BG-69 Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane 1967 Fillmore Summer Series Concert Poster Graded 9.4. ...

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BG-69 Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane 1967 Fillmore Summer Series Concert Poster Graded 9.4. First-and-only printing San Francisco concert poster for the Jefferson Airplane, Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo and an unknown Jimi Hendrix playing at the Fillmore Auditorium for the unusually long run of Tuesday through Sunday nights, June 20-25, 1967. Known as BG-69 in the Bill Graham numbered series, this poster advertises the very first 'regular' Hendrix concerts ever in the U.S., having been preceded only by Monterey Pop the previous weekend. Measuring 14" x 22", it's been graded a very solid 9.4 Near Mint/Mint by CGC (the Certified Guaranty Company). COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: This poster hailed the "Opening of the Fillmore Summer Series" - in the Summer of Love, mind you. Hendrix wasn't even well-known enough to have the dignity of "Experience" added to his name. That's because this poster was printed before Monterey Pop happened the previous weekend, turning Jimi into a star overnight. Hendrix set his guitar on fire and left attendees speechless on the Sunday, and 48 hours later here he was, opening these Fillmore shows. We imagine, however, that Graham shuffled the musician-sequence just a little as the week progressed; following Jimi even this early was a bad career move.


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