GRATEFUL DEAD POSTERS

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GRATEFUL DEAD / Taj Mahal and 14 Northwest acts 3 days August 21-23, 1969 BULLFROG 2 FESTIVAL near St. Helens, Oregon - First / Only printing concert poster - 14 1/4" x 20 1/2" - Old engraving / illustration of boy with dog, playing pennywhistle in the foreground of an agrarian scene - Old English style lettering above image with ornamental border - Red on textured orange paper in two shades - Two 1/4" tears at right margin, tackhole at each corner and 3 extra tackholes at top edge, one at bottom center edge - Several edge areas where tape was moved....easily matted out - Highly frameable as is! - I've seen two copies in 9+ years of skulking for concert posters in the Portland area - Ultra Mega Rare - Destined to remain one of THE rarest Dead posters. B / B+ to B INQUIRE

Poor scan photo taken in overly bright lighting:

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GRATEFUL DEAD / 1968 (circa) - First printing Warner Bros Promotional poster produced about the time of AOXOMOXOA - 27" x 21 1/4" - Features close-up black and white photo of the band standing outside with whimsical expressions on their faces ....Kreutzman, Weir (shoulder length hair), Pig Pen (bandana / headband knotted on forehead, looking healthy), Garcia (possibly JUST before the beard), Lesh (collar length hair cut), Hart (with russian hat & van dyke beard) - Only has small Warner Brothers shield in lower left corner & the words "Grateful Dead"....all the rest is photo! - This is the rarer version of this scarce promo poster since it's printed on thicker window card stock - This copy has a long horizontal bend across the middle that has a tiny amount of color flaking (hard to see, especially in a frame), a few tackholes (at corners, one each), a few more bends. Also has some hairline scratches at left area of Kreutzman's shirt - Will look GREAT in a frame as is! A reasonably good copy overall - Beautiful B / B- condition - Inquire for current price & availability

Photo taken in poor lighting, large white area at left is a reflection, poster has even coloring.

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GRATEFUL DEAD / SPIRIT OF CREATION - April 12, 1969 at the University of Utah Ballroom in SLC, Utah First Printing concert poster (guaranteed!) - 14 1/2" x 24 1/2" - The event was a "SDS BALL" (See page 382, plate 4.156 in the Art of Rock for full color Reproduction of this image). Richard Taylor artwork - A 2nd printing of this poster was produced decades after the concert and the two printings are distinguishable since the reprint has a different background shade of yellow, different dot screen behind central figure) etc. - This copy has light rolling bend at top edge (hard to see, should flatten under weight of glass, etc.) from humidity at one point - Ultra Mega Rare - Pristine B+ to B+ / A- condition -

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GRATEFUL DEAD / TAJ MAHAL - Feb 5-8, 1970 at Fillmore West (BG 216-1 in the Bill Graham / Fillmore series) - First printing concert poster - 13 59/64 x 21 59/64" (approximate size) - Full color collage / artwork by David Singer features small figure walking on the cap of a chanterelle mushroom with the depths of space behind - See Art of Rock Fillmore section or THE ART OF THE FILLMORE book for full color image, as well as the link below - Minor corner bend in white margin, plus one light small ding from backside (very hard to see from front) - Beautiful B+ to B+ / A- condition - Inquire for availability & price

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GRATEFUL DEAD July 25 & 26, 1972 at Portland Paramount Theatre (presented by Pacific Presentations) - First and only printing concert poster - 21" x 16 3 / 8" - Black and white poster with same design as featured in the ART OF ROCK 4.141, page 377 - Printed on thick white paper - Photo features Pig Pen, Jerry and the other 4 members - Staple hole at each of three corners, minor bends - Ultra Mega Rare - Pristine B+ copy - Inquire for Availability / Price

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GRATEFUL DEAD Saturday August 12, 1972 at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (Pacific Presentations). Black and white First Printing concert poster (See 4.141, page 377 in the ART OF ROCK for image) - 21" x 16 5/16" - Photo features Pig Pen, Jerry and the rest of the crew. This copy has a couple of minor small bends, hard to see from front in the black background, no color flaking at all - Uncommon / Rare - Pristine A- condition - Inquire for Availability / Current Price

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GRATEFUL DEAD Sunday June 24, 1973 at Portland Coliseum (Presented by Pacific Presentations) - First and only printing concert poster - 20 3/8" x 13 7/8" - Black printing on thick white paper , features high contrast black and white photo of the band w/ Garcia at left (see page 369, plate 4.114 in the ART OF ROCK for a similar Pacific Presentations poster, same photo) - Ultra Mega Rare - Pristine B+ condition - Inquire for availability & current price - Beautiful B- copy (white foxing in black background along right edge) - Inquire for availability / current price

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GRATEFUL DEAD Sunday May 19, 1974 at Portland Memorial Coliseum (Presented by Pacific Presentations) - First / Only printing concert poster - 22 9 / 16" x 15" - Features high contrast photo of the 5 members w / Garcia at left side, art deco lettering typestyle - Ultra Mega Rare - Pristine A- condition - Inquire for availability & Price - Pristine A- / B+ -Inquire for current price / availability - Beautiful B+ shape - Inquire for availability & current price - Beautiful B / B- shape - Inquire for current price & availability

Poster is identical to top half of the handbill scan below)

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GRATEFUL DEAD / Maria Muldaur May 25, 1974 at U. Cal Santa Barbara (Psented by Pacific Presentations) - First printing concert poster - 20 5/16" x 16 7/8" - See the Art of Rock by Paul Grushkin, plate 4.115 for a small full color image of this poster - Brilliant red, turquoise with some white poster with photo images of the Dead and Maria Muldaur - Has some bends, 1/4" clean tear at bottom edge - Frameable as is! - Ultra Mega Rare - Beautiful B+ or so shape - Inquire for Availability & Price

Photo taken in poor lighting, colors are even at right side.

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GRATEFUL DEAD / "SHAKEDOWN STREET" - 1978 Original issue Arista promotional poster printed on thin, slick promotional poster paper stock - Huge 36" x 36" - Features full color artwork by the infamous underground comix cartoonist great GILBERT SHELTON (most widely known for his Fabulous, Furry Freak Brothers comix) - Ultra Mega Rare - B / B+ condition - Inquire for availability / current price

GRATEFUL DEAD / RECKONING - Original issue1981 Arista promotional poster - 24" x 24" - Features RICK GRIFFIN artwork of skull & crossbones, heart with roses & phoenix, etc. - My three copies were rolled, not folded for distribution - Light paper rippling at upper left corner from humidity at one point - Nice, frameable condition overall! - Beautiful B / B+ to B+ condition - Inquire for Availability / Price

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GRATEFUL DEAD Oct 27-28, 30-31, 1984 at the Berkeley Community Theater First Printing concert poster - 18" x 23" - Features illustration of Pharoah looking skeleton with headphones on, steal your face logos on each phone - Red, blue, black and white on thick, white paper - Features RICK GRIFFIN artwork.....these posters were taken from Rick outside the concert by the Dead's management personnel since he had produced the poster himself and was selling them on his own in the parking lot (or similar location)- Pristine A / A- to A- shape - Inquire for availability & current price

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GRATEFUL DEAD / SANTANA / DAVID LINDLEY / EL RAYO X August 22 & 23, 1987 at Calaveras County Fairgrounds (Angel's Camp, CA) - First / Only printing concert poster - 19 1/8" x 12 25/32" - Full color poster features tie die image behind frog illustration, leaping off "Steal Your Face" lilly pad design. Typeset lettering below. BGP-17 in the New Bill Graham Productions series. Artwork & design by Arlene Owseichik - Uncommon, getting more difficult to locate - Beautiful B / B+ to B+ shape - Inquire for Availability & Price

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GRATEFUL DEAD / "BUILT TO LAST' - Original issue Arista promotional poster from 1989 - Huge, 23 3/4" x 36" - Magenta & purple background with black and white photo of the Dead, on slick paper - Pristine B+ condition - Inquire for current price / availability