Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$36.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is from the legendary Ultrasounds Collection the most extensive and finest quality collection of concert posters from this era. This lot is amongst the very FIRST posters from the Ultrasounds Collection to be CGC authenticated and graded. As such it’s unique and historically important provenance has been specially designated on the CGC label.
A portion of the proceeds of this lot will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. Together we CAN end hunger. Based in North Carolina since 1981 the non-profit Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina annually distributes over 70 million pounds of food and household items throughout their 24 county service region. Learn more HERE.
Here is a rare pacific northwest poster featuring the Billy Bragg & The Blokes at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland on December 2nd 1998. This show took place only months after Bragg released the landmark album "Mermaid Avenue" with Wilco. This is the first time we’ve offered this Original Poster in our auction. It was produced by renowned modern poster artist Mike King! Very few of these low run original posters remain available today. They were produced in tiny quantities in a hurry. Ask anyone that was walking the streets of Portland at the time and they’ll tell you it was commonplace to see these posters stapled one on top of another totaling 3-5 inches thick. The daily rain and humidity of the region took care of the rest resulting in very low percentages having survived in clean condition like this one here!
Poster – Billy Bragg Crystal Ballroom
Grade – CGC 8.5
Bands - Billy Bragg & The Blokes Corey Harris
Venue - Crystal Ballroom
City – Portland OR
Date – 12/2/98
Dimensions – 11” x 17”
Printing - Original Printing
Promoter - Monqui
Artist - Mike King
Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. 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 6:00 pm eastern.
**This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. **
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