1968 The Velvet Underground - Avalon Ballroom Original Vintage Poster

Designed by the concert poster artists Paul Kagan and David Smith this beautiful poster was created in 1968 to promote a live concert of Taj Mahal at the world famous Avalon Ballroom...

Designed by concert poster artist Wes Wilson, this beautiful poster was created in 1967 to promote a live concert of Jefferson Airplane at the world famous Fillmore Auditorium in San...

Designed by the iconic concert poster artist Victor Moscoco, this beautiful poster was created in 1967 to promote a live concert of The Doors at the world famous Avalon Ballroom. Bil...

Designed by the concert poster artists Paul Kagan and David Smith this beautiful poster was created in 1968 to promote a live concert of Taj Mahall at the world famous Avalon Ballroo...

Signed vintage Victor Moscoso exhibition poster Published in conjunction with 'Trippy World' - a 1999 exhibition held at Baron/Boisante gallery, New York. Off-set lithograph Measures: 16 x 20 inches Hand signed in pencil (lower right). Very good to excellent overall condition Signed First printing; 1999; acquired directly from Baron/Boisante. Victor Moscoso was among the most gifted and influential artists to emerge from the '60s counterculture, pioneering not only the psychedelic concert poster designs made famous during San Francisco's Summer of Love, but also making his mark in underground comix. Born in Spain and raised in Brooklyn, Moscoso attended Cooper Union Art School before studying at the Yale School of Art; he arrived on the west coast in 1959 to enroll at the San Francisco Art Institute, and after graduation remained at the school for another five years to teach lithography. Alongside Rick Griffin, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, and Alton Kelley...

This original 1967 poster by Victor Moscoso was created for a performance by The Chambers Brothers at The Matrix, a seminal music venue in San Francisco. Known for their energetic fu...

The original Cream concert poster by F. Bettencourt captures the spirit of the late 1960s psychedelic movement. Created for a show presented by Jim Salzer at the Showgrounds, this po...

The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico Produced by Andy Warhol, Unripened, 2007 Vinyl, LP Label: Not On Label (The Velvet Underground) Country: Sweden Cover art designed by Andy Warhol Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x 30.48). Both the record and cover are in very good overall vintage condition. Well suited for framing. Though The Velvet Underground existed for less than three years with its original members, it is considered to be not just the ‘ultimate New York band’ but also the most influential group ever. Artists who have acknowledged such influence include David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Joy Division and Nirvana. Witts places the band and its genesis in the cultural context of Manhattan’s beatnik bohemianism, its radical artistic environment, and the city’s negative reaction to California’s ‘Hippie’ counterculture. Lou Reed’s song factory background is also considered, while his Primitives (1964-5) and Velvet Underground songs (1965-70) are examined within the stylistic context of rock music. The band’s sound world is likewise considered in this light. John Cale’s experimental contribution is assessed, especially his work for LaMonte Young (The Theatre of Eternal Music) and what he carried from that experience into the Velvet’s sound. The visual artist Andy Warhol became the band’s manager and producer in 1965. He placed his ‘superstar’ Nico in the line-up (which already included a female drummer). The radical nature of the group’s Warhol period performances are examined, together with those aspects related to issues of gender, sexuality and drugs culture...