Wex Rex Presents Concert Posters in Pop Culture Auction Oct. 26 in NY
Oceanside, NY, October 18, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Concert Posters in Pop Culture Auction Oct. 26 in NY.
James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Music Festivals, Boxing-style Cardboard and Psychedelic concert posters and handbills will be featured in the Oct. 26 Phil Weiss auction of Pop Culture, Rock & Roll Memorabilia and Hollywood Artifacts, many discovered and brought to market by Gary Sohmers of Wex Rex Collectibles.
Some of the highlights are a very rare James Brown 1968 Oakland CA cardboard concert, a Jimi Hendrix cardboard concert poster from Houston that also features he Monkees, a group of cardboard concert posters from Drew University featuring Tim Buckley, Van Morrison, Mountain and others, a collection of numerous posters and handbills from a concert promoter from Texas and music festivals such as Isle of Wight with The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.
The auction includes the following concert posters and handbills:
Drew University, Madison NJ, Cardboard Boxing Style Concert Poster, Tim Buckley, Feb. 14, 1970, Baldwin Gynasium, approx. 18.25" x 24.25," minor aging, overall near mint condition
Grateful Dead, John Scher Presents at Madison Square Garden, NY, Sept. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 & 23, 1988, poster approx. 16" x 24" in a 21" x 29.5" frame, mint condition
1969 Texas Pop Festival Concert Poster, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 1969, Dallas International Motor Speedway, art by Lance Bragg, 17.5" x 22.5," including Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, BB King, Chicago, Delaney & Bonnie, Freddy King, Herbie Mann, Incredible String Band, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Nazz, Rotary Connection, Sam & Dave, Santana, Sly & Family Stone, Spirit, Sweetwater, Ten Years After, Tony Joe White, Mint Condition,
1973 Ann Abor Blues and Jazz Festival Poster w/ picture of Ray Charles, 21.25" X 31.25," Mint condition, Sept. 7-9, 1973, Otis Spann Memorial Field, concert included Freddie King, Leon Thomas, Count Basie Orchestra, John Lee Hooker, Yusef Lateff, Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, The Johnny Otis Revue, Ornette Coleman, King Biscuit Boy, Luther Allison, Sun Ra, Otis Rush, Lucille Spann, Mighty Joe Young, Hound Dog Taylor, J.B. Hutto, Roosevelt Sykes, The Revolutionary Ensembel, Charles Mingus, Big Walter Horton, Victoria Spivey, Infinite Sound, Joe Willie Wilkins, Houston Stackhouse, Homesick James,
The Jeff Beck Group, Moving Sidewalks, Pendragon, Nov. 8, 1968 Concert Poster, cardboard, Jeff Beck Group included Rod Stewart, Moving Sidewalks included Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Houston Music Hall, Texas, stained, 14" x 22," overall poor condition, from the collection of Concerts West Promoter, William Easley
1976 Allman Brothers Concert Poster, "Tony Ruffino, Larry Vaughn and Don Law Present," "In a Benefit Concert for Jimmy Carter for President, Nov. 25, Providence, RI, stiff poster stock, 11" x 17," near mint condition
Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, cold Blood, Tower of Power, Century Plaza, Los Angeles, BG272A, Feb. 27, 1971, 14" x 21.25," mint condition
Jethro Tull, CW Post College Auditorium. April 26, 1971, 11'" x 17," cuts, creases,
Willie Dixon Concert Poster, Antones, Austin, Nov. 18-23, 1975, 11" x 17,"
"Jimi Hendrix Plays Fender" Standee Poster Music Store Display, easel back, cardboard, 14" x 22," browning from sun, otherwise excellent condition, 1968, excellent black and white photo of Jimi with Stratocaster on stage, very rare item
1969 Houston Texas Cardboard Concert Poster, "KILT & Concert West Present" Jimi Hendrix Experience, April 19, Sam Houston Coliseum, picture of Jimi Hendrix Experience; Rod McKuen, May 1, Houston Music Hall, with picture; Monkees, May 4, Sam Houston Coliseum, no picture; Glen Campbell, June 21, Sam Houston Coliseum, with picture; 14" x 22," edge wear, minor upper right corner has a few heavy creases, very minor browning from age, overall excellent condition, Extremely Rare, only one they've ever seen, from the collection of Concerts West Promoter, William Easley
Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, Albert King, Fillmore West, Feb 1 & 4, Winterland Feb 2 & 3, Bill Graham, BG 105, Concert Poster, 2nd Printing, mounted on foam core with a single piece of 2 sided tape, can be professionally removed, otherwise near mint condition
Jimi Hendrix Concert Poster, Electric Factory, Feb 21-22, 1968, 23" x 34.75," minor tears, creases from folding, edge wear, extremely Rare, overall excellent condition
"Gary A. Presents," Marc Bolan T-REX, Rush, Albatross, Concert Poster, Worcester, MA, Memorial Auditorium, September 27, 1974, 11" x 17," creaes, small area of browning in lower center, overall good condition
1968 James Brown Cardboard Concert Poster, Feb. 12, 1968, Oakland Arena, 24" x 36," near mint condtion
The auction will feature posters, memorabilia and clothing from many other rock n rollers of the 1950s-1970s including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, and many ohers.
The auction will be at the auction gallery at 1 Neil Court in Oceanside, Long Island, New York Bidding is accepted in person in the audience, on the phone, on ebaylive and LiveAuctioneers.com.
Go to the website www.prwauctions.com and click on Upcoming Events for information about this Sale.
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James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Music Festivals, Boxing-style Cardboard and Psychedelic concert posters and handbills will be featured in the Oct. 26 Phil Weiss auction of Pop Culture, Rock & Roll Memorabilia and Hollywood Artifacts, many discovered and brought to market by Gary Sohmers of Wex Rex Collectibles.
Some of the highlights are a very rare James Brown 1968 Oakland CA cardboard concert, a Jimi Hendrix cardboard concert poster from Houston that also features he Monkees, a group of cardboard concert posters from Drew University featuring Tim Buckley, Van Morrison, Mountain and others, a collection of numerous posters and handbills from a concert promoter from Texas and music festivals such as Isle of Wight with The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.
The auction includes the following concert posters and handbills:
Drew University, Madison NJ, Cardboard Boxing Style Concert Poster, Tim Buckley, Feb. 14, 1970, Baldwin Gynasium, approx. 18.25" x 24.25," minor aging, overall near mint condition
Grateful Dead, John Scher Presents at Madison Square Garden, NY, Sept. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 & 23, 1988, poster approx. 16" x 24" in a 21" x 29.5" frame, mint condition
1969 Texas Pop Festival Concert Poster, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 1969, Dallas International Motor Speedway, art by Lance Bragg, 17.5" x 22.5," including Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, BB King, Chicago, Delaney & Bonnie, Freddy King, Herbie Mann, Incredible String Band, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Nazz, Rotary Connection, Sam & Dave, Santana, Sly & Family Stone, Spirit, Sweetwater, Ten Years After, Tony Joe White, Mint Condition,
1973 Ann Abor Blues and Jazz Festival Poster w/ picture of Ray Charles, 21.25" X 31.25," Mint condition, Sept. 7-9, 1973, Otis Spann Memorial Field, concert included Freddie King, Leon Thomas, Count Basie Orchestra, John Lee Hooker, Yusef Lateff, Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, The Johnny Otis Revue, Ornette Coleman, King Biscuit Boy, Luther Allison, Sun Ra, Otis Rush, Lucille Spann, Mighty Joe Young, Hound Dog Taylor, J.B. Hutto, Roosevelt Sykes, The Revolutionary Ensembel, Charles Mingus, Big Walter Horton, Victoria Spivey, Infinite Sound, Joe Willie Wilkins, Houston Stackhouse, Homesick James,
The Jeff Beck Group, Moving Sidewalks, Pendragon, Nov. 8, 1968 Concert Poster, cardboard, Jeff Beck Group included Rod Stewart, Moving Sidewalks included Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Houston Music Hall, Texas, stained, 14" x 22," overall poor condition, from the collection of Concerts West Promoter, William Easley
1976 Allman Brothers Concert Poster, "Tony Ruffino, Larry Vaughn and Don Law Present," "In a Benefit Concert for Jimmy Carter for President, Nov. 25, Providence, RI, stiff poster stock, 11" x 17," near mint condition
Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, cold Blood, Tower of Power, Century Plaza, Los Angeles, BG272A, Feb. 27, 1971, 14" x 21.25," mint condition
Jethro Tull, CW Post College Auditorium. April 26, 1971, 11'" x 17," cuts, creases,
Willie Dixon Concert Poster, Antones, Austin, Nov. 18-23, 1975, 11" x 17,"
"Jimi Hendrix Plays Fender" Standee Poster Music Store Display, easel back, cardboard, 14" x 22," browning from sun, otherwise excellent condition, 1968, excellent black and white photo of Jimi with Stratocaster on stage, very rare item
1969 Houston Texas Cardboard Concert Poster, "KILT & Concert West Present" Jimi Hendrix Experience, April 19, Sam Houston Coliseum, picture of Jimi Hendrix Experience; Rod McKuen, May 1, Houston Music Hall, with picture; Monkees, May 4, Sam Houston Coliseum, no picture; Glen Campbell, June 21, Sam Houston Coliseum, with picture; 14" x 22," edge wear, minor upper right corner has a few heavy creases, very minor browning from age, overall excellent condition, Extremely Rare, only one they've ever seen, from the collection of Concerts West Promoter, William Easley
Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, Albert King, Fillmore West, Feb 1 & 4, Winterland Feb 2 & 3, Bill Graham, BG 105, Concert Poster, 2nd Printing, mounted on foam core with a single piece of 2 sided tape, can be professionally removed, otherwise near mint condition
Jimi Hendrix Concert Poster, Electric Factory, Feb 21-22, 1968, 23" x 34.75," minor tears, creases from folding, edge wear, extremely Rare, overall excellent condition
"Gary A. Presents," Marc Bolan T-REX, Rush, Albatross, Concert Poster, Worcester, MA, Memorial Auditorium, September 27, 1974, 11" x 17," creaes, small area of browning in lower center, overall good condition
1968 James Brown Cardboard Concert Poster, Feb. 12, 1968, Oakland Arena, 24" x 36," near mint condtion
The auction will feature posters, memorabilia and clothing from many other rock n rollers of the 1950s-1970s including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, and many ohers.
The auction will be at the auction gallery at 1 Neil Court in Oceanside, Long Island, New York Bidding is accepted in person in the audience, on the phone, on ebaylive and LiveAuctioneers.com.
Go to the website www.prwauctions.com and click on Upcoming Events for information about this Sale.
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