a 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Dirtymouth", a biographic film on the life of comedian Lenny Bruce. (see image)

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1978 "Meat Loaf" Central Park concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1978



* MEAT LOAF American singer musician advertisement

* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park



The back page has a full page advertisement for a "MEAT LOAF" performance at the Dr. Pepper Music Festival in Central Park. (see images)

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1978 Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead & Bruce Springsteen ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 21, 1978



* Dolly Parton - country music singer songwriter

* Palladium nightclub concert hall ad (sold out)

* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

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

* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance

* Americ... See More  

1983 Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983



* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band

* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter

* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"



Page 83 has two 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisements for performances by Twisted Sister at the Beacon Theatre and Stevie Nicks at Radio City Music Hall. (... See More  

1984 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 24 1984



* "Revenge of the Nerds" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American college comedy film

* R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* Beacon Theatre concert ad - Michael Snipe



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1984 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 24, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - American singer & songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* "Fun Tour" concert at The Ritz in Manhattan

* Motley Crue w/ Ratt - heavy metal hard rock bands

* "Shout At The Devil" tour concert at Beacon Theatre



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1974 Aerosmith concert & Alice Cooper album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974



* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad

* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton

* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC

* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter

* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement



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Very early from New Orleans...

THE DAILY PICAYUNE, Aug. 7, 1840  A very early issue from this Southern port city. The entire front page is taken up with ads & notices, several of which are illustrated, including 2 reward ads for runaway slaves. News reports are found on page  2 & 3 with more ads as well, including three illustrated runaway slave reward ads.

Inside has 5 more illustrated. runaway slave ads, as... See More