Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$633.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This is only the SECOND CGC Graded example of this Original Grande Ballroom issue to appear at public auction! Blood Sweat & Tears was a late ‘60s Jazz /Rock band that was originally formed by Al Kooper of The Blues Project. Kooper left the band in March of 1968 just a month after the release of the Band's first album. Kooper must have departed just shortly after this performance and this poster serves as a memory of that event. After Kooper left the band went on to become a top 40 hit machine with the addition of Canadian singer David Clayton Thomas.
Also worthy of note is the supporting Psychedelic Stooges on the linup this night in Detriot. All original first print posters from the Grande Ballroom are highly sought after and very collectible. Why? Because these posters were printed in extremely small runs of just 500 the Grande was the epicenter of the 60’s scene in the upper Midwest and the artistic quality of the artworks rivals anything done out west. We expect a great amount of spirited bidding on this lot considering how rarely Grande material surfaces for collectors!
Poster – Blood Sweat and Tears Grande Ballroom
Catalog # – G/G-680303
Grade – CGC Graded 9.4
Bands/Bill – Blood Sweat and Tears Carousel Psychedelic Stooges
Venue – Grande Ballroom
City – Detroit MI
Date – 3/3/68
Dimensions – 12 31/32” x 22”
Printing – Original Pre-Concert First Printing OP-1
Artist – Gary Grimshaw
Series/Promoter – Russ Gibb
Paper Type – Vellum
Condition Details – Museum Quality with no visible flaws of any kind. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration. 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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