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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THE WHO 1976 MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1976



*  The Who - English rock band - group

* "The Who by Numbers Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden concert (sold out)

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon



Page 85 has a full page advertisement for a "THE WHO" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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1988 "Stand and Deliver" opening day film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 22, 1988



* "Stand and Deliver" American drama film

* Opening day movie premiere advertisement

* Edward James Olmos - Lou Diamond Phillips



Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Stand and Deliver" in Manhattan. (see images)

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1983 "Scarface" film premiere review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 20, 1983



* "Scarface" film advertisement - Al Pacino

* Grand opening movie premiere review

* American crime drama by Oliver Stone



The top of page 77 has a banner heading: "Pacino's Cuban Capone Comes a Cropper" with related photo. (see images)

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1978 Rock band "Queen" sold out ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Oct. 16, 1978



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "Jazz" album tour - Freddie Mercury

* Concerts at Madison Square Garden advertisement



Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for "QUEEN" concerts at Madison Square Garden.

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1970's Pinball Machines craze...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July Aug. 2, 1976



* Pinball machines craze of the 70's

* Solid-state era - microprocessors

* Electronic gaming in it's infancy



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Rare piece of political Americana: the Gerry-Mander...

Terrific broadside: "Natural And Political History of THE GERRY-MANDER! In Two Chapters.....With Cuts."



* Extremely rare!

* View post on the History's Newsstand blog



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1975 Alice Cooper & Jimi Hendrix advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 31, 1975



* Alice Cooper - "Welcome To My Nightmare" tour

* American rock singer and songwriter

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* Jimi Hendrix "Crash Landing" album release

* American guitarist, singer and songwriter



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1975 Jayne County... glam punk rock... Craig Russell...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 6, 1975



* Jayne (Wayne) County at the Coventry ad

* First openly transgender rock music singer

* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter

* Craig Russell (Canadian actor) female impersonator

* Trude Heller's Club performance advertisement



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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



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1976 "The Doobie Brothers" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 14, 1975



* The Doobie Brothers - American rock band

* "What a Fool Believes" "Black Water" song fame

* Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City concert advertisement



Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE DOOBIE BROTHERS" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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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



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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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Opening day ad & review for "Annie Hall"....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 25, 1977



* "Suicide" NYC club advertisement

* Alan Vega - electronic punk music

* "Annie Hall" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Satirical romantic comedy drama

* Director/actor Woody Allen - Diane Keaton



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Early Metallica gig 1984 NYC ad....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 17, 1984



* Metallica - Anthrax - Raven heavy metal bands

* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan performances advertisement

* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe

* Beacon Theatre Manhattan concert advertisement

* Late 80's - early 90's college campuses cult music

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1983 sensation Duran Duran... Styx concerts ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 8, 1983



* English pop rock band Duran Duran

* Becoming a sensation in America

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* The Rio tour - Peppermint Lounge concert

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame

* STYX - American progressive rock band

* Dennis DeYoung - "Come Sail A... 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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1983 King Sunny Ade editorial w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1983



* King Sunny Adé editorial w/ photos

* Nigerian Jùjú singer - Yoruba popular music

* African pop musician pioneer - Multi-instrumentalist



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Hollywood goes political in 1951 ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951



* Fresh Laid Plans released

* Animated comedy short film

* Producer John Sutherland

* Political statement on farming ?



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Cartoon Film Stirs Dispute in West By Satirizing U. S. Farm Planning" (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 92 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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1983 "Rick Business" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 9, 1983



* "Risky Business" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Teen coming-of-age film - Tom Cruise

* The Cure - English rock band ad



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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



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1982 "QUEEN" concert ad & "Tron" movie review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 20, 1982



* Queen - British rock band

* Madison Square Garden MSG

* "Hot Space" concert advertisement

* Freddie Mercury - Brian May

* "Tron" film - movie premiere review

* Science fiction action-adventure cult classic



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1964 Legal marijuana march... Malcolm X speech ad...

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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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