RICK GRIFFIN STUFF

RICK GRIFFIN - ART EXHIBITION SUMMER 2007 AT LAGUNA ART MUSEUM - First/Only Printing Exhibition Handbill/Small Poster - 8 1/2" x 12 1/2" - Printed on thick, quality card stock with semi-gloss surface in full color by Gordon McClelland, in a limited printing of 500 copies to promote the fantastique Rick Griffin "HEART AND TORCH" Laguna Art Museum show at surf shops, boutiques, etc. - Ultra Mega Rare - Pristine A/A- condition - Inquire

MAN FROM UTOPIA 32 page 12" x 9" San Francisco Comic Book Company book featuring lots of black and white drawings of Rick's metaphysical cosmos period of the late 60's and early 70's. Full color front and back cover....back cover features the fantastique Pacific Vibrations painting - 1972 (or earlier). Nice B+ copy Out (Not horribly rare)

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FAMILY DOG / AVALON RELATED

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FD-52-OPC-C BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY (w/ JANIS JOPLIN) - CHARLES LLOYD - SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET - March 17 & 18, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in S.F. - First Printing Concert Handbill - 5 1/64" x 6 61/64" - Printed on postcard stock - Rick Griffin's first poster for the Family Dog / Avalon Ballroom - A sepia tone image taken from Michaelangelo's Adam from the Sistine Chapel ceiling with only the stretched hand of God visible, touching Adam's finger green "CONTACT" lettering by Griffin above - Printed on card stock with postcard format backside in navy blue on the white background - This card was mechanically addressed and mailed out to someone on the Family Dog mailing list - Tackhole at top center, just inside the image area, mild corner bend, light aging in the paper etc. - Ultra Mega Rare in this format - Beautiful B/B+ to B+ condition - Inquire for Price / Availability

FD-56-OPC-A CHARLATANS - SPARROW - CANNED HEAT - April 7 & 8, 2967 at the Avalon Ballroom in S.F. - First Printing Concert Handbill - 4 61/64" x 6 31"/32" - "Place Stamp Here" symbol printed in black on postcard format backside, printed on card stock - Frontside features Griffin lettering artwork surrounding a sepia tone type photo of the Charlatans sitting n an old wooden front porch - Pristine A/A- shape - 25.00 Pristine A- shape 20.00

FD-69-OPC-A QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - SIEGAL SCHWALL - PHOENIX - July 4, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in S.F. - First Printing Concert Handbill - 5" x 7" - Postcard backside format, printed on card stock - Gold and black on white background artwork by Rick Griffin features the concert title in some of Rick's best hand designed lettering "INDEPENDANCE", above an american flag style shield design mounted by a Hawk or Eagle with a rooted "Eye in the Triangle" design below surrounded by an ornate frame illustration featuring sea shell motifs - Pristine A/A- copy - Also have an A- copy - Inquire for Price / Availability

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FD-69-OP-1 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - SIEGAL SCHWALL - PHOENIX - July 4, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in S.F. - First Printing Concert Poster - 14 29/64" x 21 11/16" - Pristine A- condition - Inquire for Price/Availability

FD-69 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - SIEGAL SCHWALL - PHOENIX - July 4, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in S.F. - First Printing STOCK CERTIFICATE version of the FD-69 artwork by Rick Griffin - This is the same image as the Independance image on the famous Family Dog Griffin poster, printed with a fancy stock certificate border and embellishments from an old engraving by Rick Griffin in 1974 - First and ONLY printing known A- / B+ and A/A- copy - Inquire for Price/Availability

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FD-79-OPC-A (D-1) BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING CO. (w/ JANIS JOPLIN) - BLUE CHEER - September 8 & 9, 1967 at 1601 West Evans Street in Denver, CO (the "Denver Dog") - First / Only Printing Concert Handbill - 5 1/16" x 7 1/8" - Horizontal design by Rick Griffin features the product logo characters from Quaker Oats, Mr. Peanut, the Royal Baking Soda can, Lipton Tea, etc., along with various new icons like the skeleton wearing a crown of roses from "Skull & Roses", a Peyote Button, an ear of corn, a Mushroom, etc. all in black on white background at the center of the card, surrounded by multi color lettering, Family Dog logos etc. - Printed on card stock with a blank backside - This concert was the first in a series of Family Dog concerts held in Denver at "The Denver Dog" - Pristine A/A- shape - Inquire for Price/Availability - I also have two copies which are printed with a lighter blue background & with smaller dimensions - Pristine A- condition - Inquire for Price/Availability

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FD-89-OPC-A QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - SONS OF CHAMPLIN - TAJ MAHAL - October 27-29, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom - First Printing Concert Handbill - 5 1/64" x 7" - Printed on white card stock with a postcard backside design in black - Frontside features a full color kaleidoscopic, blazing psychedelic COMIC STRIP imagery by Rick Griffin, which includes a comic panel with Murphy (aka "Murph the Surf"), a Mickey Mouse character in several panels, the back panel of a back of Camel cigarettes etc. - Pristine A/A- condition - Inquire for Price / Availability

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FD-89-OP-RP-2 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - SONS OF CHAMPLIN - TAJ MAHAL - October 27-29, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom - Second Printing Concert Poster - Printed on white card stock with a postcard backside design in black - Frontside features a full color kaleidoscopic, blazing psychedelic COMIC STRIP imagery by Rick Griffin, which includes a comic panel with Murphy (aka "Murph the Surf"), a Mickey Mouse character in several panels, the back panel of a back of Camel cigarettes etc. - Pristine A/A- shape - Inquire - Pristine A- (one light corner bend) Shape - Inquire for Price / Availability

FD-95-OPC-A JIM KWESKIN AND THE JUG BAND - SONS OF CHAMPLIN - December 8-10, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom - First / Only Printing Concert Handbill - 5" x 6 6364" - Postcard printed with "Place Stamp Here" format on backside, printed on white card stock - Frontside features full color Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso artwork of half of Jim Kweskin's face in the sky with a full color rainbow "mustache" arcing on into the flower style lettering with the bands names woven into the petals, etc. - This is the left half of the two poster series, while the right half was created for "Denver Dog" (FD-D13) at about the same time - Pristine A- shape - Inquire for Price / Availability

FD-101-RP-2 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - KALEIDOSCOPE - CHARLEY MUSSELWHITE - January 12-14, 1968 at the Avalon Ballroom - Second Printing Poster - Approximately 14" x 20 3/32" - One of Rick Griffin's most electrifying full color psychedelic poster artworks! -Supposedly Rick referred to this image as "The Source" - Pristine A- shape - Inquire for Price / Availability

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FD-101-OPC-A QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - KALEIDOSCOPE - CHARLEY MUSSELWHITE - January 12-14, 1968 at the Avalon Ballroom in S.F. - First Printing Concert Handbill - 5 1/64" x 6 3/32" - Postcard backside, printed on white card stock - One of Rick Griffin's most electrifying full color psychedelic poster artworks! -Supposedly Rick referred to this image as "The Source" - Pristine A/A- condition - Inquire for Price / Availability

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FD-D-18-OPC-A THE DOORS - ALLMEN JOY - GINGERBRED BLU - December 29-31, 1967 at 1601 West Evans Street in Denver CO (the "Denver Dog", operated by the Family Dog crew) - First Printing Concert Handbill - 5" x 6 63/64" - Postcard ("Place Stamp Here" design in black ink on the white background on backside) with full color "Spaceman" artwork by Rick Griffin features a bizarre mantis like bug creature leaning through a slot in space grasping a large pill with "Pay Attention" embellished on it - Pristine A/A- condition - 40.00

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FD-D18-2 THE DOORS - ALLMEN JOY - GINGERBRED BLU - December 29-31, 1967 at 1601 West Evans Street in Denver CO (the "Denver Dog") - 2nd Printing Concert Poster (with the black background behind the FD logo/symbol at upper left corner) -Full color "Spaceman" artwork by Rick Griffin features a bizarre mantis like bug creature leaning through a slot in space grasping a large pill with "Pay Attention" embellished on it - Pristine A / A- copy Inquire for Price / Availability - First Printing (Red background behind the Family Dog logo at upper left corner) - Pristine A/A- copy - Inquire for Price / Availability

TURKEY TROT - BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY (w/ JANIS JOPLIN) - MOUNT RUSHMORE - November 23, 1967 - FAMILY DOG / AVALON Concert Handibll on card stock with blank backside (unnumbered) - Features Rick Griffin illustration of the Family Dog figure with plate, turkey etc. A- / B+ copy - Inquire (I have four copies of this uncommon card)

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BILL GRAHAM / FILLMORE - POSTERS, HANDBILLS, ETC.
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BG 105-RP-2 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - ALBERT KING - JOHN MAYALL & The BLUES BREAKERS - February 1-4, 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium & Winterland - 2nd Printing Concert Poster - 14 3/4 x 21 63/64" (some slight variation in size is evident in the print run) - Quite possibly THE most popular of the quintessential Griffin creations, The FLYING EYEBALL, inspired, in part, by the master auto detailer VON DUTCH and his implementing the modern use of this motif / character / chimera creature - Pristine A/A- to A- shape - Inquire for Price / Availability

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BG-133-PC-B GRATEFUL DEAD - THE WHO - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - Spooky Tooth - JAMES COTTON - MAGIC SAM - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY - COLD BLOOD - KALEIDOSCOPE - August 13-25 (except 8-19), 1968 at the Fillmore West presented by Bill Graham - Double size Concert Postcard / handbill - 7 /32" x 8 31/32" - Full color, fantastique Rick Griffin / Alton Kelley artwork - The famed BLOOM image - Pristine A/A- shape - Inquire for current price / availability

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BG-133-OP-1 First / Only Printing Double-Size Concert Poster - 21 63/64" x 28 27/64" - Features the same groups / artwork / colors as above listed card / handbill - Pristine A- Condition - Inquire

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BG-136-OP-1 BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY - SANTANA - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Sept 12-14, 1968 at the Fillmore West, presented by Bill Graham - First Printing Concert Poster - 14 1/64" x 22 3/64" - Quintessential Rick Griffin masterpiece HEART & TORCH full color iconic/epic imagery - Pristine A/A- condition - Inquire for availability & price

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BG-136 BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY (w/ JANIS JOPLIN) - SANTANA - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - September 12-14, 1968 at the Fillmore West - 15 7/8" x 19 7/8" - Full color Pellon printed on black felt (an authorized Bill Graham / Fillmore organization T-shirt test run item, square piece of black felt featuring the quintessential HEART and TORCH design originally created for the BG-136 concert poster by Rick Griffin ) - Late 80s or 1991 printing, I bought this item by Paul Grushkin (author of the the ART OF ROCK, one of Graham's T-shirt executives, at the first Wes Wilson poster expo in SF in 1991....he only had one at the show! - Rare in this form (kinda like a Black Velvet painting) - Pristine A/A- to A- condition - Inquire

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BG-136-PC-A BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY (w/JANIS JOPLIN) - SANTANA - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Sept. 12, 13, 14, 1968 at Fillmore West - First / Only Printing Concert Postcard - 4 5/16" x 7" - Quintessential Rick Griffin masterpiece HEART & TORCH full color iconic/epic imagery - Place Stamp Here type postcard backside - Pristine A/A- condition - Inquire for Price / Availability

BG-136-PC-B BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY (w/ JANIS JOPLIN) - SANTANA - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Sept. 12, 13, 14, 1968 at Fillmore West - First / Only Printing Concert Handbill - 4 5/16" x 7" - Quintessential Rick Griffin masterpiece HEART & TORCH full color iconic/epic imagery - Dark blue background color on the front/image side, showbill backside features calendar of upcoming Bill Graham events at the Fillmore in simple hand lettering, black against the white background - Printed on card stock - Uncommon in this format especially with dark blue background - Pristine A/A- condition - Inquire for Price / Availability

BG-137-PC-B ALBERT KING - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - BLACK PEARL - September 19-21, 1968 at Fillmore West - First / Only Printing Concert Handbill - 4 19/32" x 7" - Printed on card stock, showbill backside features Calendar of upcoming Bill Graham concerts in simple black hand lettering on the white background - Scarce card - Pristine A/A- light green version? (The green color is fairly dark, though a darker version could exist) - Inquire for Price / Availability

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BG-140-PC-A JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - BUDDY MILES EXPRESS - DINO VALENTI - Oct 10-12, 1968 at Winterland - First / Only Printing Concert Handbill printed on card stock - 4 41/6" x 7" - Calendar of upcoming concerts printed on the backside, not a postcard back - Pristine B+ shape - Inquire for current Price / Availability

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BG-141-OP-1 IRON BUTTERFLY - SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET - SEA TRAIN - Oct 17-19, 1968 at Fillmore West - First / Only Printing Concert Poster - 14 17/64" x 21 35/64" - Features a myriad / wide spectrum of colors, image of METAL FURNACE creature w/HORNS, artwork by Griffin with Moscoso - Pristine B+ copy - Inquire Pristine A- / B+ copy - Inquire (see ART OR ROCK or ART OF THE FILLMORE books for full color image)

BG-146-PC-A MOODY BLUES - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - FRUMIOUS BANDERSNATCH - Nov 21-24, 1968 at Fillmore West - Postcard, backside has Place Stamp Here rectangle - Approx. 4 39/64" x 7" - Features Rick Griffin and Alton Kelley of 1940s and 1950s product logo character named "Peter Pain", used to advertise / promote a product named "Ben Gay" which was used to relieve musle aches - Clean tackhole at top right, top left corners and bottom center edge, very light bend only visible from backside (not wrinkled or creased, surface of paper is UNdisturbed -Pristine B+ shape - 18.00

BG-146-PC-B MOODY BLUES - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - FRUMIOUS BANDERSNATCH - Nov 21-24, 1968 at Fillmore West - First Printing Concert Handbill - Calendar of Bill Graham events printed on backside of this card stock handbill - Approx. 4 39/64" x 7" - Features Rick Griffin and Alton Kelley of 1940s and 1950s product logo character named "Peter Pain", used to advertise / promote a product named "Ben Gay" which was used to relieve muscle aches - Pristine A/A- to A- shape - Inquire (See full color image in THE ART OF ROCK or THE ART OF THE FILLMORE books)

ROBERT HUNTER (of Grateful Dead fame) - "Tales of the Great Rum Runners" - 1974 - First Printing Promotional postcard - 5 l/4" x 5 l/4" - Rick's "Pirate on Galleon deck" painting from the Round Records (the Grateful Dead's own short lived record company) LP cover, in full color - Pristine A- shape - 25.00

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MYTH & LEGEND / RICK GRIFFIN Black and white promotion card for Best Comics and Rock Art Gallery in San Francisco from 1992 (just before they closed their doors) - 5 l/2" x 8 l/2" - Features two ink illustrations (one on each half of the card) - Pristine A / A- condition - 15.00 each

SURF MOVIE HANDBILLS spawned by Rick Griffin ----------------------------------------------

TALES FROM THE TUBE Oct 2-8, 12-13, 18-19, 1974 - First Printing Handbill / Flyer - 5 9/16" x 8 1/2" - Film showings at Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Downey Community Theater and Hermosa Beach (all in California) - Bob Cording and Jerry Humphries surf movie handbill illustrated in full color by Rick Griffin (appears in the Rick Griffin book on page 67) on thin slick stock - Ultra Rare - Pristine A- to A-/B+ condition - Inquire for availability / price

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FIVE SUMMER STORIES PLUS FOUR -- 1975 Surf & skateboarding movie tourblank handbill for Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman movies. "In Stereophonic sound with music by the BEACH BOYS and HONK" typeset in red at bottom edge. - First Printing Handbill / Flyer on thin, slick paper stock - 4 7/8" x 8 3/8" - Full color illustration by Rick Griffin (appears in the RICK GRIFFIN book on page 70) - Ultra Rare - Inquire for Availability / Price

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PACIFIC VIBRATIONS - "A Film by John Severson" - Slick paper promotional handbill (possibly printed by Surfer along with the original posters they advertised in the magazine) - Famous illustration by Rick Griffin - Original 1970 (most likely year) handbill - 8 3/16" x 11" on thin slick stock - Ultra Mega Rare, Nice B/ B+ to B+ copy (few bends, minor corner creasing, small blemishes) - Inquire for Price / Availability

Also have a 2nd printing poster (sharper definition & colors, tighter than original printing) from 1989 (there were only 1,000 printed and it's been Out of Print for years now) 18 3/4" x 27" on thick stock with glossy finish, Ultra Rare - Beautiful A / A- copy - Inquire for Price / Availability (out currently, inquire for future availability)

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FIVE SUMMER STORIES - Fri, Sat March 24-25, 1972 at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and two other dates at other Southern CA locations - First Printing Movie Handbill / Flyer printed on thin, slick paper stock - 4 7/8" x 8" - Features the famed full color surf artwork by Rick Griffin (see the small 5 symbol in the 5 + 4 handbill scan above) - Ultra Rare - Pristine A- / B+ conditon - Inquire for availability

GRATEFUL DEAD - Oct 27-28, 30-31 & Nov 2-3, 1984 at the Berkeley Community Theatre (CA) - First / Only printing poster, 18" x 23" - Rick created this concert poster to sell outside the Dead concert...until the Dead's management came by and seized his supply - Ultra Rare - Pristine A/A- to A- shape - Inquire for price / availability

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GRATEFUL DEAD / WITHOUT A NET -Songbook from 1990 features full color Griffin artwork from the tour poster on front cover - Beautiful B+ shape - Inquire

GRATEFUL DEAD / Vol. II songbook with Full color Rick Griffin illustration of crow near shafts of wheat (taken from Rick's WAKE OF THE FLOOD LP painting) on front cover - 1976 - Uncommon - Pristine B+ copy - Inquire

PROMEATHEAN ENTERPRISES #1 (1969 one printing only, 32 pages of quality, heavy, textured paper stock on cover and interior - 8 1/2" x 11" -Underground Fan magazine publication from San Jose California features ravenous mouse using sword to devour battling eyeball creatures on front cover, Griffin ink illustration centerspread features the unused Steppenwolf cover drawing and photo of Rick playing guitar in an alley - Next two pages are Griffin illos also. In addition, there's work by Rob Brown, R. Crumb, Greg Irons, Bob Inwood, George Metzgers AND an inside border / logo by GRIFFIN - 32 pages with the covers - Only 1,000 copies were printed and not widely distributed - Ultra Mega Rare - Pristine B+ conditon - Inquire for Price / Availability

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PROMEATHEAN ENTERPRISES #2 (1970) - First / Only Printing Underground Comic Art Zine - 8 1/2" x 11" - Features a Rick Griffin front cover (black on light blue quality stock) of the WHO at the Palladium design (see The Art of Rock (AOR), page 274, Plate 3.65 for a full color image of this design, that was printed as a poster long after the concert date) - Rick Griffin centerfold illo of the drawing used on FD-79 (Quaker Oats and his buddy's the Zig Zag Man, Family Dog, and other archetypes), Rick Shubb, Greg Irons, R. Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Kenneth Smith, Bob Zoell, Bob Inwood, Rob Brown, George Metzgers and others. 56 pages on quality stock - Only 1,500 copies were printed and only distributed via the Underground comic circuit primarily, spotty distribution contributed to it's rarity - Pristine B+ copy - Inquire for Price / Availability

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GRATEFUL DEAD - "RECKONING" - Arista Records Promotional poster from 1981 - 24" x 24" - My copies (two) were rolled, not folded -Light paper rippling at upper left corner from humidity at one point. First / Only printing, Beautiful B / B+ to B+ shape, frameable as is! - Inquire - Also have a copy of the tour book in B condition - Inquire for Price / Availability

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THE WHO / BONZO DOG BAND / POCO - June 13, 1969 at the Hollywood Palladium - Only one printing known - Rick Griffin artwork - See Promethean #2 cover for image, poster has brilliant, psychedelic split-fountain colors! - This poster was printed AFTER the concert in the early 70's from the handbill artwork that appeared at the time of the show by California Graphics Exchange (A company formed by Rick Griffin & Gordon McClelland in the early 70's) - Only 800 copies (at most, according to Gordon hisself) were printed, likely fewer - See The ART OF ROCK, page 274, plate 3.65 for poster colors - 22 5/8" x 16" - Inquire for availability -

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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND / PORTABLE PEOPLE - Oct 28, 1972 at Crawford Hall, University of California at Davis, California - First California Graphics Exchange (Gordon McClelland's company he partnered with Rick for awhile in the early to mid 70's) Printing Poster - 14" x 20" - Features megakewl Griffin artwork with split fountain colors - See The Art of Rock (AOR), plate 4.125 on page 372 for a full color image of this poster - Pristine A / A- to A- copy - I have both the white paper stock and thinner light yellow paper stock (rarer) versions -Inquire for Price / Availability

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JOINT SHOW / July 17, 1967 at the Moore Gallery in S.F. First printing (from the original limited edition of 1200) - Rick Griffin's artwork to celebrate the show featuring the Big 5 SF dance concert poster artists - 22 1/8" x 27 15/16" - tackhole per corner, some surface wear (along the bottom edge horizontally and some of the red background has worn off there and along left side in spots) - See The ART OF ROCK, page 274, plate 3.65 - Photo scan has too much sunlight - This edition of the poster is Fairly Scarce - Beautiful B copy - Inquire for Price / Availability

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RICK GRIFFIN - ART EXHIBITION - February 23 through March 23, 1972 at Caifornia State College at Long Beach, CA - Gallery C. - First / Only printing poster - 17" x 23 1/16" - Strong, heraldic, embellished design of GRYPHON in coat of arms styling - 8 pt. textured paper stock - Pristine A- / B+ shape - Inquire - Beautiful B / B+ condition - Inquire - Also have the 7" x 7" blank back card, featuring the same image (also in full color) with the addition of reception info below the venue information featured on the poster - Pristine A / A- conditon - Inquire - A- / B+ condition - Inquire

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"INDIA INK" Feb 14 to March 14, 1980 at Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman College in Orange California - First Printing Art Show Poster - Small 8 l/2" x 13 15/16" poster on card stock - Features Rick's ink bottle with pen (Rick "knighted" this character "Arthur Pendragon") character along with lettering -Inquire for Price / Availability

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MARANATHA EASTER CELEBRATION at Anaheim Convention Center March 24-26, 1978 - First / Only Printing Concert Handbills - Full color Rick Griffin work spotlights crowing head of Rooster - Numerous christian bands listed - UNCUT SHEET of 21 handbills (from Rick's personal collection many years prior to his demise) - Ultra Mega Rare in this format - Beautiful B+ copy - Inquire for Price / Availability

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2nd Annual GROPE FOR PEACE (See AOR, page 202 for image) - December 26, 1967 at the Straight Theater - First / Only Printing Concert Poster - 19 3/4" x 28 3/4" Horizontal bend across image area, tackholes at top center edge and one at bottom center edge, couple of minor bends in addition to above. B overall shape. Photo was taken with too much light, colors are not the same - Inquire for Price / Availability

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Chrysler Corp presents the MUSEUM OF ROCK ART - March 1982 at Daytona Beach, FL - 21" x 31 1/4" - Vertical full color poster features a real good example of Rick's later cartoon work. Surfers in a Woody, flying eyeball figure on top playing saxophone - Beautiful B/B+ copy - 125.00 [Photo has too much sunlight at top]

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ALFRED E. NEUMANN / 1974 MAN record company promotional poster for their "SLOW MOTION " LP release on Warner Bros. Records & Tapes - This is the slightly more common version of this poster since the "full Alfred" faced posters were only printed in extremely small quanities with this "half face of Alfred" being printed in larger quantities to promote the LP release - Poster is 34" x 28" horizontal, unfolded, rolled...on slick promo poster stock in full color. Original mass distribution printing -Quite Rare these days, even in this format - Inquire for Price / Availability

BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY / ALBERT KING / PGE - May 2 through 4, 1968 at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. - Presented by Pinnacle First Printing - RICK GRIFFIN and VICTOR MOSCOSO synergize their talents illustrating this full color comic piece (see Art of Rock, page 277, plate 3.69) - This sheet is printed in full color (like the one in the book, one poster and 4 cards...UNCUT SHEET) and then was used as a proof sheet for the the silver separation of Family Dog / Avalon poster FD-121..THUS there is a light silver gray "film" over some of the main image areas of the entire sheet - Also has the Bob Schnepf Family Dog / Avalon Ballroom postcard, address side, border printed on the backsid in 6 spots--as a proof run) - Backside is HAND SIGNED by R. Schnepf (one of the Family Dog poster artists, creator of FD-84, a DOORS poster) - Has one small stain (1" x l/2") on the pig's nose at the lower right corner and a couple of bends at the lower right corner margin area - There isn't another mutant UNCUT SHEET like this one in existence! It's a one-of-a-kind HYBRID! -B+ other than described blemishes and flaws - INQUIRE

ORACLE I have two or three of the Rick Griffin issues. Inquire

ORACLE - 1967 - Poster - Black and white Berkeley Bonaparte printing of this Rick Griffin image from the cover of the San Francisco Oracle #6 (an aquarian mystic figure) - A fairly common poster - Nice A- copy - 50.00

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE #17 - Sept 14, 1968 - Features Rick Griffin cover illustration of cowboy mouse lighting up - (Rick designed the Rolling Stone logo ) - 2 page article on the underground comics inside features another black and white illustration by Rick, a Crumb illo with Mr. Natural and some work by Moscoso - Also includes large article on the WHO, postcard size illo of the Lee Conklin "Leopard Woman" BG-134 concert poster used on the Santana cover, a horrible review of Cheap Thrills (the Big Brother & the Holding Co. LP) - a large ad for a MOODY BLUES release, with photos, etc. - Beautiful B+ or so copy (has a little foxing at the top of a few pages, minor wear - Inquire for availability / price

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