1969–Lee Conklin-The Barn-Cold Blood Concert Poster-PAE Graded Excellent '75'

closed on Friday, April 5, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$330.00
Starting bid: $1.00

Psychedelic legend Lee Conklin created this surreal original poster for a run of shows at The Barn in Rio Nido featuring Cold Blood. They was one of the pioneer bands of the "East Bay Grease" sound and San Fran’s brass horn heavy funk-rock of the 1960s. They musically broke ground when Bill Graham was blown away during an audition they played at the Fillmore West in 1969. The legendary Tower of Power horn players performed with Cold Blood several times.


The style of their noted lead singer Lydia Pense was often compared to Janis Joplin. It was Joplin herself who became a fan of their music and recommended the audition to Graham. Conklin's Barn posters are extremely hard to find and quite popular with collectors. The artist also created one of his most desirable and valuable posters of the genre for a Grateful Dead show that occurred one month later at this same venue.


Poster – Cold Blood The Barn    

Grade – PAE Excellent 75

Band/Bill – Cold Blood A.B. Skhy Elvin Bishop Southwind Linn County

Venue – The Barn

City – Rio Nido CA

Date – 5/30-31 and 6/6-7/69

Dimensions – 13 15/16 x 20 21/32"

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Artist – Lee Conklin

Series/Promoter – Cal West Promotions

Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. Soft top right corner tiny tears multiple pin holes ink on the reverse. 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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