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Item # 715681

August 14, 1978

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 14, 1978

* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Never Say Die!" Nassau Coliseum  advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Van Halen concert tour
* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium advertisement
* With opening acts: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan



Page 55 has a 3 x 3 inch advertisement for the "Black Sabbath" w/ Van Halen concert at Nassau Coliseum. (Aug. 28)
Page 49 has a full page ad for "The Grateful Dead" with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson concert at the Meadowlands. (see images)
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 with 104, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, small red library stamp on the front page, 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 which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.

Category: The 20th Century