The Who 1969 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles Concert Poster (AOR-3.65). ...

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The Who 1969 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles Concert Poster (AOR-3.65). A hugely popular Rick Griffin concert poster for The Who, Poco and the Bonzo Dog Band appearing at Los Angeles' Hollywood Palladium on Friday night, June 13, 1969. This poster was designed by the infinitely popular Rick Griffin. This show dates to the very week the Who's landmark Tommy album entered Billboard magazine's album chart, where it would remain for over two years and become a staple of FM rock radio. The band played the entire 17-track album live for the first time on the West Coast at this concert. Measures 16" x 22 5/8" and grades to Near Mint Minus condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.

Literature: See Grushkin, Paul, The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk, Abbeville Press, New York, 1987, p.274 (full-page illus.).

More Information: The show also fell right between two Top 40 hits from Tommy, "Pinball Wizard" and "I'm Free." It was such an event that Janis Joplin, David Crosby, Peter Tork, Cass Elliott and members of the Turtles and Spirit were in the audience.

Serious collectors know that only the B&W handbill with this art was printed before the concert and used for advertising. Rick was reportedly disappointed that his cool art had gone so under-used, so a year or two later he had this colorful poster-sized version printed up.

Condition details: The lower left corner has a 1 ½" diagonal corner crease, but no broken color. The poster's left edge has some slight bump-creasing about level with the weird insect-thing on the left (not the big bug below). The poster has a couple of very mild handling creases too benign to go into.


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