1973-AOR 4.42-OP-1-The Who-Cow Palace Concert Poster-FINEST QUALITY WE'VE OFFERED! CGC Graded 9.4

closed on Friday, February 19, 2021

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$570.00
Starting bid: $1.00

Here we have the Finest CGC Graded example of this Original Poster to appear in our auction! This poster is one of David Singer's most beautiful works of art advertising one of The Who's historic performances.

According to legend at this stop on The Who’s 1973 Quadrophenia tour drummer Keith Moon was allegedly so high that he was unable to play through all of the sets. The band played a few songs without a drummer then Pete Townshend asked for a drummer from the audience. Then nineteen-year-old drummer Scott Halpin embraced the opportunity of a lifetime and joined the Who onstage for several songs.

This is only the third example of this First Printing Poster to appear in our auction with CGC grading. In September 2018 a lower 8.0 graded example reached $575 in our auction. This higher graded piece is in Museum Quality Condition with no visible flaws of any kind. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes!

Poster - The Who Cow Palace 1973
Grade - CGC 9.4
Bands/Bill - The Who
Venue - Cow Palace
City - San Francisco California
Date - 11/20/73
Dimensions - 18 27/32” x 25 1/2”
Printing - OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist - David Singer
Series/Promoter - Bill Graham
Condition Details – Museum Quality with no visible flaws of any kind. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 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.

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