Replete with firsthand history--exclusive interviews with scores of insiders, poster artists, musicians, promoters--this is the ultimate high for the rock music fan, required reading for the poster collector. 1,500 full-color illustrations and 100 black-and-white photographs.
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Replete with firsthand history--exclusive interviews with scores of insiders, poster artists, musicians, promoters--this is the ultimate high for the rock music fan, required reading for the poster collector. 1,500 full-color illustrations and 100 black-and-white photographs.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Folio. Preface by Billy Graham. Artworks photographed by Jon Sievert. A fine copy in a modestly worn, just about near fine dust jacket. A nice copy of this spectacular visual and oral history of rock.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Signed by Paul Grushkin and artists Alton Kelley, Walter Medievos, Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, Jim Phillips, David Singer, James Stark, and Tom Weller on half-title page and photographer Jon Sievert on title page. Jacket is lightly rubbed and lightly worn along edges, but protected by a mylar cover. Light foxing on top edge of text block, not visible on pages. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book Likely First Edition with no additional printings listed, 1987. Clean and tightly bound with fine plates and contents. Slight smudge to the foredge otherwise a fine copy. The dust jacket remains fine. International shipping may require added postage charges.
The finest and most lavish documentation of the art used to promote rock concerts, this comprehensive history of rock posters reproduces myriad posters, handbills, tickets, and ephemera in full color photos. A splendid visual feast, this book is de rigeur for any collector of rock posters, fan of rock music, or simply as a record of pop culture history.
Particularly strong in the psychedelic years, this classic reference also covers early rhythm & blues, new wave, and punk rock. The book also features an excellent oral documentation, including interviews with artists, musicians, promoters, and collectors.
Unless you're a collector looking for an extra copy, be sure to get the full-sized hc coffee table version, not the pocket softcover.