1968 Tiny Tim debut album release ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1968



* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury

* American musician - guitarist - singer

* Debut album release "God Bless Tiny Tim"

* "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" song fame

* Jimi Hendrix Experience at Symphony Hall

* THE DOORS Fillmore East concerts ad



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1968 Woody Guthrie memorial w/ Bob Dylan ad......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 4, 1968



* Woody Guthrie memorial concert

* Bob Dylan's 1st public appearance

* Back from motorcycle accident

* Carnegie Hall, Manhattan

* Summer of Love revisited

* Norman Mailer - Wild 90 film



Page 24 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "A Musical Tribute To WOODY GUTHRIE" (see image) Among the performers w... See More  

1968 THE WHO concert... The Beatles single release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1968



* Early The Who - English rock band

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Baldwin Gym - Drew University concert ad

* The Beatles



Page 33 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for a early "THE WHO" concert at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

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1968 Janis Joplin concert & Nico album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 7, 1968



* Big Brother and the Holding Company

* Janis Joplin concert advertisement

* Westchester County Center - White Plains

* NICO "The Marble Index" album release ad



Page 32 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 nice advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Co. Featuring Janis Joplin" concert at the Westcheste... See More  

1968 Martin Luther King Jr. benefit concert at MSG...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1968



* Martin Luther king Jr. benefit concert

* Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Aretha Franklin - Sonny & Cher and more

* "Mr. Bojangles" song release - Jerry Jeff Walker



The back page has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "Soul Together" benefit concert for Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial f... See More  

1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1968)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 26, 1968



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* First North American tour advertisement

* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East

* Deep Purple - English rock heavy metal band

* Electric Circus concert advertisement



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1968 Democratic National Convention protests...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1968



* 1968 Democratic National Convention protests

* United States involvement in the Vietnam War

* Far left-wing Democrats riot in Chicago, Illinois

* Support for presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey



The front page has three related photos with brief text. (see images) Much more on pages 23 through 29 with loads of... See More  

1968 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan.11, 1968



* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa

* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band

* Sally Kempton editorial with photo



The front page has a heading: "Zappa & the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful" with lead-in: "Anti-Idols" and photo showing Zappa with his wife. (see images) I suspect this to be an... See More  

1968 The Doors, The Who & Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968



* The Doors - The Who - Jimi Hendrix Experience

* New York Rock Festival - Singer Bowl in Queens

* Rock bands concert performances advertisement



Page 24 has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "The New York Rock Festival" which featured "The Doors", The Who" and "Jimi Henrix". (see ima... See More  

Janis Joplin's last concert with Big Brother....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1968



* Big Brother and the Holding Company

* Last concert w/ Janis Joplin before going solo

* Hunter College (NYC) performance advertisement



Page 35 has a 4 x 2 1/2 advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin" for there upcoming appearance at Hunter College in New York City. (see im... See More  

Chuck Norris & "Cream" farewell tour in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1968



* Chuck Norris vs. Louis Delgado karate bout

* American martial artist and Hollywood actor

* Lightweight championship of the World ad

* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad

* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce



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"Cream" farewell tour in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 24, 1968



* David Peel & The Lower East Side Band

* "Have a Marijuana" debut album advertisement

* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad

* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce



Page 33 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "CREAM" for there upcoming appearance at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. ... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968



* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus

* East village performance advertisement

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

* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore



Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric Circus i... See More  

1968 be-in... MLK funeral... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 18, 1968



* Central Park be-in against racism (Yippies)

* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination - funeral

* Eldridge Cleaver & Bobby Hutton - Black Panthers



The front page has a heading: "Sunday in the Park: Yip-Out or Has-Been?" with 4 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside.

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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  

1969 be-in at Central Park ad... Nat Hentoff column...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1968



* Columnist Nat Hentoff - NYC police

* Be-in at Central Park advertisement

* Protest to End the War in Vietnam

* Date Martin Luther King jr. was killed



Page 11 has a column by columnist Nat Hentoff titled: "Keeping the Cops From Riotijng"

Page 29 has a 9 1/2 x 6 inch advertisement for a Anti-Vietnam War be-in at She... See More  

1968 Fort Hood 43 Negro soldiers protest...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 1968



* Fort Hood 43 - Negro soldiers protest

* Democratic National Convention

* Chicago, Illinois - Killeen, Texas



Page 10 has a three column heading: "43 Negro Soldiers at Ft. Hood Face Court Martial for Protest" (see images)

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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Robert Kennedy's death & funeral...

DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, Rochester, New York, June 7, 1968  The front page has a headline: "RFK's Body Lies in State" with various subheads & reports including; "Coroner's Report: He Suffered Brain Damage". The front page photo shows Ted, Ethel and Joseph Kennedy leaving St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

Robert Kennedy shot & near death...

PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, June 5, 1968 



* Robert F. Kennedy shot

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan



The front page banner headline: "Robert Kennedy Shot; Bullet in Brain, Condition Critical" and more with two photos, one showing RFK alive and still conscious. Page 3 has more photos and several reports.

Robert Kennedy was still alive at the tie this edition went to press.

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Bobby Kennedy and Andy Warhol shot... Stranger than fiction?

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 6, 1968 



* The shot that shattered the Velvet Underground

* Attempted assassination of Andy Warhol

* Bobby Kennedy is alive?



The feature article of this issue is regarding the shooting of Andy Warhol by Valarie Solanis: "The Shot that Shattered The Velvet Underground." Two related photos are present, and the coverage conti... See More  

Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail... Jerry Rubin...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 21, 1968  The front page is taken up with an article and photo of Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail. Just 2 1/2 months he would be assassinated in Los Angeles.

Page 5 has a lengthy article: "Yippies Anti-Organize A Groovy Revolution" which includes a photo of Jerry Rubin, an American social activist, anti-war leader, and c... See More  

1968 Apollo 8 human spaceflight...

HERALD EXEMINER, Extra, Los Angeles, December 27, 1968



* Apollo 8 human spaceflight ends

* 1st manned spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit

* 1st to reach the Moon

* James Lovell - Frank Borman - William Anders



The front page has a nice banner headline: "APOLLO HOME" with subhead and photo.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, light rubbing on the front page, nice condi... See More  

The Pueblo Incident with North Korea...

DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, January 23, 1968 



* USS Pueblo incident (1st report) 

* Apollo 5 - 1st Lunar Module flight



The front page features reporting of the Pueblo Incident with banner headline: "Red Koreans Board, Capture U.S. Ship" with subhead and map. Nice for display.

Also a banner heading at the very top of the front page announces: "Space Shot Per... See More  

The Pueblo Incident with North Korea...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 24, 1968 



* USS Pueblo incident (1st report) 

* North Korea 



The front page features reporting of the Pueblo Incident with a nice banner headline: "KOREA REDS SEIZE U.S. NAVY SHIP" with subhead, two related photos and map. Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, very minor wear, nice condition.... See More  

President Lyndon Johnson decides not to run...

HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, April 1, 1968  The front page has a bold banner headline: "LBJ WON'T RUN" with subheads and a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson, captioned: "Announcement Drops A Political Bombshell. President Johnson, shown last night, takes self out of race."

Complete first section only with all 20 page, very nice, clean condition.... See More