1975 Roger Daltrey's "Lisztomania" film premiere ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 13, 1975



* "Lisztomania" World premiere film advertisement

* British surreal biographical musical comedy movie

* THE WHO rock band frontman Roger Daltrey



Page 119 has a full page advertisement for the World premiere of "LISZTOMANIA" starring Roger Daltrey. (see images)

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From the territory of Washington...

WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT, Pomeroy, Columbia County, Washington Territory, March 31, 1881  



* Very rare old West publication



A volume one issue from this small town in Southeastern Washington, published 8 years before statehood. Various news and ads of the day.

Gregory notes that only 2 institutions have any holdings of this title. This is just one of 2 or 3 issues remaining in our invent... See More  

1988 Depeche Mode concert at Meadowlands Arena ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 3, 1988



* Depeche Mode - English band advertisement

* Electronic rock - new wave - pop music

* Meadowlands Arena concert performance

* "Music For The Masses" album tour



Page 78 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "DEPECHE MODE" concert at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (s... See More  

1984 Cyndi Lauper, Simple Minds & more advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 10, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - singer - songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* Midnight Oil - Australian rock band

* Thompson Twins - British pop band

* Simple Minds - Scottish rock band

* "Breakfast Club" movie theme song fame



Page 91 has a nice full page ad for various upcoming performa... See More  

"Talent Plus Decency"...

Death report of Walt Disney... Dick Allen wins slugging title...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., Dec. 16, 1966 



* Walt Disney death w/ photo

* Business magnate

* Richie Allen wins MLB's slugging title



The front page has a three-column, two-line heading: "Walt Disney's Formula - Talent Plus Decency" which is followed by a nice report on his death. The article includes a photo and continues on an inside page.

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1984 "Splash" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 13, 1984



* "Splash" Ron Howard film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American romantic fantasy comedy

* Actor Tom Hanks & actress Daryl Hannah

* 1st Touchstone Pictures film - Walt Disney



Page 47 has a 8 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day... See More  

Abused wife of RFK Jr. commits suicide...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 17, 2012



* Mary Richardson Kennedy suicide death

* Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second wife

* Mentally abused victim of the Kennedy family



Page 2 of section AA has a heading: "WIFE OF RFK JR. FOUND DEAD" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the suicide death of Mary Richardson Kennedy, one of the victims of the corrupt Kennedy family.

Complet... See More  

1981 "The Kinks" English rock band MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 9-15, 1981



* The Kinks - English rock band

* Part of the British invasion in America

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "You Really Got Me" song fame - MSG



Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE KINKS" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)

I ... See More  

World War II in Europe is over...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 9, 1945 



* World War II - WWII

* Germany surrenders

* European theatre ends



The front page has a banner headline: "SURREDNER ORDERS RATIFIED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, irregular along the spine, other minor margin wear, generally nice.

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Premiere Review & Ad for Hannibal Rising and Norbert...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 9, 2007 (Calendar Section)



* Premiere of "Hannibal Rising" - full-page ad and review

* Premiere of "Norbit" - full-page ad and review

* Multiple Academy Award nominated ads



Present are reviews and full-page ads for the premieres of both "Hannibal Rising" and "Norbit".

Also, being the Oscar Season, there are als... See More  

1981 Dragonslayer, James Bond, Stripes & Tom Petty...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24-30, 1981



* "Dragonslayer" - dark fantasy film opening day ad

* "For Your Eyes Only" - James Bond spy movie

* "Stripes" - Bill Murray action comedy premiere

* Singer guitarist Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

* Byrne Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement



Page 50 has a 6 1/2 x 5 inch (not... See More  

1980 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 1980



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* The Rock Lounge nightclub advertisement



Page 95 has a 8 x 4 inch advertisement upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at the Rock Lounge in Manhattan. (see images)

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1978 "The Police" very first U.S. performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-6, 1978



* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"

* Very first United States performance advertisement

* CBGB - Manhattan music club gigs



Page 145 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the CBGB music nightclub with one of the performers being the "POLICE" This was their very first ... See More  

1982 Duran Duran concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 6, 1982



* English pop rock band Duran Duran

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* The Rio tour - Peppermint Lounge concert

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame



Page 93 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge nightclub in Manhattan... See More  

1982 review & premiere of "Conan the Barbarian"

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 18, 1982



* "Conan the Barbarian" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review

* Fantasy adventure - Arnold Schwarzenegger



Page 52 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Conan the Barbarian" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. (see images) This movie gave Schwar... See More  

1967 Bananadine drug hoax... The Doors concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 16, 1967



* Banandine drug hoax - banana peels to get high ?

* Very early "THE DOORS" NYC nightclub gigs ad

* American rock band from L.A. - Jim Morrison



The top of page 5 has a heading: "Electric Banana--Very Now Craze" (see images)

wikipedia notes: Bananadine is a fictional psychoactive substance which is supposed... See More  

1972 Women's abortion movement... Vietnam War protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 27, 1972



* Woman's right to choose movement

* Women's abortion rights Demonstration

* During the Roe v. Wade landmark argument

* Anti-Vietnam War campaign rally



Page 39 has a full page notice for: "EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION to DEFEND the RIGHT to ABORTION in N.Y." at Union Square in Manhattan. (see images) Thi... See More  

1983 "Star 80" opening day film advertisement...

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



* "Star 80" starring Mariel Hemingway

* Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Biographical drama film - Bob Fosse

* "Death of a Playmate" - Teresa Carpenter

* Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten murder

* AC/DC Australian rock band MSG concert ad



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the o... See More  

1944 Warsaw Uprising... WWII Poland...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1944 



* Warsaw Uprising 

* Polish resistance Home Army 

* Nazi Germany 



Page 14 has an editorial with one column headings: "Poland Continues to Fight" and "Warsaw in Midst of Third Attempt to Oust Enemy Occupants" See images for text on the Warsaw Uprising. Germany would eventually take control once again. This is not t... See More  

Brigham Young and the Mormons...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 21, 1857 



* Mormons - Mormonism

* Prophet Brigham Young

* Fort Lemhi - Salmon River



Page 3 has an article: "Utah Territory" which mentions in part: "A part of 16 persons arrived at St. Louis...from Salt Lake City...a large number of missionaries to be dispatched to all parts of the world. Brigham Young was planning an... See More  

The International Cricket Match... Oystering...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 15, 1859  The front page has: "The Great Oyster Excitement - Scene On Board The Schooner Yankee Bird...". The inside has the desirable: "The International Cricket Match At Hoboken - Scene On The St. George's Ground, On The Morning Of The Match", which tells of the match between the United States and England. The opposing p... See More  

Gerald Ford becomes the 38th American President...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, August 10, 1974



* Gerald Ford is sworn in as President

* The Watergate nightmare is over!



The front page has a nice headline: "President Ford Pledges: TRUTH, PEACE AND SECURITY" with a photo of Ford taking the oath of the presidency. Much more inside with double-page centerfold.

Complete with 28 pages, tabloid size, very nice condition.... See More  

Punk rock singer Wendy O. Williams death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 9, 1998



* Plasmatics singer Wendy O. Williams death

* American hardcore punk rock band frontwoman



Page 14 under "Obituaries" is a report on the death of Wendy O. Williams, lead singer of the hardcore punk group. (see images)

wikipedia notes: The Plasmatics were an American punk rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal band formed by Rod Swenson and Wendy O. ... See More  

1984 "A Nightmare on Elm Street" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 13, 1984



* "A Nightmare on Elm Street" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Supernatural slasher horror movie

* Actor Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger

* Johnny Depp's 1st feature film debut

* The Cure - English rock cult band ad

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan... See More  

1973 Billy Joel nightclub performances ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 22, 1973



* Very early Billy Joel performances

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* "Piano Man" studio album tour

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement

* The J. Geils Band - American rock band

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert ad



Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for "BILLY JOE... See More