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Grateful Dead & Jefferson Airplane 1967 Concert Poster Framed

Item Number
214
Estimated Value
375 USD
Leading Bid
150 USD
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Poster measures approx. 22" x 30"

In the summer of 1967, Bill Graham took two of his San Francisco favorites to the 'Great White North' for 'The San Francisco Scene in Toronto.' The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane played eight performances at Toronto's O'Keefe Center, a cultural mecca and home of the ballet and opera, where the fans were literally rocked out of their seats and onto the stage at the first night's performance and treated to an informal jam session on the last night. Highlights put on a totally outstanding light show for the duration of the gig, complete with dripping peace symbol and pulsating colors, and the real draw was Grace Slick and the Airplane since the Dead were still considered 'mild party hippies' by the some of the Toronto crowd. Toronto was a different place after the Scene departed, and it was hard to determine who was the happiest; the fans for having been there or the O'Keefe's ushers as they waved goodbye after the last performance. BG074 is among the rarest of posters. There are hard to verify stories that the original cache of posters was confiscated at the Canadian border by border patrol, but whether the posters were seized or simply put away by contented Canadians, this summer concert made a big impression.

The 2nd printing is on smooth opaque cover stock and has a Wolfgang's Vault notation in the lower right hand margin (not our watermark as seen in the image). It was printed in 2006 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC in a 1000 copy run. This reprint measures 15 3/8" x 22 3/8".

 

 

Item Special Note

Poster custom framed by Marshall Lane, owner of Oberon Design and SFRP parent, to exacting archival quality standards.  The poster is mounted with linen tape, and can be removed from the frames without damaging the print.  Due to the custom nature of the framing, the poster was not trimmed or altered in any way.

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Oberon Design

Oberon Design

Wolfgang's Vault

Wolfgang's Vault