LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 6, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) featuring a collectible print advertisement for the recent release of Pink Floyd's "ANIMALS" album on one of the four pages.

 In addition to the feature album ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment. Printed on authentic aged newsprint with genuine vintage toning, this original leaf is not a modern reprint, making it an ideal candidate for custom framing, local history display, or inclusion in a dedicated rock or pop culture memorabilia collection.

Experience music history in the making with authentic, original newspaper advertisements capturing the opening-night premieres of legendary live concert performances, sourced straight from the entertainment capital of the world.

Background: Published on February 6, 1977, in the Los Angeles Times Calendar section—just two weeks after Pink Floyd’s Animals hit store shelves on January 23—this full-page promotional ad leaf captures a pivotal moment in late-1970s rock history as Columbia Records aggressively marketed the concept album ahead of the band's North American "In the Flesh" tour. Prominently featuring Hipgnosis' iconic cover artwork of "Algie" the inflatable pig floating above London's Battersea Power Station, the advertisement served as a regional showcase for The Warehouse, a ubiquitous West Coast record store chain of the era, complete with mid-1970s promotional LP pricing (typically $3.99 to $4.99) and store location listings across Southern California. Beyond its original purpose as retail marketing, the intact newsprint functions as a highly displayable piece of rock ephemera, offering collectors both a direct visual artifact of 1970s record-store culture and a classic print representation of Hipgnosis' legendary album design.