1971-Crystal Palace Bowl-Pink Floyd Concert Poster-SUPER RARE FIRST PRINTING!!! PAE Graded Extra Fine “65”

closed on Friday, October 12, 2018

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$5,175.00
Starting bid: $1.00

We are pleased to offer for the FIRST TIME in our auction an exceedingly rare FIRST ORIGINAL PRINTING example of this gorgeous Pink Floyd concert poster from 1971. The Outdoor "Garden Party" at the Crystal Palace Bowl on May 15th was a grouping of bands produced by promoters John & Tony Smith who were lucky enough to land Pink Floyd as the headliner. The concert itself became quite popular in Floyd-Folklore with legendary stories of the skies opening up with pouring rain during “Atom Heart Mother” and audio recordings of their set were traded through fans for decades. 


Black & White Reprints and Bootlegs of this poster have surfaced often over the years however the Original FIRST PRINTING poster is scarce. Pink Floyd Original Posters from this era are IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND and almost NEVER appear at public auction. In fact 1971 Pink Floyd posters are so rare that the few high quality handbills we know of have commanded well into 4 figures. The only 2 auction appearances we have had for this ’71 tour was a poster for a show held on November 11 1971. That poster unfortunately was HEAVILY RESTORED and it realized $4054 in our December 2016 auction. The other was a cardboard October 1971 Paramount Theatre poster we auctioned in January 2018 which realized $9787. 


If a poster from 1971 DOES surface it will trade quickly and privately...and usually in trade for some other equally rare trophy. After all everyone has money for one of a kind items. Collectors will usually only part with something unique if they receive something of similar rarity and desirability in return. This is not the case here. EVERYONE will have the same fair chance to add this amazing rarity to their collection. Whatever value is assigned to this masterpiece we are highly confident that it will bring much joy to the winning bidder now and even more with each passing year!


Poster – Pink Floyd Crystal Palace Bowl 1971

Grade – PAE Extra Fine 65

Bands/Bill – Pink Floyd Quiver Mountain The Faces

Venue – Crystal Palace Bowl

City – London England

Date – 5/15/71

Dimensions – 19 5/8” x 29 5/8”

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter – John & Tony Smith

Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. 1/2” tear bottom edge Tack holes in corners major creasing bottom right creases minor paper loss bottom left edge moisture damage bottom. 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.

*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****

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