closed on Thursday, December 16, 2021
Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,160.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Total bids: 8
Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,160.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Total bids: 8
We are pleased to offer this incredibly rare poster for the FIRST time in our auction! The piece advertises Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention along with The Guess Who and Alice Cooper performing at the Agradome in Vancouver on April 18th, 1969.
This poster is particularly interesting due to the inclusion of both Frank Zappa and Alice Cooper. In the late 1960s, Zappa started two record labels: Straight Records and Bizarre Records. He had a mission to discover the next great generation of rock musicians. During that time, Zappa saw Alice Cooper perform at a party in LA with some of the popular psychedelic bands of the time including Buffalo Springfield and The Doors. The audience was somewhat freaked out by Alice Cooper's hard rock edge following the psychedelic hippie music that had been played beforehand. Apparently, Zappa said, "Anybody that can clear a room that quick, I’ve got to sign." He then signed the band to Straight Records and gave them their first big break. Thus, this poster is a GREAT little piece of music history!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Zappa Mothers Alice Cooper Vancouver
--GRADE: EXTRA FINE 61
--PERFORMERS: The Mothers Of Invention, Alice Cooper, The Guess Who
--VENUE: Agradome
--CITY: Vancouver
--DATE: 04/18/69
--DIMENSIONS: 17 in. x 22.88 in.
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Poster
This poster is particularly interesting due to the inclusion of both Frank Zappa and Alice Cooper. In the late 1960s, Zappa started two record labels: Straight Records and Bizarre Records. He had a mission to discover the next great generation of rock musicians. During that time, Zappa saw Alice Cooper perform at a party in LA with some of the popular psychedelic bands of the time including Buffalo Springfield and The Doors. The audience was somewhat freaked out by Alice Cooper's hard rock edge following the psychedelic hippie music that had been played beforehand. Apparently, Zappa said, "Anybody that can clear a room that quick, I’ve got to sign." He then signed the band to Straight Records and gave them their first big break. Thus, this poster is a GREAT little piece of music history!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Zappa Mothers Alice Cooper Vancouver
--GRADE: EXTRA FINE 61
--PERFORMERS: The Mothers Of Invention, Alice Cooper, The Guess Who
--VENUE: Agradome
--CITY: Vancouver
--DATE: 04/18/69
--DIMENSIONS: 17 in. x 22.88 in.
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Poster