Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,800.00
Starting bid: $1.00
It's no secret that Frank Zappa enjoys a collector cult following. It’s also well known that material from the Pacific Northwest is highly sought after and increasingly hard to find as time goes on. Couple that with the fact that original cardboard posters are one of the most cherished types of concert memorabilia ever known and you’ve got a grand recipe for a special opportunity.
This cardboard poster was produced for Frank Zappa’s appearance at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on December 10th, 1972. This era has HISTORIC importance as it celebrates a come-back of sorts for Zappa. When he was performing at the Rainbow Theatre a year prior a member of the audience pushed him off the stage and into the concrete-floored orchestra pit. Due to his injuries, Zappa suffered an extended period of wheelchair confinement making touring impossible for over half a year.
He returned to the stage in late September 1972 with a 20-piece big band referred to as the “Grand Wazoo”. This was followed by a scaled-down version called the “Petit Wazoo” that toured the US from October to December 1972 including this Paramount Theatre show. The cardboard poster exhibited here was produced by the Washington Poster Company.
The desirability of this 100% original poster cannot be overstated. Pirate printings and reprints of this paramount image have surfaced in public auctions over the years but this ORIGINAL Cardboard pre-concert first printing is ULTRA SCARCE -- and it’s the FIRST example we’ve ever offered in our auction for this Seattle date! We previously sold an example of the same poster design, but for a 12/9 date in Portland, in July 2019 for $2,160.
Condition Details: corner bumps, pinholes, creasing, tears bottom right edge/ right edge, tape pulls
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention Paramount Northwest
--GRADE: EXTRA FINE 67
--PERFORMERS: Frank Zappa, Reuben & The Jets
--VENUE: Paramount Northwest
--CITY: Seattle, WA
--DATE: 12/10/1972
--SIZE: 14.38 x 22.34"
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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