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$85.20
Starting bid: $1.00
The Allman Brothers Band took on many incarnations in their incredible lifespan. This original concert poster advertises the band with its 1973 lineup just after the release of the Brothers and Sisters album. It was the first time the band went on the road without founding members Duane Allman and Berry Oakley after their tragic - and eerily similar - deaths. This San Diego Sports Arena issue advertised a show in September 1973.
Not without its own public controversy the appearance of the Confederate Flag would not be an uncommon occurrence in promotional material related to southern rock (Tom Petty used the flag image during his "Pack Up The Plantation" Live 1985 concert film). The "rebel flag" is currently a highly divisive and polarizing symbol in the United States. A Politico-Morning Consult poll taken in June 2020 shows that 44% view it as a symbol of Southern Pride while 36% say it is a symbol of racism & white supremacy. The ABB (and Petty) were not racists and therefore they used it as a symbol of pride. These days they most likely would have chosen not to use it.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Allman Brothers San Diego Sports Arena
--GRADE: MINT 95
--PERFORMERS: The Allman Brothers Band, Boz Scaggs
--VENUE: San Diego Sports Arena
--CITY: San Diego
--DATE: 09/21/73
--SIZE: 22 in. x 13.5 in.
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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