1965–Arie Crown Theatre-The Yardbirds Cardboard Concert Poster-FIRST AUCTION APPEARANCE! PAE Graded Near Mint “83”

closed on Friday, December 6, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,140.00
Starting bid: $1.00

A new milestone for us at PAE has been reached with this amazing original 1965 cardboard poster featuring The Yardbirds. We have never seen the first original printing of this poster before until now!

 

The consignor of this item states that the original owner of this poster attended the show and acquired this relic from the venue that very evening. This EARLY Yardbirds issue also features The Lovin Spoonfuls and The Turtles along with a long list of supporting acts at the McCormick Place Arie Crown Theatre in Chicago on December 11 1965.

 

This concert showcased an early appearance of the legendary Jeff Beck on guitar for the Yardbirds having replaced Eric Clapton just months prior. The band had just released a number one hit "For Your Love". This is also an early appearance by John Sebastian’s The Lovin’ Spoonful. The Turtles were also just digging into their first year together having achieved breakthrough success with their cover of Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” reaching the top ten 4 months prior.

 

It cannot be overstated how scarce this first original printing is. We have seen MANY early Yardbirds issues over the past decade of auctioning concert material and we have never seen this cardboard poster pass through our doors before. There is a very good chance we may not see it again. Vintage cardboard posters from the early 1960’s are extremely difficult to locate due to such small quantities being originally produced for these early concerts. 

 

Poster – The Yardbirds Chicago 1965

Grade – PAE Near Mint 83

Bands/Bill – The Yardbirds The Lovin Spoonfuls The Turtles The Buckinghams The Flock New Colony Six Fantastic Epics

Venue – Arie Crown Theatre

City – Chicago IL

Date – 12/11/65

Dimensions – 13 1/4” x 21 7/8”

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter – Rock Productions

Paper Type - Cardboard

Condition Details - 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.

 

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

 

*A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.*

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