A contract for Big Brother and the Holding Company’s November 11, 1966 show at the Trip Room in Sacramento, Ca., signed on behalf of the band by bassist and ‘leader’ Peter Albin, and promoter William Hall. This dates from the very early days of Big Brother; the band played their first show in January 1966, […]
A scarce handbill advertising a three day engagement by Big Brother and the Holding Company, with Janis Joplin, at San Francisco’s Matrix club in April, 1967. Great period artwork by Leidenthal; this is illustrated on a full page in the definitive reference The Art of Rock (reference number: AOR 2.110). In near mint condition, with […]
An original ‘Press’ backstage pass for the 1969 Woodstock Festival (short for the Woodstock Music & Art Fair – An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace and Music.) The story of the Woodstock Festival and the artists who performed is familiar to any fan of 60’s rock– the rain, the mud, the crowd of 500,000 watching Jimi Hendrix, […]
A superb 8″ x 10″ photograph of Janis Joplin, shot in 1969 by legendary American fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo. Scavullo recalled “I had one fabulous afternoon with Janis Joplin. She stayed the whole afternoon. I loved photographing Janis. I loved meeting her, and she was so different from what I thought she was going to […]
An original lithograph of Janis Joplin by Belgian artist Guy Peellaert, from A Portfolio of Rock Dreams, published in 1973. This impressive limited edition lithograph was printed in 29 colors by Dietz Offizin of Lengmoos, Germany; and is hand signed by Peellaert, and hand-numbered 104/500. It measures 29 1/4″ x 22 3/4″ (image size 21″ x 14 1/2″). […]
A rare vintage photograph of Janis Joplin, taken in 1967 by Herb Greene. This is an original hand-printed photograph, made from the original negative, and signed by Herb Greene. Herb Greene is a legendary San Francisco photographer known especially for his relationship with the Grateful Dead and the local San Francisco scene. He has also […]
A very rare set of 4 ticket stubs and a business card from the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Monterey Pop was arguably the most important rock festival ever–the seminal rock event of the “Summer of Love”. The 3 day festival had 5 separate concerts, each ticketed individually. This set includes stubs from shows #1,2,3 and 5. […]
A superb and very large hand printed 16″ x 20″ silver gelatin photograph of Janis Joplin by the legendary Jim Marshall. Taken in 1968 backstage at San Francisco’s Winterland, this is one of Marshall’s classic images. This huge print is in mint condition, with Marshall’s studio stamp and negative number on the reverse. In the […]
A very rare concert program from the Monterey International Pop Festival, held June 16-18, 1967 at the Monterey Fairgrounds. Monterey Pop was arguably the most important rock festival ever–the seminal rock event of the “Summer of Love”. If you’ve seen the film, you know the story. Jimi Hendrix smashing and burning his guitar in his […]
A rare ticket order form/handbill for the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Monterey Pop was arguably the most important rock festival ever–the seminal rock event of the “Summer of Love”. If you’ve seen the film, you know the story. Jimi Hendrix smashing and burning his guitar in his first US concert; The Who destroying their […]
A superb 8″ x 10″ photograph of Janis Joplin, shot in 1969 by legendary American fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo. Scavullo recalled “I had one fabulous afternoon with Janis Joplin. She stayed the whole afternoon. I loved photographing Janis. I loved meeting her, and she was so different from what I thought she was going to […]
An original handbill/ticket order form booklet for the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, aka An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace and Music, held in White Lake, Bethel, New York. The festival, of course, included performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Sly & The Family Stone, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, […]
John Van Hamersveld’s signed original artwork for his (and Bob Schnepf’s) classic poster advertising the September 1968 benefit concert “An American Music Show”. This Pinnacle Productions show benefitted the Los Angeles Free Clinic. Held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Ca. this concert featured Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), Frank Zappa […]
A very rare original 58 page concert program from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This beautiful program documents the most important and legendary rock festival ever. With full credits, essays, and individual pages dedicated to virtually every act on the bill, this extremely rare artifact beautifully captures “3 Days of Peace & Music,” as the concert […]
A beautiful mint concert poster advertising 1967 shows by Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) at the Matrix in San Francisco. This is a 1960’s second printing of Victor Moscoso’s classic, from the Neon Rose concert poster series (designated as NR-3). Absolutely beautiful and fresh, this looks like it’s never been displayed. […]
An extremely rare original backstage pass from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival–one of only three we know to have survived. This legendary three day festival featured the first US performance by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the first West Coast show by The Who, and performances by the Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, Buffalo […]