1965- The Charlatans– Red Dog Saloon– PAE Graded Near Mint 89

The Charlatans groundbreaking performances at the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City Nevada in June of 1965 are Legendary in the annals of the Psychedelic Scene. The poster that was created for these “first ever” psychedelic dance concerts is commonly referred to as “The Seed” and is a rare and powerful historic document from that event. The poster was designed by “Charlatans” George Hunter and Michael Ferguson and is considered by collectors as “the very first Psychedelic concert poster”. Within months of this event The Fillmore and Avalon would begin producing their legendary run of posters creating a brilliant and historic body of work.

This is the second original version of this historic poster with the corrected dates for the performances. This original printing measures 9 15/16" x 13 15/816" and is in incredible condition considering its age and scarcity . There are light stains in the bottom right and top right corners and a very faint horizontal crease through the middle that is only visible on the reverse. The poster has no nicks cuts tears or pinholes.

This poster is featured in the Art of Rock Plate # 2.1 This poster has a reserve. The bids will appear in “RED “ until the Reserve is met. "