A signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley’s June 1966 concert poster advertising shows by Big Brother and the Holding Company (just two weeks after Janis Joplin joined the band) and Quicksilver Messenger Service at San Francisco’s Avalon Ballroom, popularly known as ‘Zig Zag Man’. This example is numbered 466 […]
A concert contract for the earliest lineup of Big Brother and the Holding Company (before Janis Joplin joined), performing on March 17, 1966 at The Firehouse Repertoire Theatre in San Francisco. Big Brother had played their first ever show less than two months before, at the Trips Festival, on January 21st. This contract was executed […]
A circa 1967 acetate LP of six songs recorded during a Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) performance on San Francisco public television station KQED. This 12″ acetate contains five of six songs performed by Big Brother at KQED’s studios on April 25, 1967, four months before the release of their self-titled […]
Four 1966 State of California Franchise Tax Board ‘Application for Extension’ documents, for Big Brother & The Holding Company members Janis Joplin, David Getz, Peter (and Cindy) Albin and James (and Nancy) Gurley , with a Wells Fargo Bank Safe Deposit Box rental statement for Big Brother. These come from the collection of Big Brother’s […]
A very rare Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) promotional button and sticker, both made for distribution at the Monterey Pop Festival, with a photograph of Joplin wearing an identical button. These both come from the collection of Big Brother’s early manager, Julius Karpen (1935-2021). Included is a print out of a […]
A contract for a Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) show on December 3, 1966 at Stanford University in Stanford, California. This is the ‘Leader’s Copy’ carbon copy, given to the band. Remarkably, Big Brother, with Joplin, received only $300 for the show. This dates from the very early days of Big […]
Two receipts from Music City, a San Francisco instrument and equipment store, for four JBL speakers, one of which is signed by Big Brother & The Holding Company bassist and ‘leader’ Peter Albin. These receipts come from the collection of Big Brother’s early manager, Julius Karpen (1935-2021). The first receipt, dated November 11, 1966, documents […]
A very rare original concert poster advertising the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival, in unused mint condition. This is one of a small group of mint condition Monterey Pop posters recently discovered, one of which sold at auction in November 2022 for $30,000. (see second photograph) ‘Monterey Pop’ was arguably the most important music festival […]
A rare poster advertising a November 1966 show by Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) with Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters, presented by the Hells Angels at San Francisco’s Sokol Hall. This poster is illustrated as plate 2.247 in the definitive poster reference guide The Art of Rock. Big Brother were only paid […]
A wonderful large psychedelic handbill advertising an incredible lineup of shows in May 1968 as part of the Pinnacle Concert series. Artists include Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), the Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, the Yardbirds, Albert King, Steve Miller Band, Taj Mahal, Chambers Brothers, Dr John the Night Tripper, B.B. King, […]
A first printing concert poster advertising Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin,) Taj Mahal and Sweetwater at Valley State College in Northridge, California (a suburb of Los Angeles) on May 12, 1968. This poster, part of the Pinnacle Concert Series, was designed by legendary artist Rick Griffin, and features numerous depictions of […]
A contract for a Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) show on November 13, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. This was the famous Zenefit benefit show for the San Francisco Zen Center, also featuring the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service (the poster for this event is reproduced as […]
A contract for two Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) shows on November 19 and 20, 1966 at The Barn in Santa Cruz, Ca., executed on behalf of the band by bassist and group ‘leader’ Peter Albin, and the show’s promoter. This is the ‘purchaser’s copy’ carbon copy, the purchaser being the […]
A United California Bank signature card beautifully signed by Janis Joplin, with her 1966 Internal Revenue Service tax extension form and a copy of a circa 1966 Mainstream Records publicity photo. Joplin carefully signed the signature card in blue ballpoint, as it was to be used as an exemplar for her signature. The IRS ‘Application […]