1970 The Snake Pit (Gay Bar) police raid...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 19, 1970



* The Snake Pit - gay bar police raid

* After-hours homosexual establishment

* NYPD inspector Seymour Pine

* Woodstock revisited with photos



The front page has a two column heading: "The Boys in the Snake Pit: Games 'Straights' Play" with lead-in: "'Remember the Stonewall !'" and 2... See More  

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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1970 PINK FLOYD concert ad... Panther 21 protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1970



* Pink Floyd Fillmore East concerts advertisement

* British psychedelic rock group - band performance

* 1st NYC Appearances - David Gilmour - Roger Waters

* Black Panther 21 full page protest march notice (see)



Page 33 has a 10 x 2 1/2 advertisement for the "PINK FLOYD" concerts at the Fillmore East. (see images) Th... See More  

1972 Cheech & Chong album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 22, 1972



* Cheech & Chong comedy duo

* "Big Bambu" album release

* Drug and counterculture movement



Page 51 has a full page advertisement for the release of "Big Bambu" comedy album by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reas... See More  

Sirhan B. Sirhan convicted of murder... Robert F. Kennedy assassination...

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL, Jacksonville, Florida, April 17, 1969 The top of the front page features a special bulletin announcement, print in red type, "SIRHAN: 1ST DEGREE". The article announced that "Sirhan B. Sirhan was found guilty today of first degree murder for the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The jury now must decide on punishment -- life or death..."

Other news... See More  

1972 Patti Smith performace listing....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1972



* Early Patti Smith performance listing

* American singer songwriter - poet

* Mercer Arts Center - Grand Central Hotel



Page 63 has a listing for "MAC" with a list of performers. One of the performers was a young Patti Smith. Her name is listed twice here in small lettering. (see images)

I suspect this to be an... See More  

Selma-Montgomery march ruling... Johnson's voting bill...

WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965  On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were barred from hindering a 50-mile civil-rights march" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. triumphantly announced the decision to hundreds of his followers massed before the c... See More  

1968 "Jimmy Shine" opening day Broadway play...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 12, 1968



* "Jimmy Shine" opening day Broadway play ad

*  Actor Dustin Hoffman and John Sebastian



Page 51 has a full page advertisement (review) for the Broadway play "Jimmy Shine" starring Dustin Hoffman. This play made it's premiere in New York City the same week.



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Newspaper printed on plastic...

PLASTTRADING PALETTE, The Netherlands, June 12-22, 1963  This is a very curious & perhaps experimental or promotional newspaper printed entirely on plastic.

It was done by a plastics firm in The Netherlands to show how versatile plastic could be--it could even be used for printing newspapers. The "newspaper" appears to be an in-house publication, likely distributed to employees... See More  

1969 review of the Rolling Stones days after their Madison Square Garden performances...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, December 4, 1969



* The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969

* Madison Square Garden concert review

* "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "

* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor



Advertised on the front page (which includes a photo of Mick Jagger), but starting on page 42, is a le... See More  

First report on John F. Kennedy's assassination... In a Dallas newspaper...

THE DALLAS TIMES HERALD, Texas, November 22, 1963



* Same day of JFK's assassination



 Serious collectors always try to obtain historic newspapers from the city where the event happened. For JFK's assassination that would be a Dallas newspaper.

Of the two newspapers which published in Dallas in 1963 only the TIMES HERALD reported the assassination on the same day it happened--Nov... See More  

The Beatles arrive in America for 1st time...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 8, 1964 



* The Beatles arrive in America

* Beatlemania begins in the U.S.

* Pan American Flight 101 lands

* British invasion (historic)



 The bottom of page 4 announces the arrival of the Beatles in America for the first time with a clever heading: "England Finally Revenged for 1776: The Beatles Land in New York", noting them as: "... See More  

1967 League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opens...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 23, 1967



* League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opening

* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide

* Alan Ginsberg as guest speaker w/ photo

* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico ad

* Before their first album was released (March 12)

* Electric Circus underground nightclu... See More  

1966 stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 4, 1966



* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death (1st report)

* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy



The front page has a brief first report with one column heading: "Lennie Bruce Found Dead" (see image) I assume this to be a early, breaking news report giving the brief text here.

Complete with 58 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condi... See More  

1962 Barbra Streisand nightclub star...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1962



* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress photo

* Bon Soir nightclub performance in Greenwich Village

* Broadway musical debut (19 years old) fame

* 'I Can Get It for You Wholesale" star



Page 12 has a photo of a very young Barbara Streisand who at the time was performing a few nights at the Greenwich Village nightclub ... See More  

1962 Bill Cosby stand up comedian act ad....

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 15, 1962



* Bill Cosby - stand up comedian comic - actor

* The Gaslight Cafe - Greenwich Village coffeehouse

* Very early career advertisement where he started out

* With Tom Paxton - American folk singer - songwriter



The bottom of page 14 has a 4 x 2 inch advertisement for "The Gaslight Cafe" with performances that night by Bi... See More  

The 1965 Obie Awards: The Village Voice's own...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 27, 1965



* The Obie Awards

* Robert Duvall

* James Earl Jones



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 60+ yea... See More  

1968 Orangeburg massacre...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Feb. 10, 1968



* Orangeburg massacre - shooting

* South Carolina State College

* African American students

* Racial segregation at local bowling alley



The front page has a two column heading: "South Carolina Town Placed Under Curfew" (see images)

Complete with 34 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1972....

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1972



* Grateful Dead concert in Jersey City NJ

* Roosevelt Stadium performance advertisement

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



Page 43 has a great full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performance at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images) Nice for display. I susp... See More  

Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 11, 1973



* Valley of Tears - Golan Heights

* Yom Kippur War beginning

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica



The front page has a three column heading: "Israel Claims Golan Control" and related photo. (see images) More inside.

Complete 1st section only with 12 pages, nice conditio... See More  

Amazin Mets 1969 World Series baseball game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1969



* New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles

* 1969 World Series of baseball (game 3)

* "Amazin Mets" "Miracle Mets"



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "METS, LED BY AGEE, BEAT ORIOLES, 5-0; LEAD 2-1 IN SERIES" with subheads and three related photo. Much more in the sport's section with headlines, photos and box ... See More  

World premiere ad for "Planet of the Apes"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Feb. 8, 1968



* Planet of the Apes World premiere advertisement

* Science fiction film - movie - Charlton Heston

* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance & album ads



Page 42 has a iconic 7 x 6 inch illustrated advertisement for: "Planet of the Apes" for it's World premiere at the Capital Theater in Manhattan. wikipedia notes: Planet of the Ape... See More  

1970 Charles Manson murder trial... Led Zepplein...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 17, 1970



* Charles Manson & girls trial begins

* Sharon Tate - LaBianca murders

* Nice to have in a counterculture title

* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* North American tour (Summer) advertisement



The top of page 10 has a heading: "Just Another Trial For Charlie Manson" Coverage continues on 2 other inside page... See More  

Early 1967 Bob Dylan... Electric guitar...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 26, 1967



* Early Bob Dylan & his electric guitar



The front page has a heading: "Brecht of the Juke Box, Poet of Electric Guitar"  with lead-in: "Bob Dylan" by Journalist Jack Newfield. (see images for partial text)

It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, kn... See More  

Early Bob Dylan... Woody Guthrie memorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 25, 1968



* Early Bob Dylan photo

* Back from 18 months of exile

* Woody Guthrie memorial

* Carnegie Hall, Manhattan

* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi w/ photo



The front page has a photo showing a young Bob Dylan coming back from 18 months of exile to take part in a memorial for Woody Guthrie at Carnegie Hall. See image for text underneath.

Also... See More