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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1977 Jewish Americans... Jews... Israel & Palestine...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 7, 1977



* Breira - left-wing position on Israel

* First national membership conference

* Far-right Jewish Defense League

* The American Jewish establishment

* Jews - anti-Semitism in America



The front page has a headline: "JEW AGAINST JEW; An American Witch Hunt and Israel's Survival" (see images)

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1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1973



* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers & more

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival photos

* Grateful Dead - Elton John - Jethro Tull - Grand Funk



The front page has six related photos of the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York. (see images) Page 5 has a heading: "The Mellowing of America" with lead-in: &... See More  

1976 Rick Meyerowitz illustrations...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 19, 1976



* American artist Rick Meyerowitz

* Animal House film poster art fame

* Convention Couples Sketchbook



Pages 16 & 17 contain a double page illustration with a political theme done by American artist Rick Meyerowitz. (see images)

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1975 David Bowie & Cheech & Chong advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 3, 1974



* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician

* Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format

* Radio City Music Hall concert advertisement

* Comedy duo "Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album" release



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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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1976 Rock band "Queen" concert ad

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 12, 1976



* 1st "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "A Night at the Opera" "Bohemian Rhapsody"

* Beacon Theatre - New York City advertisement



Page 79 has a full page advertisement: "... Invite You To A Night At The Opera With QUEEN..." This one of the very 1st Queen concerts in North... See More  

Thoughts on the possbilities of the internet, long before it would happen...

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



* Predicting the creation of the internet

* Interconnected computer networks

* Pre World Wide Web - social media



 The front page has a teaser for an interesting article: "Reach Out And Access Someone" which considers the Network Nation, a new novelty at the time. It's focus was that computer supporte... See More  

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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Witnessing the birth of Bob Dylan's extraordinary career...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, April 20, 1961 



* Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman

* Very 1st public performance advertisement

* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village



An exceedingly significant newspaper which offers witness to the birth of the music career of the legendary Bob Dylan. And perhaps no better title exists for this content. Indeed, this notice may only hav... See More  

America's pull-out of Vietnam...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 28, 1975 



* Vietnam War ending

* Fall of Saigon imminent

* Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

* Viet Cong besieging the city

* Surrender two days away



The front page has a headline announcing: "Reds drive to edge of Saigon" with related photo. Much more inside.

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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 related photo. (see images)

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1977 Rock band "Queen" MSG ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "News of the World Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden performances

* Ronnie Van Zant editorial by Robert Christgau

* re. Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band airplane crash



Page 93 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for: "QUEEN" concert at Madiso... See More  

On the death of rock icon Janis Joplin, in the Village Voice...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Oct. 8, 1970



* Janis Joplin dies of accidental drug overdose

* One of the best artists/performers of all time



The bottom of the ftpg. has a photo captioned: "Janis Joplin 1942-1970" with the article on page 12. The article begins: "Last Wednesday I taped a phone interview with Janis Joplin from California. I played it Sunday night on my radio show... See More  

"The Beatles" press conference in 1966 NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1966



* The Beatles press conference at Warwick Hotel - NYC

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* The Beatles' 1966 US tour - Shea Stadium

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



Starting on the front page with a heading: "John, Paul, George, Ringo: Cool Duel with the Press... See More  

Death of George Harrison in a Liverpool newspaper...

LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, Nov. 30, 2001

 

* George Harrison death

* The Beatles musician

* Best publication to be had



This is the regular 52 page daily issue of this newspaper from George Harrison's hometown, the edition as sold on the streets of Liverpool the morning after his death. The ftpg. features a recent photo of Harrison with the headline: "BEATLE GEORGE IS DEAD&quo... See More  

1980 Stars Wars & The Shining movies opening day...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 26, 1980



* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

* Opening week film review and movie advertisement

* "The Shining" opening week advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Third week for "Friday the 13th" ad

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



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1974 Queen, The Allman Brothers & Lynyrd Skynyrd...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1974



* "Queen" II concert tour - English rock band

* Gershwin Theatre performances advertisement

* The Allman Brothers Band concert advertisement

* Lynyrd Skynyrd "Second Helping" album release

* "Sweet Home Alabama" "Don't Ask Me No Questions"



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1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1961



* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance

* "Another Evening with Harry Stoones"  musical play review - Off-Broadway

* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)

* Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist

* Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub advertisement



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Japan bargains for a surrender... Atomic bombings...

NEW YORK POST, Aug. 10, 1945 



* Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

* Atomic bombings described

* World War II coming to an end

* Japan willing to surrender



The front page has a nice headline: "JAPS ASK PEACE!" with coverage on the following pages.

The top of page five has a banner heading: "Eyewitnesses Awed by View Of Nagasaki and Hiroshima" (see images)

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 4-10, 1981



* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow - Prince photos

* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Pages 64-68 contains various recent music news with some photos. Included are Kurtis Blow, Prince & Bruce Springsteen. (see images)

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War news in this military newspaper from the middle of World War II...

THE STARS &  STRIPES, the New York & London edition, Nov. 26, 1943  In the masthead is: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations".

Among many front reports: "Russians Push Germans Back After Halting Big Panzer Drive On Soviet Flank in Kiev Salient" "Maries Kill 4,000 Jabs, Capture Isle" and much more. 

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