1976 Shawn Phillips Peter Robinson Armadillo Austin Poster Mint 91

closed on Thursday, February 16, 2023

Final Auction Price
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$61.20
Starting bid: $1.00

This issue by artist Sam Yeates was produced for Shawn Phillips and Peter Robinson at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas on January 26th, 1976. The Armadillo opened in Austin just after the closing of the Vulcan Gas Company. It went on to become the premiere venue in that musically rich city from 1970-1980. This legendary club offered an incredibly eclectic range of performers in its 10-year tenure. The posters from these shows represent one of the greatest collections of poster art available anywhere. 

 

Demand for Armadillo posters is currently at an all-time high and we see this as just the early days in a long trend. This can be attributed to several reasons including scarcity historical significance as ground zero in the Texas psychedelic scene and the recently published book on the venue "Armadillo World Headquarters - A Memoir" by Eddie Wilson with Jesse Sublett and forward by Dave Marsh. 

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Gypsee Eyes Armadillo
--GRADE: MINT 91
--PERFORMERS: Shawn Phillips, Peter Robinson
--VENUE: Armadillo World Headquarters
--CITY: Austin, Texas
--DATE: 1/26/76
--SIZE: 11.5 x 13.75
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster

 

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