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Steely Dan is born! 1st Blind Faith North American concert ad (1969)...
Steely Dan is born! 1st Blind Faith North American concert ad (1969)...
Item # 718237
June 26, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 26, 1969
* The collectible ad which birthed the amazing Steely Dan
* Blind Faith - Supergroup w/ Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood & Ginger Baker
* Very first North America concert - Madison Square Garden
Page 53 has the highly sought after but conspicuous advertisement which is credited with birthing the jazz-rock band, Steely Dan.
Background: Guitarist Denny Dias was looking for a Bass player and keyboard player to round out his group (Demain) which was playing out of his garage in Hicksville, New York. His manager, Bruce Rothstein. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen responded to the and were immediately added to the group which began to perform Becker's and Fagen's material instead of covers. Shortly thereafter they moved to Los Angeles, added Jeff Skunk Baxter, Jim Hodder, and David Palmer - and became the iconic Steely Dan.
Page 26 has a historic 4 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for a "BLIND FAITH" concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This group was only together during the Summer of 1969 and this was the very first concert in North America.
AI notes: Blind Faith at Madison Square Garden on July 12, 1969—that’s a legendary moment in rock history! The band was just a supergroup at the time, formed by Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. It was their one and only U.S. tour before they disbanded, making these shows even more iconic. MSG on that date would’ve been packed with fans eager to see Clapton and Winwood in action. The show probably had an electric atmosphere with their blues-rock fusion and the live performance of tracks like “Presence of the Lord” and “Had to Cry Today.”
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 64 pages, tabloid size, one fold along the center, 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
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