I flew over from LA to London to see the Who at Shepherds Bush Empire on Dec 22nd 1999. It will always be in my top 5 shows of all time. On the way out, I “liberated” these railing boards. Even though they don’t look it in the pic, they’re about 3 and a half to...
24 Hour Party People...
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This poster is from a pre-release screening I went to in LA. Great movie. During the mid 90’s, I sat on a panel as a judge for the Music Week (UK’s Billboard magazine) Creative Awards, and Tony Wilson (played by Steve Coogan in the movie) actually presented Madchester to us. He...
Tommy Steele Poster ...
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Original poster for the 1957 movie, Rock around the World. Tommy Steele was positioned in the UK as the Brit Elvis. He became more of a Dick Van Dyke, but there’s nothing wrong with that. At least the Cockney accent was genuine, me ole cock...
U2 Firehouse poster ...
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Another rare Firehouse poster created as an exclusive giveaway for Virgin Megastores in the US. Extremely original and quite daring for the U2...
Whitesnake Poster ...
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This was the sleeve of Whitesnake’s second album, released when they were still hard blues and had flat hair. It was released in the UK but immediately banned in the US. Never understood...
Aerosmith Toys in th...
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Another piece of promotional art that’s typical of the 70’s. This is a retail poster for Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic. It bears no resemblance to the sleeve artwork in any way, and the band’s name is almost illegible. The album came out in 1975, but this poster,...