Final Auction Price
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$207.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This is the FIRST TIME we've offered the COLBY PRINTING Company version of this Original Cardboard poster in our auction! The Jamaica World Music Festival was a very special event for the Grateful Dead and Deadheads in 1982. Many fans made the trip to Montego Bay for this one! In dramatic fashion The Dead played "Fire on the Mountain" at sunrise. The Beach Boys Rick James The B-52’s The Clash Peter Tosh Aretha Franklin and many more also performed this 3 day festival.
This version is different than the ones that generally come up. It was printed in Los Angeles by Colby and advertises local travel agencies at the bottom. The historic Colby Poster Printing Company produced promotional material between 1948 and 2012 and they became legendary for their signature fluorescent inks and bold all-caps typography although none of the original staff had any formal design training. They were members of the letterpress union the screen printers union and the typesetters union. Original Printing Cardboard posters are super popular and remain one of the most highly sought after type of concert memorabilia ever known! Read our Blog Dated 8/1/18 where we discuss the recent growth of the Dead’s legacy with today’s younger generation and the impact this has on authentic material in our collectors world.
Poster – Jamaica World Music Festival Bob Marley Memorial Performing Center
Grade – PAE Near Mint 87
Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Beach Boys Rick James The B-52’s The Clash Peter Tosh Aretha Franklin and many more
Venue – Bob Marley Memorial Performing Center
City – Montego Bay Jamaica
Date – 11/25-27/82
Dimensions – 13 15/16" x 22"
Printing – OP-1- (Original pre-concert first printing)
Promoter – Feyline and Budweiser
Printer - Colby Poster Printing Company
Paper Type – Cardboard
Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. Light crease bottom right evidence of moisture bottom left nick top edge. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.
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