Early 1983 "R.E.M." rock band advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1983



* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe

* Ritz nightclub - Manhattan concert advertisement

* 1980's - early 1990's college campuses cult music



Page 109 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances a the The Ritz nightclub with one of the... See More  

Lou Gehrig's final year contract...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1938



* Lou Gehrig's last contract

* Health failure nears

* Joe DiMaggio wants more also

* New York Yankees baseball



The sport's section (page 31) has a four column heading: "Yanks Boost Offer to Hold-Out Gehrig" with subheads. (see) He would sign the contract a few days later. Gehrig would have to give up baseball the following year due to h... See More  

France swindler Henry Rochette 1934 suicide...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 15, 1934



* Henri Rochette suicide by razor death in France

* French banker - con artist - swindler - fraudster 



The front page has a one column heading: "Famous Crook Cuts Throat in Paris Court" Photo of Rochette is on page 21. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes alo... See More  

Premiere of "The Goonies", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1985 (front & Calendar Sections)



* Best "The Goonies" film advertisement

* Grand Opening week movie premiere

* Adventure comedy cult classic



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Goonies" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywo... See More  

1979 premiere of "Escape From Alcatraz" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 25, 1979



* "Escape from Alcatraz" opening day

* Biographical prison drama film - movie

* Actor Clint Eastwood premiere advertisement



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Escape from Alcatraz" (see image)

background: Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is a prison escape f... See More  

1978 Rock band QUEEN's "Jazz" album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich, Village, New York City, Dec. 4, 1978



* "Queen" British rock band advertisement

* "Jazz" album release - Freddie Mercury

* "Bicycle Race" & "Fat Bottomed Girls" fame

* Actor Bruce Lee death revisited 5 years later

* Hong Kong-American martial artist

* Jeet Kune Do martial art founder



The back has a full p... See More  

1937 Salem, Illinois bus crash disaster....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 24, 1937



* Salem, Marion County, Illinois

* Roller derby troupe bus crash disaster



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "17 KILLED AND 5 HURT WHEN BUS UPSETS, BURNS ON HIGHWAY NEAR SALEM, ILL." with subhead and related pictorial showing some of the victims. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with the names of the pa... See More  

1982 Granmaster Flash & the Furious Five...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 7, 1982



* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performance

* Performance at the Peppermint Lounge advertisement

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 79 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge" nightclub in Manhattan with one of the performers being "Grandmast... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 22, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* New Year's Eve concert advertisement

* w/ Blue Oyster Cult & The Leslie West Band

* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York



Page 96 has nice illustrated advertisement for the "KISS" concert at the Nassau Coliseum on N... See More  

1981 PRINCE concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 1981



* PRINCE Rogers Nelson performance ad

* Singer - songwriter - actress - author 

* Palladium nightclub NYC concert hall 

* About 2 1/2 years prior to "Purple Rain" 



Page 75 has a 5 x 3 1/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "PRINCE" performance at the Palladium nightclub in ... See More  

The development of television in 1926...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1926 



* First television transmission

* John Logie Baird



This very significant event marks the development of television, an invention which would change not only the worlds of entertainment & communication forever, but society as well.

Page ten of this issue contains this news, with one column heads at the top of the page reading: "Television ... See More  

"The Godfather" opening day film Advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1972 



* World premiere of  "The Godfather" film - movie 

* Marlon Brando - Al Pacino - Francis Ford Coppola

* Best "World Premiere" Manhattan advertisement



This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "The Godfather" on page 51. This advertisement is for the opening day the movie made ... See More  

'Gone With The Wind' debuts in Atlanta, GA...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1939 



* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)

* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard



Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. Page 27 has one column headings that include: "ATLANTA RETAKEN BY GLORY OF PAST" "'Gone With the Wind' Flies Into City and Thous... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1985....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 26, 1985



* Grateful Dead concert at Nassau Coliseum

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

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



Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

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THE DOORS Jim Morrison 1st MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 9, 1969



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* First & only Madison Square Garden concert show

* Considered there 1st big venue performance advertisement

* Year of the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York



Page 34 has a 5 x 3/12 inch advertisement for "The DOORS" concert at Madison Square Gar... See More  

1967 Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1967



* Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors

* Famous American guitarist makes New York debut

* American rock band - Jim Morrison

* Steve Paul's Scene nightclub advertisement



Page 29 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances at The Scene nightclub. Among the performers are very early app... See More  

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967



* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins

* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos

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

* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band



A terrific issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has an article headed: "Frontier on Tompkins Square - p. 14"... See More  

Gari Melchers death... American artist....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1932



* Gari Melchers death

* American artist



The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "GARI MELCHERS, NOTED PAINTER, DIES IN SOUTH" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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1981 "FOREIGNER" Manhattan concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1981



* Foreigner - American rock band advertisement

* Mick Jones - Lou Gramm - Dennis Elliott

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert 



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "FOREIGNER w/ Billy Squier" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)

AI notes: O... See More  

1973 The Allman Brothers Band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 2, 1979



* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts

* American rock band concert advertisement

* Madison Square Garden - MSG - Manhattan



Page 85 has a decorative full page advertisement for the "THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND w/ Dave Mason" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)

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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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"Jurassic Park" - review & premiere ad in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 11, 1993



* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Steven Spielberg science-fiction



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Jurassic Park" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prim... See More  

1985 WWF World Wrestling w/ Hulk Hogan...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1985



* WWF - World Wrestling Federation 

* Pre WrestleMania - gaining popularity 

* Hulk Hogan, The Iron Shiek - Cyndi Lauper



This issue has a great lengthy editorial on the surge in mainstream popularity for WWF Wrestling with a front pahe headline : "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD N ME" with a phot... See More  

1985 U2 Madison Square Garden concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 29, 1985



* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* First Madison Square Garden performance

* "The Unforgettable Fire" tour advertisement 



Page 69 has a terrific full page advertisement for "U2" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was there inaugural performance at the iconic venue.&... See More  

1951 Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951



* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss

* Luciano crime family - "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"

* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce

* Kefauver Hearings



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COSTELLO, ERICKSON AND ADONIS NAMED IN CONTEMPT MOVE" with subheads. (... See More