STYX "Grand Illusion" tour & Village People...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 27, 1978



* STYX American rock band

* "The Grand Illusion" album tour

* Palladium nightclub concert ad (Sold Out)

* Village People - American disco group

* "Macho Man" album release advertisement



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1978 Edward "Skull" Murphy & "KANSAS" Concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 8, 1978



* Edward "Skull' Murphy - Stonewall Inn bouncer

* LGBTQ - gays rights - pride activist w/ Photos

* KANSAS American rock band - Steve Walsh

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert advertisement



The front page has a heading: "SKULL MURPHY The Gay Double Agent" with photo. This is a editorial that continues... See More  

1978 premieres of "Grease" & "Jaws 2" advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 19, 1978



* "Grease" and "Jaws 2" advertisements

* Grand Opening Day movie premieres

* Musical romantic comedy & thriller films



The back page has a terrific full page, color advertisement for the opening day of the iconic film "GREASE" in New York City.

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1977 Plato's Retreat swingers' club...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1977



* Plato's Retreat swingers club w/ photos

* World's most infamous sex club



The front page has a heading: "Sex with the Proper Swinger" which continues on multiple inside pages including 2 related photos. See images for small portion of the text.

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Early 1974 KISS concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 25, 1974



* Very early KISS - American hard rock band

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Capitol Theatre - Passaic, New Jersey

* w/ Blue Oyster Cult concert advertisement



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1977 review of PINK FLOYD after their Madison Square Garden concerts...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 18, 1977



* Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" "Animals" tour

* Madison Square Garden concerts review

* British psychedelic rock group - band

* David Gilmour - Roger Waters - Richard Wright



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1967 The Velvet Undereground & Nico album release

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1967



* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico

* Debut studio album release w/ peeled banana (early version)

* Very early "THE DOORS" NYC nightclub gigs ad

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



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1984 "Romancing the Stone" opening day film ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1984



* "Romancing the Stone" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere review

* Romantic comedy-adventure - Robert Zemeckis

* Michael Douglas - Kathleen Turner - Danny DeVito



Page 53 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Romancing the Stone" (see images)

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1976 "A Star Is Born" film opening day review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 3, 1977

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1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd editorial & QUEEN ad...

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



* Ronnie Van Zant & Lynyrd Skynyrd editorial

* QUEEN English rock band - Freddie Mercury

* Avery Fisher (Philharmonic) Hall concert ad



Pages 100 & 101 has editorial headed: "Lynyrd Skynryd's Closet Crackers" with photo of Ronnie Van Zant. (see images)

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1978 The Marshall Tucker Band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 2, 1978



* The Marshall Tucker Band - Southern rock

* Blues, country and Jazz music - Doug Gray

* Concert at Madison Square Garden advertisement



Page 107 has a nice full page advertisement for "The Marshall Tucker Band" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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1983 "Scarface" film premiere review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 20, 1983



* "Scarface" film advertisement - Al Pacino

* Grand opening movie premiere review

* American crime drama by Oliver Stone



The top of page 77 has a banner heading: "Pacino's Cuban Capone Comes a Cropper" with related photo. (see images)

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1970's Pinball Machines craze...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July Aug. 2, 1976



* Pinball machines craze of the 70's

* Solid-state era - microprocessors

* Electronic gaming in it's infancy



The front page has a heading: "Crazy About PINBALL!..." Pages 14 & 15 has an editorial on the current craze for pinball machines that was entering the solid-state era in the gaming indus... See More  

Rare piece of political Americana: the birth of Gerrymandering...

Terrific broadside: "Natural And Political History of THE GERRY-MANDER! In Two Chapters.....With Cuts."

Information from dealer Barry Lawrence Ruderman notes:

"Rare political broadside featuring the first political cartoon in American history to visualize and satirize gerrymandering, one of the most enduring distortions of democratic representation. ... See More  

1975 Sly and the Family Stone & QUEEN ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 20, 1975



* Sly and the Family Stone Concert advertisement

* Psychedelic soul band at Radio City Music Hall

* 1st major racially integrated & mixed gender group

* QUEEN English rock band - Freddie Mercury

* Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center concert ad



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1975 "Great American Music Fair" festival ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, August 4, 1975



* "Great American Music Fair" festival advertisement

* Syracuse, New York - Beach Boys - Doobie Brothers

* America - Jefferson Starship and more



Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC FAIR" at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse. (see images)

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Black feminist Michelle Wallace in 1974...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 28, 1975



* African American Michelle Wallace editorial

* Black feminist author - cultural critic



Pages 6 & 7 has a editorial written by Michelle Wallace with two related photos. See images for portion of the text.

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1976 Democrat politician Wayne Hays sex scandal...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 14, 1976



* Ohio Democrat politician Wayne Hays

* Sex scandal with secretary Elizabeth Ray



The front page has a headline: "Sexual Politics: WAYNE HAYS MUST GO" with a piece on the scandal that begins on page 13 with related photo. See images for portion of the text.

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Paul McCartney Is Dead urban legend lecture ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 6, 1969



* Roby Yonge lecture ad - American radio DJ

* Paul is dead folktale saga - McCartney

* Urban legend - conspiracy theory - Beatles



Page 28 has a 4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "IS PAUL McCARTNEY DEAD OR ALIVE??" lecture by Roby Yonge. (see image)

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1983 "Culture Club" singer Boy George editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 6, 1983



* Boy George - George Alan O'Dowd editorial

* Culture Club - English new wave pop band

* Androgynous lead singer and songwriter



Page 75 has an editorial by RJ Smith headed: "Just an Average Guy" with photo of Boy George. (see images)

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Bob Dylan transitions from acoustic to electric: his Forest Hills concert...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965 



* Bob Dylan & his electric guitar

* His famous Forest Hills concert



The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills". Also on the ftpg, & concluding inside, is a detailed account of the Dylan's very notable & controversial performance at Forest Hills of just 5 days earlier. Por... See More  

1984 beginning of hip hop rap music... GrandMixer DXT...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 25 1984



* GrandMixer DXT - D.ST. editorial with photo

* 1st Musician to use the turntable as a instrument

* First of the turntablists - turntablism pioneer

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* DJ Scratching - vinyl record turntable moving

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



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Golden age of hip-hop music... Kool Lady Blue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 13, 1982



* Danceteria nightclub w/ DJ Kool Lady Blue

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* Break dancing - breaking - breakin in it's infancy

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 77 has a heading: "A House Is Not a Home" with a related photo. (see images)

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1964 Malcolm X... Woody Allen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1964



* Malcolm X editorial - Muslim human rights activist

* Greenwich Village cafes performance advertisements

* Early Woody Allen as a stand-up comedian advertisement



Page 3 has an editorial headed: "Whites Cheer Malcolm X For Blasts at Whites" coverage continues on another inside page. He would be assassinated less than a ... See More  

1984 Kathy Boudin editorial... radical leftist...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 14, 1984



* Kathy Boudin - American radical leftist

* Weather Underground militant organization

* 1981 Brink's robbery suspect & murder convict

* Eventual Columbia University professor

* Extremely lengthy editorial with a few photos

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



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