PACIFIC NORTHWEST - SPRINGER'S - PORTLAND OREGON

All of the following concert handbills, etc. were created for concerts at Springer's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon and are First / Only printing (guaranteed!) unless otherwise noted.

The Springer's handbills and posters featured the most colorful pieces to appear in Portland in the late '60's & '70"s. Apparently, Corberry Press, the Portland printer, wore out their presses printing the multiple color posters!

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GRATEFUL DEAD / Palace Meat Market May 30, 1969 (May 31 at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon) Features high conrast black onlight green Thomas Weir photo of the Dead and extended family, Pig laying down up front, in front of gnarly tree from the back cover of Aoxomoxoa, surrounded by circular lettering and split fountain colors grading from left to right. Printed on construction paper, 7 1/8" x 9 15/16". Ultra Mega Rare Beautiful A- / B+ copy has tiny burn spot, pinhead size) at bottom center edge. 600.00

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SABATIC GOAT / In God We Trust Fri, Sept 26, 1969 Black printing on white thin card stock, 6" x 9 1/2", features engraving of child with round seafaring hat and model boat, etc. leaning against a dock boat tie with chain below and ocean an mountains in the distance, old english typeset lettering with band's names above and date below. Springer's logo in regular typeset under all of the above. I've only had two copies of this item in over 9 years of hunting posters and handbills in the Portland area! Bend at lower left corner 7/8", light horizontal press bend visible from backside 1"+, beautiful B+ copy!

COLD BLOOD / Stoneground June 20 & 21, 1969 Blazing full colors by Bruce Weber (Yellow, green, red, orange, black, two shades of blue & white!), 4 3/32" x 7 5/16", features photo of Geronimo collaged above madonna with child engraving illustration and incredible Weber lettering above! I found a small stash of this item in 1992 and have three copies left at this point! Pristine A / A- shape 75.00 (I also have a copy of the 1989 2nd printing poster from a printing of 300 copies on thin slick stock, 12 5/16" x 22", SIGNED by Bruce Weber, illustrator of over 100 posters for dances in the Pacific Northwest (60's and 70's, even a few 80's and 90's.) Beautiful B+ / A- copy 35.00

SONS OF CHAMPLIN / Portland Zoo / Total Eclipse Fri., July 4th, 1969 Another GREAT design by former Fillmore poster artist Jim Blashfield in multiple psychelic colors! Image features parthenon on hill wit "flask" of sperm moving up the narrow neck penetrating the hill's labia like surface! (Magenta, yellow, shade of blue, red, orange, green, black, white etc.

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YOUNGBLOODS / Portland Zoo / River & Ron Bruce July 18th, 1969 Psychedelic imagery by Jim Blashfield of eye in middle of vagina / Penis surrounded by circular and other shapes (former Fillmore poster artist and famed Video creator of Michael Jackson videos etc.) in a full spectrum of colors! Handbill on thick card stock, 4 7/16" x 6 1/2" Beautiful A / A- to A- shape!

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CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE BLUES BAND / Notary Sojac Saturday, November 8, 1969 Handbill on thick card stock features electric full color design of a half-face close-up in psychedelic colors by Cathy Weinstein, western style black typset lettering above and below with date info in white against red with bright yellow background. 4 3/4" x 7 15/32" I've only had five copies in the 9+ years I spent in the Portland area! Pristine A / A- copy 90.00

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COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH / Notary Sojac Fri., Dec 12, 1969 Handbill on thick card stock, 3 1/2" x 5 7/16", features photo of the Fish posed around car painted ala American flag design (from LIFE magazine photo), artwork by Jim Blashfield (see the Art of Rock for a selection of other Blashfield images he created for the Fillmore series and other bay area venues). Ultra Mega Rare A / A- copy (barely off register in a few places, hard to tell unless you have a right on register copy) 75.00 Right on Register copy in A / A- shape 100.00 (Rarer still).

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GRATEFUL DEAD / RIVER -- Jan. 16th, 1970 -- Jim Blashfield artwork in black on white card stock, 4 1/2" x 6 31/32". See ART OF ROCK, page 376, plate 4.136, for image. Ultra Rare, my best remaining copy in beautiful A / A- shape! 100.00

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CANNED HEAT / EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING and EARL BENSON -- Friday, Feb. 22, 1970. This piece looks very Griffinesque with a black background, yellow, red and orange symmetrical psych border surrounding a photo of Canned Heat.....looks quite a bit like a BLOOM card (BG-133). Artwork is signed by Laura Felt, though it could have been done by Cathy Weinstein. 4 1/16" x 5 27/32" on card stock with blank backside. This copy has lots of writing on backside, does'nt penetrate to frontside. Ultra Mega Rare Beautiful frontside condition, B+ or so overall 65.00 2nd copy has bends and three tiny tape peel type spots at edges missing black ink 45.00

BREWER & SHIPLEY / Kobolden & Keep Sat. July 10, 1971. 4 7/8" x 6 1/2" on paper (blank backside), full color illustration by McGuiness. See image at:

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I have a small stash of this item. Copy with full, rich colors, on register, in Beautiful A / A- shape 15.00

JACOB'S LADDER / SOMA & SKIFFLE, Sat., June 26th, 1971. Beautiful Bruce Weber artwork, see image posted at:

http://www.postergeist.com/emf/Poster007.jpg

I have a small stash of this blank back handbill, 5 3/32" x 8 7/8". Deep, rich color copy printed on register (rarer) in pristine A / A- shape 25.00

COLD BLOOD / Stoneground, Tuesday, June 22nd, 1971. Simple black typesetting on white paper with ultra simple graphics (almost techno - brevity). 10 1/2" x 6". Scarce Nice B+ copy 25.00

HIGH VOLTAGE / CHEYENNE / FIREMEN, Sat, June 12, 1971. Beautiful Bruce Weber artwork, one of his best! Great lettering and borderwork surround 30's photo of woman with small photo of smilin' sailor below. Orange, turquoise with black border on paper (blank backside). 7 13/16" x 4 3/4", Ultra Rare Beautiful A- copy 45.00 B+ / A- copy 40.00

BENEFIT DANCE / BROWN SUGAR / SAND / NOTARY SOJAC Sat. June 5th, 1971. Simple dark brown typesetting on white paper (blank backside). 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", Ultra Rare A- 25.00

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE / AMERICAN FROGG May 14, 1971. Great design by Cathy Weinstein on this full color, 4 9/16" x 7 1/2", on paper with blank backside. Ultra Rare, Beautiful A- copy 65.00

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BROWN SUGAR / NUB / RIVER, May 8, 1971 Another great Cathy Weinstein artwork features symmetrical oozing psychedelic dimensional border surround hand drawn lettering, in red and black (with a little bit of white) against shades of blue in the background. 4 7/16" x 8 1/16" handbill with blank backside. Weinstein titled the artwork "Goodbye Funk" in small lettering at bottom right side. This is the only copy I managed to latch onto in the 9+ years I spent in the Portland area hunting posters and handills! A few tiny "dents" at bottom left and right near corners with minute white spots showing at a few locations (hard to see overall). Beautiful B+ copy! 65.00

MIXED BLOOD / FIREMEN / BLUE ROSE April 24th, 1971 -- 5 7/16" x 7 1/2" handbill printed at the local cannery on slick stock paper like many of the Crystal Ballroom handbills. Another one of Bruce Weber's great artworks featuresillustration of woman in long dress holding small tree, psych design on both sides, with Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny at right and left corners below...psychedelic textured colors in pink and shades of blue along with the usual Weber hand lettering. I had a small stash of this handbill and am almost out of deep, rich color, top condition copies! Beautiful A- copy 65.00

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PHLOEBUS UNION / MIXED BLOOD / SEARCHIN' SOUL BLUES BAND -- March 27, 1971 -- Great artwork by Dworc features aquatic looking creature with psychedelic background in burgundy and shades of blue, tough of white and a tiny bit of black on paper stock with blank backside. 4 25/32" x 9 1/32" Ultra Rare, Beautiful A- copy 45.00

SAND / SEYMORE / MINERAL WATER April 10th, 1971 -- Cathy Weinstein (aka Hedda Goldspace) artwork features large psychedelic / carnival type face with mouth open full of the groups' names (hand lettering). 4 19/32" x 8 1/16", printed on slick cannery stock with blank backside. I ran across a small stash of this design years back, this copy is the cleanest, with deep, full, rich color. Beautiful A- shape! 45.00

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SOMA / CHOOCH / BROWN SUGAR -- April 3, 1971 -- Exquisite Cathy Weinstein (aka Hedda Goldspace is one of her pseudonyms) artwork features psychedelic / art nouveau flowing filigree design surrounding typeset lettering. 4 3/4" x 6 5/16", printed on paper with blank backside. I have a small stash of this handbill, this is the choicest copy. Beautiful A / A- to A- shape! 45.00

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MIKE RUSSO / MELODIUS FUNK / GRIMES AND PURPLE -- March 6, 1971 -- 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" on paper with blank backside handbill. Features Cathy Weinstein (signed "Hedda Goldspace", one of her pseudonyms) artwork of stained glass like psychedelic border surrounding exquisite hand lettering. I have a small stash of this handbill, this is one of the best remaining copies. Beautiful A / A- to A- shape! 25.00

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I also have a couple of Springer's posters, inquire if interested.

In addition, I have a fair number of Portland handbills from the late 60's and 70's, inquire for details.