Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed in black ink by Commander Cody!
Commander Cody formed his country-rock band "The Lost Planet Airmen" in 1967. The group's founder was George Frayne (Commander Cody) on piano. They would take their cues less from folk-rock and bluegrass and more from the rowdy barroom country of the Ernest Tubb and Ray Price style. Cody would also from time to time sit in with the Armadillo house band Asleep at the Wheel. The Commander is still active and performs concerts to this day.
This original poster has just emerged from a recently unearthed and long held collection of Texas posters. Several of the posters in the collection including this one were at one time owned by Texas poster Artist Ken Featherston. Ken was a major figure in the history of Armadillo World Headquarters and met his tragic end by mistakenly being shot to death at the venue at the age of 23 in 1975.
This poster is personalized to Ken by Commander Cody "To Ken keep on truckin..." written in black ink on this amazing Texas poster from 1974!
Armadillio World Headquarters posters are currently enjoying top collector demand. This can be attributed to several reasons including scarcity historical significance as ground zero in the Texas psychedelic scene and the recently published book on the venue "Armadillio World Headquarters - A Memoir" by Eddie Wilson with Jesse Sublett and forward by Dave Marsh. Read our blog dated 2/12/18 to learn more! This example is the first signed piece of this issue we have seen go to public auction!
Poster – Commander Cody and his Lost Airmen Signed
Grade – PAE Excellent 79
Bands/Bill – Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
Venue – Armadillo World Headquarters
City – Austin Texas
Date – 2/1-2/1974
Dimensions – 11 x 17"
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Series/Promoter – Armadillo World Headquarters
Artist - Ken Featherston
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. Horizontal crease tiny pin holes top corners handling. 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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