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Feature on Brian Eno... Pat Benatar's music career begins at a NYC nightclub...
Feature on Brian Eno... Pat Benatar's music career begins at a NYC nightclub...
Item # 705448
April 03, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1978
* Pat Benatar - American singer and songwriter
* Woman musician's career begins at a NYC nightclub
* Noticed for the first time by a record representative
* Feature article on Brian Eno - music pioneer
Page 81 has a amazing ad for "PAT BENATAR" performances at the Tramps nightclub in New York City. The ad measures 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. It was here where she first got noticed and was over as year prior to her debut album. Probably only found in this publication.
The following page has a smaller ad for the same venue performance. (see image) A historic issue on the beginning of Pat Benatar's music career (see below).
One of the feature articles, "Eno Sings with the Fishes", begins on the front page and continues on multiple inside pages. Great to have a detailed expose on Brian Eno, an influential song writer, producer, and visual artist who helped pioneer both ambient music and electronica, and was instrumental in the careers of a wide range of successful musicians (Talkin Heads, U2, Devo, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, Grace Jones, and more). Multiple related photos are present.
wikipedia notes: Halloween 1977 proved a pivotal night in her early, spandexed stage persona. She entered a Halloween contest at the Cafe Figaro in Greenwich Village dressed as a character from the film Cat-Women of the Moon. Later that evening, she went onstage at Catch a Rising Star still in costume. Between appearances at Catch a Rising Star, she recorded commercial jingles for Pepsi-Cola and a number of regional brands. She headlined New York City's Tramps nightclub over four days in spring 1978, where her performance was heard by representatives from several record companies. She was signed to Chrysalis Records by co-founder Terry Ellis the following week.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their 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 in 104 pages, one fold across the center, nice condition.
Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. If purchasing, please do so with discretion.
Category: The 20th Century
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