Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,560.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This poster announced a week's worth of shows at the Boston Tea Party in August 1969. The events were headlined by The Byrds and the Velvet Underground! According to Lou Reed, the venue was the Velvets' "favorite place to play in the whole country", and Boston adored the group just as much.
The Boston Tea Party venue is one of those pockets of poster collecting that frustrate collectors and dealers alike. The print runs were minuscule, so the survival rates are painfully low. The hottest pieces were absorbed into top collections decades ago and rarely come up for sale. There is no official cataloging reference material for the venue that we are aware of.
Condition Details: toning, tape stains, creases, writing on back, tape pull on front
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: The Byrds Velvet Underground Boston Tea Party
--GRADE: Extra Fine 63
--PERFORMERS: The Byrds, Velvet Underground, Colosseum, The Serfs, Country Funk
--VENUE: Boston Tea Party
--CITY: Boston, MA
--DATE: 8/11-16/1969
--SIZE: 11 x 17.5"
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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