BG-99 The Doors, Janis Joplin w/Big Brother 1967 Winterland S.F. Concert Poster Graded 9.6. ...

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BG-99 The Doors, Janis Joplin w/Big Brother 1967 Winterland S.F. Concert Poster Graded 9.6. First-and-only vintage printing San Francisco concert poster for a whole bevy of bands playing over six nights at Winterland to end the year of 1967, including New Year's Eve (which is also served by BG-100). This is a very popular Bill Graham poster for both Bonnie MacLean's terrific artwork and the talent line-up found over the "6 Days of Sound", including the Doors, Big Brother with Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver and Chuck Berry. Known as BG-99 in the Bill Graham numbered series, this specimen has been graded a beautiful 9.6 Near Mint Plus by CGC (the Certified Guaranty Company). Measures 14" x 21". From the David Swartz Concert Poster Collection. COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: This is a key number in the first 100 Bill Graham posters, and it was printed only once in the 1960's. The reprint a quarter-century later loudly plugged some Fillmore neckties, ruining its original integrity. So if you want this popular image on a poster, this is the one.

Some fun Doors trivia: According to the book The Doors on the Road (Greg Shaw, Omnibus Press 1997), during the Wednesday 12/27 show, the band drags a B&W television on stage and points it toward the audience. During their performance of "Back Door Man," the group suddenly stops and gathers around to watch themselves perform on The Jonathan Winters Show, a new TV variety show making its debut – with them as guests. "The audience looked on in bewilderment," Shaw writes. "[Even] in the land of Acid Tests, a band interrupting their own show to watch themselves on TV is a first! When the broadcast is over, the Doors jump right back into ‘Back Door Man.' Later, [Ray] Manzarek walks over and turns the TV off."

Shaw also reports that Otis Redding was scheduled to perform these series of concerts, but sadly he was killed in a plane crash on December 10. Chuck Berry stepped in as his last-minute replacement. This was right around the time Chuck released his Live at the Fillmore Auditorium album, backed by the Steve Miller Blues Band.

Salvation and Freedom Highway are also listed on the poster as opening acts. Salvation was a psych-rock band that had come down from Seattle. Originally called the New Salvation Army Banned, they shortened their name when legally challenged by, naturally, The Salvation Army. They released two albums on ABC Records, and actually grabbed a headlining gig at the Fillmore East in 1969 before breaking up in 1970.

Freedom Highway was a San Francisco band who opened for some pretty impressive names and played all the major venues, but never gained traction themselves, nor scored a record deal. Bass player Scott Inglis has his own web site which has information about the group.


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