The Velvet Undereground & Nico in 1967...

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



* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico

* Before their first album was released (March 12)

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance



Page 29 has a 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a "NICO" gig at the newly opened "Electric Circus" in Greenwich Village. (see image) I s... See More  

1970 "Gimme Shelter" World premiere film showing...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 3, 1970



* "Gimme Shelter" World premiere advertisement

* Rolling Stones documentary film - movie

* Altamont Free Concert footage - Meredith Hunter

* North American Tour (1969) - Madison Square Garden



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1970 "People's Flag Show"... Judson Memorial Church...

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



* People's Flag Show exhibition w/ photos

* Judson Memorial Church - Judson Three

* Faith Ringgold - Abbie Hoffman - Kate Millett



The front page has a heading: "Bars & stripes forever" with lead-in: "The flag as art" and 3 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside.

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1969 Post Stonewall riots gay pride protest ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 24, 1969



* Post Stonewall riots - rebellion

* First gay pride parade inspiration

* 1st LGBT legal rights demonstration

* Washington Square to Stonewall Inn march



Page 45 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for a demonstration be to held in a few days to protest the police raid on the Stonewall Inn that happened about a month e... See More  

1973 Led Zeppelin MSG concert advertisement......

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 21, 1973



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* 1973 North American tour advertisement

* Madison Square Garden - Manhattan

* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for the "Led Zeppelin" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This w... See More  

1970 Led Zeppelin III album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 15, 1970



* Led Zeppelin III album release advertisement

* English rock band - Bron-Yr-Aur cottage fame

* Robert Plant - Jimmy Page - John Bonham



Page 41 has a full page advertisement for the release of "Led Zeppelin III" music album. (see images)

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1977 Fleetwood Mac MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 11, 1977



* Fleetwood Mac rock band concert advertisement

* First performance at Madison Square Garden

* Rumours album Tour - Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for the "FLEETWOOD MAC" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was the first time this iconic group ... See More  

1974 Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer...

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



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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  

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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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)

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1976 movie "Carrie" opening review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 6, 1976



* Grand Opening movie premiere review

* "CARRIE" supernatural Horror film

* Actress Sissy Spacek as Carrie White



The top of page 59 has a photo of Sissy Spacek with heading "Queen the Prom" (see images) This was a review of the film shortly after it's opening by James Wolcott. The Back page has a... 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  

1972 Women's abortion movement.... Alice Cooper ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 13, 1972



* Women's National Abortion Action Coalition, 1972

* Conference at Hunter College - New York City

* Shortly before the Roe v. Wade landmark decision

* Alice Cooper concert at Roosevelt Stadium ad



Page 31 has a notice for "Women's National Abortion Action Conference" at Hunter College in New York City.

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1982 Van Halen MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1982



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* Performance at Madison Square Garden - MSG

* "Diver Down" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth



Pages 90 & 91 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with a photo of the band for Madis... See More  

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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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



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Janis Joplin's last concert with Big Brother....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1968



* Big Brother and the Holding Company

* Last concert w/ Janis Joplin before going solo

* Hunter College (NYC) performance advertisement



Page 35 has a 4 x 2 1/2 advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin" for there upcoming appearance at Hunter College in New York City. (see im... 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



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One of the more famous front pages of the Village Voice: 'Is God Dead?' on the passing of Andy Warhol...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, May 5, 1987  



* re. Andy Warhol death



The front page is one of the more famous in the history of the Village Voice: "IS GOD DEAD ? relating to the death of pop culture icon Andy Warhol.

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The Grateful Dead in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 19, 1968



* Grateful Dead concert in Hallandale, Florida

* Miami Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park

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

* Nice decorative, psychedelic art advertisement



Page 39 has a great full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there upcoming appearance at the Miami Pop Fes... See More  

Chuck Norris & "Cream" farewell tour in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1968



* Chuck Norris vs. Louis Delgado karate bout

* American martial artist and Hollywood actor

* Lightweight championship of the World ad

* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad

* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce



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1977 Rock band "Queen" MSG ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "News of the World Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden performances

* Ronnie Van Zant editorial by Robert Christgau

* re. Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band airplane crash



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1984 Van Halen MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 10, 1984



* VAN HALEN rock band concert advertisement

* Performance at Madison Square Garden

* "1984" album Tour - best album for this group ?

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth



Pages 70 & 71 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN 1984" for Madison Square Garden. (see images) Gre... See More  

Witnessing the birth of Bob Dylan's extraordinary career...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, April 13, 1961 



* Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman

* Very 1st public performance advertisement

* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village



An exceedingly significant newspaper which offers witness to the birth of the music career of the legendary Bob Dylan. And perhaps no better title exists for this content. Indeed, this notice may only hav... See More