1973–The Aragon Ballroom-Cold Blood Concert Handbill-SUPER CLEAN & PINHOLE FREE! PAE Graded Near Mint “89”

closed on Friday, May 15, 2020

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$120.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This 1973 original handbill from the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago features Cold Blood along with great artwork by Michael Krueger. Cold Blood was one of the pioneer bands of the "East Bay Grease" sound San Fran’s brass horn heavy funk-rock of the 1960s. They musically broke ground when Bill Graham was blown away during an audition they played at the Fillmore West in 1969. The legendary Tower of Power horn players performed with Cold Blood several times. The style of their noted lead singer Lydia Pense was often compared to Janis Joplin. It was Joplin herself who became a fan of their music and recommended the audition to Graham. This is the first example of this scarce handbill to appear in our auction!

 

Handbill – Cold Blood Aragon

Grade – PAE Near Mint “89”

Band / Bill – Cold Blood Joy of Cooking more

Venue – The Aragon Ballroom

City - Chicago IL

Date – 5/18/73

Dimensions – 8 1/2” x 11”

Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Artist – Michael Krueger

Condition Details – SUPER CLEAN with no tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration. Bottom left corner crease. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

 

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