Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$5,700.00
Starting bid: $10.00
The original Who Boston Tea Party poster is one of the most prized posters of the 1960s concert poster genre. CGC catalogs the poster as AOR-3.172 (Art of Rock Plate 3.172). The image is of The Who's Pete Townshend in stunning black and white. The illustration captures the guitar hero frozen in his signature mid-air leap. Super powerful imagery indeed.
The Who, at the time of this concert, were at a creative high point. Having released the epic rock opera recording "Tommy" in May of '69, the Band was touring tirelessly behind the album and amazing audiences in their wake. The band's historic performance at the Woodstock music and arts festival is an audio snapshot of the 1969 Who at the top of their game.
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. Posters like the one here were printed on inexpensive paper that pretty much disintegrates over time if not cared for properly. We haven't offered another CGC-graded example of this poster since 2018, and that one sold for $6,901!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: The Who Boston Tea Party
--GRADE: 8.0
--PERFORMERS: The Who
--VENUE: Boston Tea Party
--CITY: Boston, MA
--DATE: 11/11/69
--DIMENSIONS: 16 x 21.3
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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