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1970 PINK FLOYD concert ad... Panther 21 protest...

Item # 730464 ·

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1970

  • Pink Floyd Fillmore East concerts advertisement
  • British psychedelic rock group - band performance
  • 1st NYC Appearances - David Gilmour - Roger Waters
  • Black Panther 21 full page protest march notice (see)

Page 33 has a 10 x 2 1/2 advertisement for the "PINK FLOYD" concerts at the Fillmore East. (see images) This was the first time this iconic group played in New York City.
Background: Pink Floyd’s April 9 and 16, 1970 shows at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East carry exceptional historical and collector significance, marked by the debut of experimental set pieces and extreme audio rarity. The April 9 performance was added on short notice due to overwhelming ticket demand, forcing the band to adapt to technical hiccups and power outages on stage while performing embryonic versions of "Atom Heart Mother"—then performed under the work-in-progress title "The Amazing Pudding" without a brass section or choir—and early live takes of "The Embryo" and "Cymbaline" featuring primitive quadraphonic sound mixing. From a archival perspective, these early Spring 1970 Fillmore East dates represent a holy grail for collectors: unlike their heavily bootlegged April 29 performance at the Fillmore West or their September return to the Fillmore East, no high-quality soundboard or complete audience tape has ever surfaced for the April 9 or April 16 dates. Fragmentary, low-fidelity audience fragments and circulating setlist records are all that remain, making these specific shows among the rarest and most elusive live documentations from the band's transitional post-Syd Barrett, pre-Dark Side of the Moon era.  
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.
Complete with 80 pages, tabloid-size, 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.

Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos that some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$52
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.