1974 Herbie Hancock Weather Report Frank Zappa Mothers The Eagles Paramount Portland Cardboard Poster Excellent 75

This is the first time this poster has ever appeared in our auction! This ultra scarce, original cardboard poster was produced to promote Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Frank Zappa & The Mothers, The Eagles and more at the Paramount Northwest in Portland Oregon during March of 1974. Graham Central Station and the Hank Crawford Quartet were also in the linups. Black Lithographic printing on lime green background and printed on thick window card stock. There was a low print run and due to the expense of the heavy card stock, likely no more than 400 to 500 copies were printed. 

The listed Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention March 16th concert was part of the bands' First North American Tour of 1974. The Eagles March 22nd gig listed on this poster was the bands' first performance of their 1974 "On the Border" Tour. The Eagles are touring for the last time. Again. "The band, whose country-tinged rock hits in the 1970s like “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane” made it one of the biggest-selling acts of all time, announced the Long Goodbye on Thursday, booked as the group’s final tour." 

"The tour, featuring the core Eagles members Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, along with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey (whose father was Glenn Frey, an original Eagle), is set to open at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7. That is the first of an initial batch of 13 dates mostly on the East Coast through Nov. 17, with Steely Dan as the opening act. In a statement, the Eagles floated the possibility of longer runs at each venue, saying they would “perform as many shows in each market as their audience demands.” The tour is expected to continue into 2025."

Herbie Hancock's March 8th performance at the Paramount NW followed on the heels of the release of his most popular fusion funk LP release, "HEADHUNTERS", October 16th 1973 (Columbia Records), an LP that had lasting influence on many musical genres, for generations, with the internationally renowned Weather Report appearing on the same bill just before the release of their "MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER" LP on March 24, 1974.

Weather Report's internationally renowned Co-Founder, Saxophonist & Composer, the late & monstrously great WAYNE SHORTER, recently passed at age 89. Graham Central Station also performed at the March 8th Paramount NW show, just a couple of months following the January 1974 release of their first LP. 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Herbie Hancock Paramount Portland Cardboard Poster
--GRADE: Excellent 75
--PERFORMERS: Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, The Eagles, more
--VENUE: Paramount Northwest
--CITY: Portland OR
--DATE: 3/8/1974
--SIZE: 13.5 x 22
--PRINTING: Cardboard; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster

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