Golden age of hip-hop music... Kool Lady Blue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 13, 1982



* Danceteria nightclub w/ DJ Kool Lady Blue

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* Break dancing - breaking - breakin in it's infancy

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 77 has a heading: "A House Is Not a Home" with a related photo. (see images)

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1983 King Sunny Ade editorial w/ photos...

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



* King Sunny Adé editorial w/ photos

* Nigerian Jùjú singer - Yoruba popular music

* African pop musician pioneer - Multi-instrumentalist



Beginning on the front page is a editorial by Greg Tate with heading: "King Sunny Ade': 'Him Cool, Him Wicked'; Are You Ready for Juju?&qu... See More  

Reviews & premieres of "Tombstone" & "Grumpy Old Men", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 1993



* Best "Tombstone" and "Grumpy Old Men" advertisements

* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews

* American Western & romantic comedy films 



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1964 comic Lenny Bruce & Malcolm X ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Cafe Au Go Go nightclub - Bleecker Street

* Malcom X "Prospects for Freedom"

* "Militant Labor Forum" in NYC ad



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"The Beatles" press conference in 1966 NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1966



* The Beatles press conference at Warwick Hotel - NYC

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* The Beatles' 1966 US tour - Shea Stadium

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



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Review & premiere of "Village of the Damned", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 28, 1995



* Best "Village of the Damned" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American science fiction horror film

* Christopher Reeves last role before accident



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Village of the Damned" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... See More  

1931 Lillian Leitzel circus death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death (1st report)

* Acrobat & strongwoman circus star

* Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey

* Trapeze artist fall



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "CIRCUS FALL FATAL TO LILLIAN LEITZEL" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Lillian Leitzel, circus star.

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1942 World premiere of Walt Disney's "Bambi"...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 14, 1942



* World premiere of Walt Disney's animated film "Bambi"



In the midst of World War II, page 8 contains a review of the world premiere of the latest Walt Disney feature-length animated film, "Bambi". Bambi was released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. The fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features... See More  

Thelma Todd's 1935 myterious death....

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 17, 1935



* Actress Thelma Todd death

* Suicide ? - Accidental ?



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FILM COLONY BAFFLED BY TODD DEATH" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the strange death of Hollywood actress, Thelma Todd. The cause of her death is still in debate till this day.

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1964 Malcolm X... Woody Allen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1964



* Malcolm X editorial - Muslim human rights activist

* Greenwich Village cafes performance advertisements

* Early Woody Allen as a stand-up comedian advertisement



Page 3 has an editorial headed: "Whites Cheer Malcolm X For Blasts at Whites" coverage continues on another inside page. He would be assassinated less than a ... See More  

Death of George Harrison in a Liverpool newspaper...

LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, Nov. 30, 2001

 

* George Harrison death

* The Beatles musician

* Best publication to be had



This is the regular 52 page daily issue of this newspaper from George Harrison's hometown, the edition as sold on the streets of Liverpool the morning after his death. The ftpg. features a recent photo of Harrison with the headline: "BEATLE GEORGE IS DEAD&quo... See More  

Hollywood goes political in 1951 ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951



* Fresh Laid Plans released

* Animated comedy short film

* Producer John Sutherland

* Political statement on farming ?



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Cartoon Film Stirs Dispute in West By Satirizing U. S. Farm Planning" (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 92 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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1943 Battle of Rennell Island...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, Feb. 3, 1943



* Battle of Rennell Island - Solomons

* Last major naval engagement

* During the Guadalcanal Campaign

* World War II - WWII Pacific theater



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PACIFIC BATTLE RAGES; U.S., JAP SHIPS SUNK" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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1983 "Rick Business" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 9, 1983



* "Risky Business" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Teen coming-of-age film - Tom Cruise

* The Cure - English rock band ad



Page 49 has a 12 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Risky Business" (see images) This movie is known as Tom Cruise's breakout ... See More  

Review & premiere of "Uncle Buck", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 16, 1989



* Best "Uncle Buck" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* American comedy film - John Candy



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Independence Day 1926...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1935 (Picture Section only)



* Great illustration of "St. Patrick"



The cover is a full-page image: "St. Patrick", being a commemorative painting of St. Patrick driving snakes out of Ireland. Additional timely photographs and short stories are found throughout. See images for details.

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1996 death of George Burns...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 10, 1996



* Comedian actor George Burns death



The front page has a two column heading: "George Burns, Comedy's Elder Statesman, Dies" with subhead and three related photos. Nice to have the home of the film industry.

Complete 1st section with all 28 pages, nice condition.

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 22, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" film premiere

* Opening week movie advertisement

* Judy Garland and more



Page 6 has a nice advertisement in early film history. See images for the 9 1/2 x 2 inch ad for the opening week of the film "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. This particular ad has images of the main characters. (see images) Th... See More  

1983 "Flashdance" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1983



* "Flashdance" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American romantic drama dance film

* Actress Jennifer Beals



Page 51 has a 10 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Flashdance" (see images)

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1974 Queen, The Allman Brothers & Lynyrd Skynyrd...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1974



* "Queen" II concert tour - English rock band

* Gershwin Theatre performances advertisement

* The Allman Brothers Band concert advertisement

* Lynyrd Skynyrd "Second Helping" album release

* "Sweet Home Alabama" "Don't Ask Me No Questions"



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Actor Frank Morgan death... Wizard of Oz...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 19, 1949



* Actor Frank Morgan death

* "Wizard of Oz" title character



The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "Morgan Dies in Sleep at 59" with subhead and photo. (see image) Morgan was best known for playing 5 roles in the "Wizard of Oz" including the wizard himself.

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Great on the Battle of Camden, South Carolina...

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1780  See the photos for the very handsome masthead, which features ornate lettering and an engraving of a ship.

A great issue, as two-thirds of the front page and one-third of page 2 are taken up with the details of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. The report is taken from the "London Gazette Extraordinary&q... See More  

Opening of the 1942 movie "Jungle Book"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1942 



* Opening of the movie "Jungle Book" (eve)

* Technicolor action adventure film

* Adaption of Rudyard Kipling's book



Page 25 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book" in New York City which began the following day. (see images)

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Featuring a Winslow Homer print from this desired year...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1874



* Illustrator Winslow Homer



The entire front page features a political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast, captioned: "The Good and Bad Spirits at War".

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One of the more desirable Winslow Homer prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1874  



* Illustrator Winslow Homer



The full front page is a Thomas Nast illus. captained: "Jewels Among Swine." Inside is a full page illus. of "The Flower Mission"; a full page illus. of "Decoration Day - Services Around the Lincoln Monument, Union Square, New York."

But certainly, the most desired print is the... See More