Roburt Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Anyone here got copies of rare old soul show posters. In our first house (after I married), I made the mistake of pasting up some posters from the Mojo Club (Sheffield) that I had 'liberated' at a few of the club's final live act shows back in the 60's. I put them up inside a built-in wardrobe in our bedroom but of course, when we sold the house, I had to leave the posters behind. In addition to UK club posters, there are also 100's of great US soul show posters, many printed up by the likes of Globe Posters in Baltimore back then. Venues would commission such posters but many times the acts themselves would have 'standard' posters made up, justleaving the actual venue details off. When they were to it a town for a live show, these posters (with the venue / date details hand writtenin, would be fly-posted around the area. Then, when the psychedelic era kicked in, loads of arty looking posters were produced, some being for soul acts such as Sly & the Family Stone & the Parliaments. So anyone got paper or electronic copies of really interesting soul act posters from back in the day? I'll post one up for a show that never actually took place ..... on December 9th 1967 Otis Redding was in Cleveland for a live show and a TV appearance ........... see here .......... https://rockhall.com/blog/post/7045_otis-reddings-last-day-in-Cleveland/ Late that night, Otis & some members of his band boarded a plane to head for their next engagement at the Factory Club in Madison. They never made it as the plane came down in a lake near their destination. The posters for that show had been produced & hung around town though. Edited July 12, 2013 by Roburt
Dave Rimmer Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 Dug these out of the files recently, and posted to my FB page. 1
Dave Rimmer Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 I'll post one up for a show that never actually took place ..... on December 9th 1967 Otis Redding was in Cleveland for a live show and a TV appearance ........... see here .......... https://rockhall.com/blog/post/7045_otis-reddings-last-day-in-Cleveland/ Late that night, Otis & some members of his band boarded a plane to head for their next engagement at the Factory Club in Madison. They never made it as the plane came down in a lake near their destination. The posters for that show had been produced & hung around town though. Look who the last act on that show bill is....The Grim Reapers !
Roburt Posted July 12, 2013 Author Posted July 12, 2013 Two of Motown's best female groups on together at the Apollo in Harlem in 1966 (?) ........
Roburt Posted July 12, 2013 Author Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Fats Domino at the Wigan Casino ......... NO, sorry, that's the Wig Wam Casino Edited July 12, 2013 by Roburt 1
Roburt Posted July 12, 2013 Author Posted July 12, 2013 ..... OR ........ just maybe it was at Wigan Casino ........... watch out there are loads of fake posters doing the rounds out there !! 1
Modernsoulsucks Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 I've got a Globe poster for Winfield Parker's retirement appearance at Ellicott City Armory which I think dates from mid-90's. He signed it for me. ROD
Roburt Posted July 12, 2013 Author Posted July 12, 2013 Any chance that we can get to see it ? Take a photo of it & post that photo on here !!
Roburt Posted July 12, 2013 Author Posted July 12, 2013 A poster for one of the Motown Review shows ............
Modernsoulsucks Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 No chance I'm afraid. No camera. No camera on phone. ROD
Guest Garry Huxley Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Here is a nice rarity for all you fine people out there, Got this in Australia 1999 from a well known record fair promoter and collector of black music. It was originally owned by a chap called Chris Dell who was a promoter of live acts in sydney, He attended the show around early 80's with a view to booking them to perform in Australia, the poster is signed by most of the acts and support crew. Unfortunally the show in Aus was never to happen as Chris died from cancer shortly after Anyone have an idea of value ? Garry Edited July 14, 2013 by Garry Huxley
Roburt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 Last ever live act to play the Mojo ...........
Kegsy Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Anyone here got copies of rare old soul show posters. I've got quite a few original pages from Trade magazines that are promoting new record releases rather than live acts if they are of interest to you. Kegy
Roburt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) I've got quite a few original pages from Trade magazines that are promoting new record releases rather than live acts if they are of interest to you. Kegy Kegy (!?!?!), start a new thread & get em posted up. I have quite a lot as well that I can add in. When they include a picture of the artist, some can be quite enlightening (lots of white singers doing soul tracks back in the 60's when it was that sound that was selling). Edited July 15, 2013 by Roburt
Steve G Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 There is of course the famous telegraph pole sign for Fluorescent Smogg in concert......now that would be a nice poster to have..... 1
Dave Thorley Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 There is of course the famous telegraph pole sign for Fluorescent Smogg in concert......now that would be a nice poster to have..... I'll post one of those up later Steve............. 1
Kegsy Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Kegy (!?!?!), start a new thread & get em posted up. I have quite a lot as well that I can add in. When they include a picture of the artist, some can be quite enlightening (lots of white singers doing soul tracks back in the 60's when it was that sound that was selling). been there done that. Kegsy
Roburt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 Sam & Dave Yep, those two are the duo that famously never talked to each other for years unless they were in public. It's also rumoured that Dave tried to get rid of his kid by leaving him at a bar & then tried to leave the country without his passport. The guy's quite a plonka but then as he used to go riding with the 'Ginger Winger from News Int' I guess you already realised that !!! BTW, be careful as there was a 'FAKE' version of Sam & Dave doing gigs at one time ...........
Roburt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 This woman would be happy at the moment (if she was in the UK) ..... ... coz she couldn't stand the rain ............
Roburt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 Don't know if this guy ever amounted to much (musically) ...... ... he maybe managed to carve out a music career for himself .... This show he did in Texas was around 55 years ago !!!! Mind you, since then the thrill is gone (& it's gone for good) ...
Roburt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 Mr. Excitement on with Sam Cooke (& others) back at the end of the 50's .........
Guest Dave Turner Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) BTW, be careful as there was a 'FAKE' version of Sam & Dave doing gigs at one time ........... In fact I believe at one time there were two Sam & Dave gigging. Sam & Dave on the east Coast and Sam & Dave on the west coast The animosity is still going ( or was until about 3 years ago) https://theihatesammooreblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/dave-praters-daughter-speaks.html Edited July 15, 2013 by Dave Turner
Steve G Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Blimee that makes the old deep funk forum look like a Teddy Bears picnic.....
Twoshoes Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Oh the painful memory, I had a signed poster from Wilson Pickets gig in Liverpool somewhere around the late 70' also signed by Phillip Mitchell.The only place my wife at the time would it and a few others displayed was on the wall going down the cellar sreps. Needles to say when we sold the cottage they were forgotten about until in bed the first night in our new house I jumped up shouting "mi fffing posters.Back to the cottage next day and you guessed it, torn down and burnt, bugger!
Jerry Hipkiss Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Somewhere on top of the wardrobe I've got a cinema sized poster from Jackie Wilson's appearance at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London, early 70's...personally signed as well as we crashed his dressing room! :-)
Philb Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 No posters but have some unpublished film negative of Barbara McNair perfoming live at some US politicians rally from the 60's, should really get them developed.
Dave Thorley Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Here's three I found in Georgia Liberation, that had 45's on GSF & SOA The Smogg (had two one that read Fluorescent Sogg & this one) Trac III, I know nothing about ???? Edited July 16, 2013 by Dave Thorley 1
Dave Thorley Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Here a couple more. One is a one off concert for a well know Detroit DJ George White. The other not a poster strictly speaking, but a news paper add for The Bitter & Sweet, but it's possible this is the closest they came to a poster....... Edited July 18, 2013 by Dave Thorley
Dave Thorley Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 and one more the group the Significants that had two releases on Alesvers
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 Some shows Carole Hughes did in the LA area .............
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 The West Coast group the Blendells ("La La La La") on a show in San Diego with UK group the Dave Clark Five .....
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 More from the Blendells (Rampart / Reprise) ...........
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 Ike & Tina feature again on this montage of East LA shows ..........
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Dancing at the Ipswich swimming baths .......... Edited July 18, 2013 by Roburt
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 And sitting down to watch a show in London on a Sunday .........
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Some gigs in 1971 in Baltimore ...... .. 4 live shows in 4 nights at the Scene Nightclub .... one of the guys on was Cap City's Marion Black ... Edited July 18, 2013 by Roburt
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) A poster (from Baltimore's Globe Posters) to get you to order your own show poster ........ $5.50 for 100 full colour posters ........ I'll have a bit of that deal !!!! ......... Edited July 19, 2013 by Roburt
Roburt Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 A poster for a nightclub / disco now .............
Biggordy Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 Lots of great repros of original posters on EBay - they look great framed on the wall. Cue the backlash from the "original posters only" crew lol........ 2
Roburt Posted July 19, 2013 Author Posted July 19, 2013 If you were 'YOUNG AT HEART' no doubt you would have attended this show .............
Roburt Posted July 19, 2013 Author Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Anyone for a cup cake ? ........... Edited July 19, 2013 by Roburt
Roburt Posted July 20, 2013 Author Posted July 20, 2013 I'd have gone along to this show just to watch 'the queen of quiver & shake' do her stuff ............
dthedrug Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) HI ALL I HAVE A FEW RICKY TIC CLUB POSTERS (ORIGANAL) 70'S ALL NIGHTER POSTERS YATE, ST IVES WIRRINA, WIGAN, A BOX OF HANDOUTS FROM THE WHEEL, TORCH, I HAVE POSTED THEM BEFORE, GOT ALL THE POSTERS THAT USE TO BE ON THE WALLS OF THE MERC CARNABY STREET, THEY WERE NEARLY THROWN INTO A SKIP?? I USED TO HAVE THE ISC LEEDS FESTIVAL 74, THIS IS A BIG WANT FOR ME, REPRO WOULD DO, ALSO I HAVE 10 DIFFERANT FILM POSTERS FROM BRONCO BULLFROG, DAVE K Edited July 20, 2013 by dthedrug
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