1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 10, 1975



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour

* American singer songwriter - Bob Dylan in his prime



Page 92 has a 7 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the Black Sabbath concert at Madison Square Garden (Dec... 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).

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1970 Occultist tour advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 1, 1970



* Marc Reymont's performance advertisement

* Occultism - witches spells - witchcraft - tarot

* Clairvoyance - voodoo - telepathy - hypnotism

* Orrie de Nooyer Auditorium - Hackensack NJ



Page 34 has a 7 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "Marc Reymont's Occultism in the 70's" tour. (see images)

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Very 1st "Earth Day" observation in 1970...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 16, 1970



* First "Earth Day" observation notice

* Environmental protection demonstration

* Climate change - global warming concerns



Page 21 has full page notice headed: "New York...We've had it!" (see images) This was for the very first "Earth Day" which was observed less than a week later.

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1974 Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 9, 1974



* Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer

* American multi-instumentalist (Edgar Winter)

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Pages 54 & 55 has a nice double page advertisement for "THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP with RICK DERRINGER" (see images)

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1970 New York's Pop Festival... Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970



* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts

* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City

* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more



Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see image)

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1989 "National Lampoon's Vacation" opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 5, 1989



* "National Lampoon's Christms Vacation" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie - film release

* American comedy cult classic film - Chevy Chase



Page 111 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day release of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation&quo... See More  

The Beatles come to Shea Stadium in 1966...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 28, 1966



* The Beatles concert advertisement for Shea Stadium

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

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



The top of page 15 has a advertisement for "The Beatles" which performed one night at Shea Stadium in New York City. This ad measures 3 1/4 x 2 1/2/... See More  

Death of tabloid star Anna Nicole Smith...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 9, 2007  The bottom of the ftpg. has a boxed section headed: "Glitz, Scandal, Fame, Loss--And Death at 39", with some text & a small photo of Anna Nicole Smith. The article carries over to page 22 with additional photos. Nice to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry.

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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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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  

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



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

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



Page 38 has a notice for "Professional Karate World Championship Bouts" with one of... See More  

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  

1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1961



* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance

* "Another Evening with Harry Stoones"  musical play review - Off-Broadway

* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)

* Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist

* Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub advertisement



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1983 AC/DC Concert & Motley Crue album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 8 1983



* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Second performance at Madison Square Garden

* "Flick of the Switch" album Tour

* Motley Crue "Shout at the Devil" album ad

* Star 80 - Dorothy Stratten opening day movie ad



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"Cream" farewell tour in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 24, 1968



* David Peel & The Lower East Side Band

* "Have a Marijuana" debut album advertisement

* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad

* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce



Page 33 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "CREAM" for there upcoming appearance at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. ... See More