Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1966 Town Hall, New York City Concert Poster....

Description

Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1966 Town Hall, New York City Concert Poster. An original 1966 glossy paper concert poster for the Butterfield Blues Band performing at New York City's prestigious Town Hall on Saturday night, November 26, 1966.

This poster is unusually attractive because it started out as a full-color Elektra Records promo poster for the group's second album, East-West. Butterfield's management or the promoter realized they could get a large, captivating concert poster out of the deal by merely paying for some red ink and having the concert information over-printed into the blank white space. We're sure Elektra gave them as many of the promo posters as they wanted. But still, how many could they have made this way... 25? Even 50 seems like a stretch.

We've seen this happen before with Elektra Records promo posters, which always featured plenty of white space at the bottom. What comes to mind is a Doors Philadelphia concert poster from 1968 made from their second-album promo poster, Strange Days.

This first-ever Heritage offering measures 19 3/8" x 28 5/8" and grades to Very Good Plus condition. Poster was originally folded down into eighths to fit in a mailing envelope, and of course the creases remain in the glossy surface. They're not bad and don't harm the poster's integrity, but notice the color is broken in a couple of places, such as in the musician's red sweater and along the bottom of the letters "BUTTE" in "Butterfield." Otherwise just typical light handling creases to the glossy paper. From the Archives of Charlie Rothschild. COA from Heritage Auctions.

Charlie Rothschild is a music manager with a career that spanned decades. In his early career, Charlie booked musical acts at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, most notably Bob Dylan in September 1961, Dylan's first paid gig in New York City. He went on to work for renowned manager Albert Grossman (Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Janis Joplin). As a manager, touring manager and concert promoter himself, Charlie worked alongside folk and rock 'n' roll greats Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul & Mary, Allen Ginsberg, Ian & Sylvia, The Clancy Brothers, Odetta, The Fugs and Pearls Before Swine, among others. Charlie also ran the storied 1960's New York City music venue Balloon Farm, before going out on his own in 1972.

Heritage Auctions provides as much information as possible but strongly encourages in-person inspection. Condition statements are offered as general guidance only, not as complete representations of fact, and do not constitute a warranty or assumption of liability by Heritage. Some condition issues may not be noted but may be visible in the photos, which are considered part of the condition report. Lots estimated at $1,000 or less are not de-framed for inspection, and we may be unable to provide additional details for lots valued under $500. Heritage does not guarantee the condition of frames and is not liable for damage to frames, glass/acrylic coverings, original boxes, display accessories, or artwork that has shifted in the frame. All lots are sold "AS IS" under our Terms & Conditions of Auction.