THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973

• "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release
• Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall  concert advertisement
• British psychedelic rock group - band performance

Page 45 has a duo advertisement for a "King Karol" record store for the recent release of "The Dark Side of the Moon" album release. This iconic album was released just a few days earlier. Also within the ad is a "PINK FLOYD" concert at Radio City Music Hall announcement. (see image) This concert would be one of the first after this release.
Background: Pink Floyd’s March 17, 1973 concert at Radio City Music Hall holds legendary status among collectors and historians because The Dark Side of the Moon had been released in the United States just nine days prior, capturing the band at the exact tipping point between underground cult stardom and global rock royalty. Due to a late-running premiering play, the performance didn't actually start until around 1:00 AM on March 18, generating an electric late-night aura heightened by the arrival of guests like members of The Grateful Dead, who were in town for their own run at the Nassau Coliseum. Musically, it remains one of the rare live documents from this transitional week to combine their expansive, improvisational '60s space-rock set—featuring dynamic highlights like "Echoes" and "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"—with a fresh, track-by-track execution of The Dark Side of the Moon enhanced by their custom 360-degree quadraphonic sound system and dramatic hydraulic stage reveals. Because no official soundboard audio or video recording of this specific night has ever been commercially released, fans rely entirely on scarce, high-demand audience bootleg tapes, making any recording of this rare post-midnight spectacle a prized holy grail among Pink Floyd aficionados.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newspaper known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It introduced free-form, high-spirited, and passionate journalism into the public discourse - a tradition it maintained throughout its 60+ year history. It is quite common to find great political cartoons, satirical cartoons and articles, thought-provoking editorials, and ads and reviews for both concerts and theater productions - both on and off Broadway. Many iconic writers and musicians credit their appearance in The Village Voice for at least a portion of their success.
Complete with 96 pages, tabloid-size, minor margin wear, generally in nice condition.

Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.

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