Steely Dan is born! 1st Blind Faith North American concert ad (1969)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 26, 1969



* The collectible ad which birthed the amazing Steely Dan

* Blind Faith - Supergroup w/ Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood & Ginger Baker

* Very first North America concert - Madison Square Garden



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Humble Pie concert ad in 1972....

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 6, 1972



* Humble Pie concert in the Bronx, New York

* Gaelic Park performance advertisement

* English rock band w/ Peter Frampton



Page 37 has a nice full page advertisement for "HUMBLE PIE" for there performance at Gaelic Park in the Bronx. (see images) Nice for display.

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The Grateful Dead in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 25, 1968



* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi & The Beach Boys

* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus

* East village performance advertisement

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



Page 34 has a 5 1/2 x 6 inch ad for a upcoming performance by "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Beach Boys" (see image... See More  

1981 PRINCE & The Time editorials...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2-8, 1981



* PRINCE Rogers Nelson editorial

* Singer - songwriter - actress - author 

* & "The Time" - Morris Day - photos

* Bad Brains - MAX'S Kansas City ad



Page 87 has two editorials by Vince Aletti and Vernon Gibbs on singer & guitarist PRINCE & The Time with two related photos. (see image... See More  

1989 "Slaves of New York" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 21, 1989



* "Slaves of New York" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in Manhattan

* American comedy-drama - Bernadette Peters



Page 59 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "Slaves of New York" (see images)

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1987 "BOSTON" & "Tom Petty" concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1987



* "BOSTON" American rock band

* Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement

* "Third Stage" album tour in New Jersey

* "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" concert

* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement



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1989 Neil Young NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 1, 1989



* Neil Young - Canadian-American singer - songwriter

* "Freedom" album concert tour "Rockin' in the Free World"

* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement



Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "NEIL YOUNG" concert at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (s... See More  

1988 Keith Richards concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 22, 1988



* Keith Richards w/ X-Pensive Winos

* The Rolling Stones lead guitarist 

* Concert at the Meadowlands Arena 



Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "KEITH RICHARDS" at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. New Jersey. (see images)

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1989 "Steel Magnolias" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1989



* "Steel Magnolias" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* American Women comedy drama movie

* Sally Field - Dolly Parton - Julia Roberts 



Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "Steel Magnolias" (see images)

AI notes: Ste... See More  

1989 "Back to the Future Part II" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1989



* "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 

* Science-fiction adventure comedy film

* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly

* New-school hip hop - rap music near the beginning

* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav



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1979 premiere of "Dracula" film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 16, 1979



* "Dracula" - based on Bram Stoker's novel

* Gothic horror film - movie - John Badham

* Opening day premiere advertisement

* Actors Frank Langella & Laurence Olivier



Page 40 has a 8 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for the opening day of the horror film "DRACULA" (see images)

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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 25, 1937



* Chrysler Automotive industry strike begins

* One of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers 

* United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan



The front page has a nice banner headline: "STRIKERS LEAVE CHRYSLER PLANTS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 48 pages, light toning at the margins, some s... See More  

Coal miner troubles... Stagecoach robbery...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1874  



* Arkansas stagecoach robbery - holdup

* Jesse James & Younger gang ? - outlaws



The front page includes: "Stage Robbery by Masked Highwaymen" being a brief report from Little Rock, Arkansas. Through research, this particular robbery may have been one of the very first stagecoach holdups by the famous Jesse James-Young Gang. 

Also on t... See More  

1999 "Sevendust" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 21, 1999



* Sevendust - American rock metal band

* "Home" album tour concert advertisement



Page 138 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Sevendust" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. (see images)

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1997 "Porno for Pyros" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 4, 1997



* Porno for Pyros - alternative rock band

* "Good God's Urge" album tour - Perry Farrell

* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan concert advertisement



Inside this issue, there is a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Porno for Pyros" at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. (s... See More  

Territorial Arizona newspaper from just above the Mexico border...

BISBEE EVENING MINER, Arizona (Territory), June 18, 1907



* Rare publication



A territorial newspaper from just above the border with Mexico, as Arizona did not join the Union until 1912.

Inside pages have much reporting on local & Arizona-wide events.

Complete in 8 pages, major margin wear with small tears, loose along the spine. Even with the damage, very little text is missing. Sold a... See More  

1978 Black Sabbath & Grateful Dead concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 14, 1978



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Never Say Die!" Nassau Coliseum  advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Van Halen concert tour

* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium advertisement

* With opening acts: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pig... See More  

On the death of Andy Warhol, in The Village Voice...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 3, 1987 



* re. Andy Warhol's death

* Pop artist movement



As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It introduced free-form, high-spirited, and passionate journalism into the public discourse a tradition it maintained throughout its 6... See More  

1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 5, 1973



* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers - The Band

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen concert advertisement

* Largest attendance at a pop festival - Bigger than Woodstock



Page 54 has a 10 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen. (see image)

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Early heavyweight boxing championship...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 16, 1869



* Early boxing - Pugilism - pugilists

* Heavyweight bare-knuckle fight 

* Boxers Tom Allen vs. Bill Davis

* Post Civil War reconstruction era 



Page 10 has an article headed: "THE PRIZE RING" "Fight Between Tom Allen and Bill Davis for $2,000" and more. (see images) Text takes up almost 1 1/2 columns.

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Donald Trump receives concealed GUN permit in 1987...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 19, 1987



* President & businessman Donald Trump photo

* Granted a concealed carry gun permit in NYC

* English pop rock band Duran Duran

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame



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1999 "Rage Against the Machine" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 9, 1999



* "Rage Against the Machine" rock band

* "Battle of Los Angeles" album tour stop

* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York

* Concert advertisement - Zack de la Rocha



Page 115 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE" at the Nassau Coliseu... See More  

Ty Cobb testifies in Congress re. baseball integrity...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 31, 1951



* Ty Cobb and the integrity of MLB baseball & other sports

* Testifies to U.S. Congress re. organized crime & gambling



The top of page 19 has a two column heading: "Cobb Warns Congress To Leave Baseball Alone" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 9, 1675



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century

* Unique gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. ... See More  

1987 English rock band ""Genesis" concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 17, 1987



* "GENESIS" English rock band advertisement

* "Invisible Touch" North American tour 

* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Tony Banks

* Giants Stadium - East Rutherford performance 



Page 46 has a advertisement for a "GENESIS" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)

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