FD-4 Love, Charlatans, Sons of Adam 1966 "Dirty Old Man" Family Dog Concert Poster Graded 9.0. ...

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THE LAST FAMILY DOG DANCE AT THE FILLMORE

FD-4 Love, Charlatans, Sons of Adam 1966 "Dirty Old Man" Family Dog Concert Poster Graded 9.0. A first-printing San Francisco concert poster for Love, The Charlatans and the Sons of Adam at the Fillmore Auditorium on Friday and Saturday nights, April 8 & 9, 1966. Known as FD-4 in the Family Dog numbered series, this poster - nicknamed "Dirty Old Man" - was created by the late, great poster artist Wes Wilson. The central image of a wild man dancing with a cute young thing is tame by today's standards, but at the time it helped signal to Bay Area denizens that a whole new scene was being born. It was crazy, it was daring, it was weird and it was fun. And it was a poke in the eye to the Establishment.

This poster innocently refers to Los Angeles-based Love, led by Arthur Lee, as "The Love," not unlike The Pink Floyd and The Cream getting the extra word added back in this era. This was the very month that Love first hit Billboard's singles charts with their first charting record, "My Little Red Book," one of three 45s the group issued that got lots of airplay in their native Los Angeles and throughout California, but never gained traction nationally. Their album Forever Changes, however, is often viewed as a masterpiece of the era.

Measures 14 1/8" x 20" and graded to a very danceable 9.0 Very Fine/Near Mint by the Certified Guaranty Company (CGC). From the Ben Bierman Carmel Street Collection. LOP from Ben Bierman, COA from Heritage Auctions.

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