The Velvet Undereground & Nico in 1967...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 16, 1967



* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico

* Before their first album was released (March 12)

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance



Page 29 has a 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a "NICO" gig at the newly opened "Electric Circus" in Greenwich Village. (see image) I s... 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)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their wa... See More  

1967 THE DOORS Jim Morrison gig ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1967



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* Village Theater performance advertisement

* Peter Max - American artist - psychedelic pop art



Page 18 has a early advertisement for "THE DOORS" which performed at the Village Theater in Greenwich Village. (see image)

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1967 Jimi Hendrix gig ad in Greenwich Village...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 3, 1967



* Very early Jimi Hendrix performance advertisement

* American electric guitarist, songwriter and singer

* Swami Satchidananda Saraswati editorial



Page 24 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" which was performed four nights at the Salvation Club in Greenwich Village. Hendrix released... See More  

1967 Easter Sunday be-in... "Summer of Love"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 30, 1967



* Central Park be-in - "Summer of Love" beginning

* Hippies - counterculture - Easter Sunday love



The front page has a heading: "Central Park Rite Is Medieval Pageant" with lead-in: "Be-In, Be-in, Being" with 3 related photos. Three full page pictorials inside. (see images)

source: Jim Steinman: Th... See More  

Carl B. Stokes... First African-American Mayor of a large U.S. city...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 8, 1967



* Carl  B. Stokes becomes 1st African-American mayor of a large U.S. city

* Elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

* Richard G. Hatcher becomes 1st African American mayor of Gary, Indiana



The front page has a four column heading: "Negroes Record Major Gains" First report coverage on the surprise victories of Carl B. Stokes in the... 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)

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1967 Newark riots... Civil Rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1967



* 1967 Newark, New Jersey race riots

* Civil Rights movement - urban decay

* Long, hot Summer of 1967 - arson

* "Summer of Love" era



The front page has a heading: "The Exploded City: Exercise in Futility" with 3 related photos including one of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). (see images) Coverage conti... See More  

Jim Morrison as the new sex symbol in 1967...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967



* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS

* American rock band frontman

* New American sex symbol - idol



Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for Women with photo. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was... See More  

The "Groovy Murders" of 1967... coulterculture era...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 12, 1967



* The Groovy Murders in East Village - New York City

* Linda Rae Fitzpatrick & James Leroy Hutchinson



The front page has a heading: "High on Life and Deader than Dead" with 3 related phots. (see images) Report continues on page 3.

source: ephemeralnewyork: In October 1967, rich-girl-turned-runaway Linda Fi... See More  

1967 LSD Acid good or Bad ?... Simon & Garfunkel...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 3, 1966



* LSD - lysergic acid diethylamide

* Psychedelic drug - acid or lucy

* Forum on the benefits & bad affects

* Dr. Timothy Leary - psychiatrist

* Simon and Garfunkel with photo



Page 14 has a heading: "LSD Forum: Why Take the Trip?" Lengthy text continues on multiple pages.

Page 19 has a small heading: &qu... See More  

1967 Richard Alpert & the new drug "STP"... Andy Warhol...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 13, 1967



* Richard Alpert and STP vs. LSD drug

* 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine

* "Serenity, Tranquility and Peace" psychedelic

* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground

* Live at The Gymnasium advertisement



Starting on page 7 is an article heading: "Is Acid Obsolete? The New Letters Are STP" Text con... See More  

1967 Country Joe and the Fish...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 10, 1967



* Country Joe and the Fish - McDonald

* American psychedelic rock band

* Tompkins Square Park performance photos



The front page has a few photos regarding the "Summer of Love" activities in Manhattan including a performance by Country Joe and the Fish. Page 25 has a full page pictorial headed: "Country Jo... See More  

1967 Neil Diamond nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 24, 1967



* Early Neil Diamond performance advertisement

* American singer - songwriter - musician

* Pre "Sweet Caroline (1969)" song fame

* "The Bitter End" nightclub - Manhattan



Page 27 has a small advertisement for a Neil Diamond performance at "The Bitter End" nightclub in Manhattan. This ... See More  

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



Page 19 has a small performance advertisement for the Cafe Au Go Go nightclub in Greenwich Village with ... See More  

1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Aug. 28, 1967



* Lake Erie skydiving disaster

* North American B-25 Mitchell

* Drowning of 16 skydivers

* Off the coast of Huron, Ohio



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Fear Fifteen Skydivers Dead in Ohio's Lake Erie" (see images)

Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.... See More  

1967 "The Graduate" opening week movie review..

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 28, 1967



* "The Graduate" opening week movie review

* Romantic comedy drama film - Dustin Hoffman



Page 33 has a review under the heading: "Films"; The Graduate" This film made it's premiere in New York City the same week. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no rea... 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  

HAIR (the musical) - Rare Pre-Broadway Ad... "Village Voice"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, October 19, 1967



* A extremely rare ad for the Broadway Hit - "HAIR" - prior to making it to Broadway

* The Public Theater - Greenwich, in the Village's own iconic newspaper



Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared off-Broadway at The Publi... See More  

Carl Sandburg's death... Recipient of 3 Pulitzer Prizes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1967



* Death announcement of Carl Sandburg

* Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner

* Biographer of Abraham Lincoln



The front page has the announcement of the death of Carl Sandburg which includes a photo. A 2nd article regrading his life also begins on the front page. Both continue on page 62 and include additional photos. Great to have this extensive coverage in su... See More  

Elvis Presley marries Pricilla....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., May 2, 1967



* Elvis Presley marries Pricilla



The top of page has a two column photo with small heading: "Elvis And Bride" with brief text.

Complete with 10 pages, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

1st heart transplant recipient death...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., December 21, 1967



* Louis Washkansky death

* Surgeon Christiaan Barnard

* 1st human heart transplant



Above the masthead is a banner headline: "Pioneer Heart Patient Dies, Transport Theory Lives" with subheads and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Louis Washkansky, recipient of the world's first human heart transplant. (18 da... See More  

Newspaper printed on plastic...

PLASTTRADING PALETTE, The Netherlands, October 12, 1967  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  

1967 Newark, New York race riots....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 14, 1967



* Newark, New Jersey riots



This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Police Station In Newark Again target of Mob".



Other news of the day. Nice condition.



wikipedia notes: The unrest came to a head when two white Newark policemen arrested a black cabdriver, John W. Smith, for improperl... See More  

Death of movie star Vivien Leigh...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, July 8, 1967 



* Vivien Leigh death (1st report)

* "Gone with the Wind" fame



The front page is a small one column heading: "Vivien Leigh Found Dead" (see) An early, same day report here.

Complete with 8 pages, library stamp within the masthead, a few binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More