Aardvark Cinematheque – Chicago, IL
This is a Handbill/Invitation to an album release party for White Light/White Heat with Warhol (spelled wrong on the card) and the Velvet Underground on February 1st, 1968 at The Aardvark Cinematheque in Chicago, Illinois. This was printed on light card stock and is approximately 5 1/2 x 8 3/4″ in size. The show was put on by Verve two days after the album was released. Artist Unknown.
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Boston Tea Party – Boston, MA
As you can see, there are apparently two flyers for theses dates of May 26 and 27, 1967 at The Boston Tea Party in Boston, Massachusetts. This one measures approximately 8 1/2 x 11″. This was the first performance without Nico. Her name was even crossed out on the first flyer. From what I understand, this second flyer was printed after she left the band. If anyone knows differently, please let me know. The artist is D.Arthur Hahn for the first two and unknown for the blue one.
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Hippodrome – San Diego, CA
June 14th and 15th, 1968 at the Hippodrome in San Diego, California. This poster measures approximately 22″ x 15 1/2″. Artist is Rebecca Galdeano.
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Fillmore Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
This is a poster from the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. The dates were May 27, 28 and 29, 1966. The poster measures approximately 20″ x 14″. Postcards were also printed, however the postcards were printed at a later date. These measure approximately 5″ x 7″. The first run of these items have a Union bug in the lower left hand corner. Artist is Wes Wilson.
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Fillmore Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
This is a handbill from the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California which measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2″. The dates of these shows were May 27th, 28th and 29th, 1966. As you can see below, the handbills were also printed on diffrent color papers and some are two-sided with a Los Angeles Times review of their LA shows on the backside. A poster and postcards were also printed, however the postcards were printed at a later date. The artist is Wes Wilson. To view the poster, click here.
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