Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$660.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This original poster advertised MC5's three-night run at the Boston Tea Party from March 5th through 7th, 1970. Family and Stone The Crow were in support. MC5 started their music career in Michigan and developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performances. They were a mainstay at the Grande Ballroom. Their 1969 debut album, "Kick Out the Jams", landed them in the history books. Their lifespan was unfortunately short-lived, and in 1972 the band came to an end - just three years after their debut record.
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.
Condition: Two horizontal creases, toning.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: MC5 Boston Tea Party Poster
--GRADE: Excellent 79
--PERFORMERS: MC5, Family, Stone The Crow
--VENUE: Boston Tea Party
--CITY: Boston, MA
--DATE: 3/5-7/1970
--SIZE: 8.41 x 21.94"
--PRINTING: Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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