1970 FD-700515 Big Mama Thornton Sandy Bull 660 Great Highway Handbill CGC 9.0

closed on Thursday, June 13, 2024

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$121.20
Starting bid: $1.00

This is the first CGC Graded example of this seldom-seen, Randy Tuten designed Great Highway Original Handbill to appear in our auction! Approximately seven months after The Family Dog was forced out of the Avalon Ballroom, Chet Helms opened up shop on the Great Highway. The site was at the former Edgewater Ballroom part of the Playland at the Beach complex. Due to budget constraints, relatively few posters were produced for the shows at 660 Great Highway. Mostly handbills like this one were used to promote those concerts and they were printed in small quantities. Here the legendary Big Mama Thornton, Sandy Bull and Mendelbaum are featured for this 2-day run of shows in May 1970. 

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: FD-700515 Big Mama Thornton Sandy Bull Great Highway Handbill
--GRADE: 9.0
--PERFORMERS: Big Mama Thornton, Sandy Bull, Mendelbaum
--VENUE: 660 Great Highway
--CITY: San Francisco, CA
--DATE: 5/15/1970
--SIZE: 8.5 x 11
--PRINTING: OHB-A; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Handbill


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