![]() I should also mention that the BG-7 concert poster, also designed by Wes Wilson, was more colorful than these handbills… it had multiple colors over a dizzying pattern of diamond shapes as a backdrop. State College, Hut T-1.īerkeley: Campus Records, Discount Records, A.S.U.C. ![]() Ticket Outlets: San Francisco: City Lights Books Psychedelic Shop Bally Lo – Union Square S.F. at 9 PMįree Posters To All In Attendance. 20 May 21 Sat., Fillmore Auditorium, Fillmore & Geary in S.F. The entire wording found on this Bill Graham Quicksilver Messenger Service appearance sheet, as creatively illustrated by psychedelic poster-art legend Wes Wilson:īill Graham Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service, Final Solution įri. ![]() So this flyer is known to fans as a BG-7 handbill. Unlike many other Bill Graham concert advertisements, this flier was never reprinted.īill Graham promoted this pair of concerts at his legendary Fillmore, in only the 7 th concert in his long-running series of famous shows. ![]() This Bill Graham Quicksilver Messenger Service leaflet had only one printing, before the show (in these two colors), and that was it. That’s the very thing that makes collecting a fun horse race! The most serious collectors of early Bill Graham Fillmore concert posters, handbills, fliers and postcards (and tickets) will probably want to have both colors for their collection. Those are the only two colors that exist for this Bill Graham Quicksilver Messenger Service herald: black & white and black & pink. Very Fine.Shown today are two vintage Quicksilver Messenger Service handbills from the Fillmore Auditorium on May 20 & 21, 1966 printed on both pink and white paper. This item is too delicate to be rolled & must be shipped flat to assure no damage, therefore extra shipping costs will be required. In our sharp-eyed & experienced estimation, this poster is in relatively very fine condition with only mild rubbing & occasional spotting at mostly blank yellow borders outside image (which is bright & substantially mint) a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners. 1937), a most respected & prolific artiste & sculptor who was at the center of the scene that produced this & the many other iconic posters that symbolize a fabled time & place (see Wright's memoir, Tempus Fugitive, item No. Another superb example, with Moscoso further arriving toward his ultimate style, of the early psychedelic artworks that would come to full fruition the following year during the "Summer of Love," in its third-rarest near-contemporary form. 90) This copy is decidedly brick-red, verging on dark orange, at letters & some details-outlines. The red varied throughout the press run from a nearly pure red to a more brick red." (pg. The inspiration for this poster came from a seed package. King writes: "The central image is several flowers with elaborate, curving stems. ![]() According to the Talmudic scholarship we have consulted regarding this poster (which is similar in its depth to that of our underground comix from this period), this copy is a third printing, with "(c) Family Dog Productions, 1725 Washington Street, San Francisco" & "No. 1941) was also a major light show producer & noted experimental filmmaker at this time, & still engages in cutting-edge creativity as of this writing. 1942) was highly involved with the exemplary psychedelic light shows of this era, later became the proprietor of a popular coffee shop & most lately the practicing resident of a Zen Buddhist center- all in San Francisco. Also credited for "Lights" are Roger Hillyard & Ben van Meter. 1936) created the artworks & graphics reproduced here, & "Moscoso" in facsimile cursive handwriting is found just below the upper rightmost flower blossom (with a petal therefrom slightly intruding onto the first "o," see image). The great Spanish-American artist Victor Moscoso (b. 14&1/4" x 20&1/8") announcing a "Dance Concert" with performances headlined by the Quicksilver Messenger Service, along with Big Brother & the Holding Company & Country Joe & the Fish, during November 25-26, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1966. Quicksilver Messenger Service Big Brother& the Holding Company Country Joe & the Fish Moscoso, Victor Hillyard, Roger van Meter, Ben Original Concert Poster: Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Country Joe & the Fish (November 25-26, 1966) ![]()
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