Jethro Tull 1970 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago Colorful Concert Poster. ...

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Jethro Tull 1970 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago Colorful Concert Poster. An original, pre-show-printing concert poster advertising the arrival of Jethro Tull, Cactus and two other acts at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday evening, July 15, 1970. Obviously terrific graphics on this one, with Tull's Ian Anderson being his usual wild-eyed self with flute at mic. The cartoonish colors work really well on this, easily one of the best JT concert posters from the band's early era; it's an extremely sought-after image and there's simply no supply. Throw in the fact they were touring behind Benefit and you've got a real 'yowza.' We sold one of these last year and it realized $5,250. Measures 17 3/8" x 22 1/4" and grades to Very Good condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: Usually when a band has changed names or morphed forward with new members, the new band name is trumpeted and the old name is mentioned parenthetically. So we find it funny that this poster does the opposite with Cactus/Vanilla Fudge.

This poster has not been graded because it's not part of a series that CGC currently certifies. As a general guideline, CGC grades concert posters from series that have been meticulously cataloged in Eric King's Collector's Guide to Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters, which includes: Bill Graham, Family Dog, Grande Ballroom, Neon Rose and Vulcan Gas Company. In addition to these, CGC also grades posters featured in the Art of Rock book, as well as the modern series Bill Graham Presents (1985-present), New Fillmore (1988-present) and MoonAlice (2007-present). There are many other great psychedelic concert posters outside of these series and which are not pictured in Art of Rock, in part because the authors had to be highly selective with limited space. It's unknown if and when CGC will expand its grading and authenticating beyond those parameters.

Condition details: The glossy stock has a standard amount of surface handling to it. A one-inch tear down at the bottom below "Tickets" has been repaired by Chameleon Restoration. The thick glossy paper is ever-so-slightly wavy in the top half of the poster. A few dark scratches or hairline creases in the deep black of Anderson's hair have been professionally filled in.


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