1993 World Trade Center Bombing...

DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, February 27, 1993



* 1st attack on World trade Center



The front page has a nice headline: "NEW YORK'S DAY OF TERROR" with related photo and subhead. (see) Much more on the following pages. Great to have from this famous NYC tabloid publication.

Complete with all 32 pages, great condition.

1972 AMERICA rock band & Joni Mitchell concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 24, 1972



* AMERICA - British-American soft folk rock band

* The Bitter End night club performances advertisement

* Singer Joni Mitchell at Carnegie Hall concert ad



Page 44 has a half page ad for "AMERICA" Performances at The Bitter End night club in Greenwich Village"

Page 37 has a full page ad for "Joni Mit... See More  

1970 Ginger Baker's Air Force concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 4, 1970



* Ginger Baker's Air Force

* "Rock's first superstar drummer"

* Jazz rock fusion supergroup

* Madison Square Garden concert ad



Page 38 has a 8 1/2 x 6 inch advertisement for a "Ginger Baker's Air Force" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely... See More  

1966 March Against Fear... civil rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 16, 1966



* James Meredith - civil rights activist

* March Against Fear in Mississippi

* Fight against racism - racial oppression



The top of page 13 under "The Press of Freedom" is a heading: "James Meredith, Optimist, Gives Fuel to Pressimism" See images for partial text.

wikipedia notes: In 1966, Meredith o... See More  

Very early Billy Joel in 1972...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1972



* Very early Billy Joel performance ad

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* Bread - soft rock band concert advertisement



Page 38 has a advertisement for upcoming concerts at the Academy of Music including a performance by the "J. Geils Band" with an opening act by a young "Billy Joel" This is i... See More  

1970 Timothy Leary interview... LSD advocate...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 8, 1970



* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Interview by journalist Ron Rosenbaum

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide - LSD fame



The front page has a heading: "Leary's Final Dropout: 'This Time Around'? Very lengthy text continues on several inside pages, too much to photograph all.

I suspect thi... See More  

1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1968)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 26, 1968



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* First North American tour advertisement

* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East

* Deep Purple - English rock heavy metal band

* Electric Circus concert advertisement



Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venu... See More  

1973 The Allman Brothers Band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 16, 1973



* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts

* American rock band concert advertisement

* Elton John Madison Square Garden concert

* The Beach Boys Roosevelt Stadium advertisement



Page 47 has a full page decorative advertisement for the "THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City.

Pa... See More  

1968 Andy Warhol's 1st post shooting interview...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 12, 1968



* re. Andy Warhol assassination attempt

* First interview after shooting incident

* Valerie Solanas - radical feminist

* Photo w/ Warhol superstar Viva



The front page has a heading: "Andy Warhol: 'I Thought Everyone Was Kidding'" with lead-in: "Alive & Well" and photo of Warhol wi... See More  

Douglas MacArthur lands in 1945 Japan....

NEW YORK POST, August 30, 1945 



* U.S. occupation of Japan begins

* General Douglas MacArthur takes over

* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay

* Official Pearl Harbor report is released



The front page has a headline: "M'ARTHUR RULES JAPAN" with reporting on page 3 including related photo and more.

Complete with 40 pages, tabloid size, some spine wear, small library stam... See More  

1969 Timothy Leary pot conviction overturned...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 22, 1969



* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Leary v. United States - Supreme Court decision

* Marijuana possession conviction overturned

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide - LSD fame



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "Leary Ruling May Ease Pot Laws" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extr... See More  

1966 Chuck Berry & The Byrds concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1966



* Chuck Berry "King of Rock and Roll"

* American singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement

* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad



Page 20 has a small advertisement for a "Chuck Berry & The Four Tops" concert at Carnegie Hall. Berry is known as the "Father of... See More  

1967 death of Mississippi John Hurt...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1967



* Guitarist Mississippi John Hurt death editorial

* African American blues singer & songwriter



The top of page 7 has a heading: "Mississippi John Hurt: Death of a quiet Legend" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

It is worth noting th... See More  

1970 The Snake Pit (Gay Bar) police raid...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 19, 1970



* The Snake Pit - gay bar police raid

* After-hours homosexual establishment

* NYPD inspector Seymour Pine

* Woodstock revisited with photos



The front page has a two column heading: "The Boys in the Snake Pit: Games 'Straights' Play" with lead-in: "'Remember the Stonewall !'" and 2... See More  

1945 Battle of Iwo Jima...

NEW YORK POST, February 20, 1945



* U.S. Marines land at Iwo Jima Island Japan

* World War II battle beginning

* United States Flag planting close



The bottom 1/3 of the front page has a banner headline: "WE TAKE IWO AIRFIELD" Page 2 has a heading: "TAKE IWO AIRFIELD; TOUGHEST BATTLE" and more with aerial photo of the infamous island. (see images).

Complete with 40 pages... See More  

1975 Peter Frampton MSG concert advertisement...

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



* Peter Frampton - guitarist, singer & songwriter

* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement

* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" World premiere

* American psychological drama film - movie



Page 105 has a nice full page advertisement for "FRAMPTON" concert at Madison Square Garden. (... See More  

1970 PINK FLOYD concert ad... Panther 21 protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1970



* Pink Floyd Fillmore East concerts advertisement

* British psychedelic rock group - band performance

* 1st NYC Appearances - David Gilmour - Roger Waters

* Black Panther 21 full page protest march notice (see)



Page 33 has a 10 x 2 1/2 advertisement for the "PINK FLOYD" concerts at the Fillmore East. (see images) Th... See More  

1972 Cheech & Chong album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 22, 1972



* Cheech & Chong comedy duo

* "Big Bambu" album release

* Drug and counterculture movement



Page 51 has a full page advertisement for the release of "Big Bambu" comedy album by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reas... See More  

1970 Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion... Dustin Hoffman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970



* Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion

* Weather Underground - far-left militants

* Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail

* Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman affected



The front page has a two column heading: "The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris" with lead-in: "A 'Bomb Factory' ?" and... See More  

1974 War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 15, 1974



* War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient

* Israel Jews Jewish vs. Syria Syrians



The front page has a banner headline: "Big Mt. Hermon battle; Israelis and Syrians fight hand-to-Hand" (see images)

Complete with 112 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris...

NEW YORK POST, Jan. 21, 2021



* A day of "firsts"

* Joe Biden sworn in as oldest president to-date

* Kamala Harris 1st female, 1st black, 1st South-Asian Vice-President

* Doug Emhoff 1st "second Gentleman" and first Jewish-American married to a President or Vice-President



The entire front page and pages 3-13 tell of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President an... See More  

The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967



* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins

* Very 1st performances in the East advertisement

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

* THE DOORS very early performance ad

* Steve Paul's "The Scene" nightclub



Page 19 has a small performance advertisement for the Cafe Au Go Go nightclub in Greenwich Village with ... See More  

1981 Van Halen MSG concert ad (1st)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1981



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* First performance at Madison Square Garden

* "Fair Warning" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth



Pages 70 & 71 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with a strange background for M... See More  

1983 Iron Maiden & Grateful Dead MSG concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 20 1983



* Iron Maiden - World Peace Tour

* "Piece of Mind" album - heavy metal

* The Grateful Dead rock band

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

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisements



Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" concert performances at Ma... See More  

Woodstock music festival... Led Zeppelin concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1969



* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm

* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts

* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* Third North American tour advertisement (summer)



Starting on page 4 are seven letters to the editor commenting on their experience at the Woodstock music festival earlier in the mo... See More