The Grateful Dead & Chambers Brothers in 1969....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 2, 1969



* Grateful Dead gig at Cafe Au Go Go night club

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

* The Chamber Brother - psychedelic soul band

* Concert performance at Hunter College advertisement



Page 34 has a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for "CHAMBERS BROTHERS" for there performances at Hunter... 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



Page 38 has a notice for "Professional Karate World Championship Bouts" with one of... See More  

1968 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 8, 1968



* The BEE GEES concert advertisement

* Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens NYC

* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers

* The Jimi Hendrix Experience concert ad



Page 22 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for a "The Incredible BEE GEES" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City. (see image)... See More  

1969 Altamont Free Concert... Hells Angels...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 11, 1969



* Infamous Altamont Free Concert "Woodstock West"

* Rolling Stones - death of Meredith Hunter by Hells Angels

* Santana - Jefferson Airplane - The Flying Burrito Brothers

* LSD infested - violent atmosphere described in detail



A nice issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as a detailed report by Grover Lewis on the infamous Alta... See More  

1987 Salt-N-Pepa editorial... debut abum...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 27, 1987



* Salt-N-Pepa - new school hip-hop group

* 1st major female rap act to break the gender barrier

* Debut album "Hot, Cool & Vicious" - "Push It"



Page 75 has a editorial by Carol Cooper on the pioneers of female rap with heading: "Salty Gals" with photo. (see images)

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1980 opening day of "Coal Miner's Daughter" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 10, 1980



* "Coal Miner's Daughter" advertisement & review

* Grand Opening day movie premiere

* American biographical musical film 

* Actress Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn 



Page 51 has the opening day review for the film "Coal Miner's Daughter" with photo.

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1982 Joan Jett editorial... Woman rocker...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 6-12, 1982



* Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Woman rocker

* Editorial near the beginning of her music career



Page 61 has an editorial by Tom Smucker on the rise of Joan Jett in the music World with heading: "A Joan Jett Fantasy" within a photo of her performing. (szee images)

background: Smucker praises Jo... See More  

1986 New York City AIDS Walk Notice...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 21, 1987



* 1986 New York City AIDS Walk advertisement

* Fundraiser event for retrovirus disease prevention



Page 19 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "AIDS WALK" in Manhattan. Interesting this ad has a misprint as the date is one day off. It actually took place on the 18th. And the Village Vo... See More  

1981 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1981



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams AD

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* Bond International Casino in New York City



Page 105 has a 10 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at the Bond International Casino in New York City. (see images)

backgr... See More  

1989 "The Cure" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1989



* The Cure - English rock cult band 

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

* Giants Stadium concert advertisement

* 1st stop in the U.S. for their "Prayer Tour"



Page 88 has a nice colorful full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE CURE" concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,... See More  

1985 Columbia University stedents protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 23, 1985



* Columbia University students protest w/ photos 

* Anti-apartheid movement - South Africa



The front page has and photo with headline: "Inside the Columbia Protests; A University at War with Itself" (see images) This editorial begins on page 13 and continues on a few more inside pages with a few more... See More  

1989 "Lethal Weapon 2" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1989



* "Lethal Weapon 2" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Buddy cop action comedy movie series 

* Actors Mel Gibson & Danny Glover



Page 40 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "LETHAL WEAPON 2" (see images)

AI notes: Lethal Weap... See More  

1966 The Beach Boys at Yankee Stadium concert ad...

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



* The Beach Boys - American rock band

* Yankee Stadium concert advertisement

* A show that was cancelled - low ticket sales

* Judy Collins at Brooklyn College concert ad



The top of page 15 has a small advertisement for "The BEACH BOYS" concert at Yankee Stadium.

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1986 Isao Tomita NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 16, 1986



* Japanese composer Isao Tomita

* Pioneer of electronic & space music 

* Battery Park, New York City

* Statue of Liberty centennial 



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "TOMITA" at Battery Park in New York. This event celebrated the centennial of the Statue ... See More  

1980 "RUSH" concerts & "THE FOG" movie ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 3, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour - The Palladium

* "THE FOG" opening day premiere advertisement

* Director John Carpenter - creator of "Halloween"

* Independent supernatural horror film - movie 



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THE DOORS Jim Morrison famous arrest in Miami...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 13, 1969



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* Infamous arrest for indecent exposure at a Miami concert



The top of page 5 has a heading: "It's Hard to Light A Fire in Miami" with lead-in: "Jim Morrison" Lengthy text continues on another page.

AI notes: On March 1, 1969, The Doors pl... See More  

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  

1944 Charlie Chaplin indictments...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1944



* Charlie Chaplin indictments 

* Mann Act charges

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "CHARLIE CHAPLIN SURRENDERS ON U.S. INDICTMENTS" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice. 



background: On February 14, 1944, Charlie Chaplin was in... See More  

Early days of the AIDS virus in 1984...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1984



* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen

* Robert Gallo - American biomedical researcher

* Study to determine if saliva is a infectious agent ?



The front page has a heading: "AIDS: A Kiss Is Still a Kiss?" the top of page 11 has the same heading with subh... 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  

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  

1978 Black Sabbath & Fleetwood Mac concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 26, 1978



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Never Say Die!" Madison Square Garden - MSG

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Van Halen concert tour

* Fleetwood Mac rock band concert advertisement

* JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania performance

* Rumours album Tour - Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Bucking... See More  

1985 "The Fat Boys"... beginning of new-school hip hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985



* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial 

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing pioneer



Beginning on page 67 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on the new hip hop sensation "The Fat Boys" with photo. (see images)

AI notes: In 1985, th... See More  

1985 opening day ad for the film "Cat's Eye"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 16, 1985



* Stephen King's "Cat's Eye" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere

* Anthology horror thriller - Drew Barrymore 



Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Cat's Eye" in New York City. (see image)

AI notes: Cat's Eye (1985) is a ho... See More