Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$145.20
Starting bid: $10.00
This original handbill by Texas artist Jim Franklin promotes Big Joe Williams at the Vulcan Gas Company in January 1969. In the 1960s, a small group of students began promoting psychedelic rock and blues concerts in the Austin area. They were originally known as the Electric Grandmother and later became the Vulcan Gas Company. Eventually, they opened a venue under the same name. It was mostly a room for regional Texas artists and not frequented by the larger national touring acts of the day. From time to time, the more well-known bands would perform there.
Handbills from the Vulcan can be difficult to find these days in ANY condition. In many ways, Austin local authorities were not prepared to have a bubbling psychedelic nightclub in the heart of the city in the late sixties. High school students at local schools were often expelled for distributing the handbills for these shows, and local newspapers refused to run ads for any of the concerts. Original material from the Vulcan is scarce. We've NEVER auctioned another example of this handbill!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE VG-690117 Handbill
--GRADE Excellent 75
--PERFORMERS Big Joe Williams
--VENUE Vulcan Gas Company
--DATE 1/17/1969
--SIZE 8.75 x 9.00
--PRINTING Original Pre-Concert First Printing Handbill
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