Welcome to Five Points Live! Poster Collection & Memorabilia Tour
Our walls are covered with posters and memorabilia, mostly from a broad range of musical genres encompassed by rock and roll, over 75 pieces in all. Some are originals, others are reproductions. They represent a lot of our favorite artists, and many are from shows and festivals we've attended. We don't collect as an investment; rather, we take pleasure being surrounded by such fun stuff, and we delight in sharing this diverse, colorful and intriguing collection of memorabilia with folks who visit our home and attend Five Points Live! House Concerts. Enjoy!
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POSTER: Woodstock Poster - Second Edition, Signed
ARTIST: Arnold Skolnick
SIGNED: Arnold Skolnick, Grace Slick, Richie Havens
SHOW DATE: August 15 - 17, 1969
VENUE: Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, NY
The Woodstock festival was held in August 1969 and is the most famous rock festival in history. Woodstock attracted more than 400,000 people, as well as all of the top bands of the era. The original location that the event was to be held was in Wallkill, New York, but four weeks before the date, the local zoning board banned the event. Sam Yasgur convinced his father, Max, to allow the event to be held on their 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York. David Byrd had already designed a poster for the Wallkill location, but the abrupt change of venue called for a new poster design. Arnold Skolnick was pressed into action and the result is this — the most famous rock poster there is. This Woodstock Poster is a SECON EDITION, signed in pencil by original poster creator Arnold Skolnick, Jefferson Airplane vocalist Grace Slick, and performer Richie Havens. Beautifully made exactly the way the original was, using seven hand-cut rubylith overlays, then silkscreened on smooth, heavy stock, Skolnick famously made this poster at his kitchen table on short notice with construction paper and scissors.
Print Variations: Original posters for the Woodstock Festival were printed in two sizes; this is the larger one 24″ x 36″. The 2nd printing is is on heavier paper than the original.
Value:
1st Printing - <>$4500
2nd Printing - $100-600
About Arnold H. Skolnick - Skolnick is an American graphic artist and book publisher asked to design a music and art fair poster. Skolnick's son Peter remembers watching his father cut the words and bird from paper. He also remembers his father trying different layouts. Skolnick was hired on a Thursday and delivered the poster the following Monday around 11am. Although much money has been made from Skolnick's symbol, he received only one royalty check of about $15. While Skolnick has won many awards and many of his design solutions have become famous, perhaps his 1969 and his 40th anniversary Woodstock posters are his most famous.
Our Story: This poster was purchased from "VROOM: Official Catalog of Rock and Roll," which I received in the late 1990s. Jacques Vroom was the founder of VROOM, the country's premier marketer of music memorabilia and merchandise at that time. I have not officially verified this piece but believe it to be authentic. Framing by Corey Hartman, Furthur Frames, www.furthurframes.com
More Stuff: My friend Michael Kimmel was at Woodstock and says: "I have very good memories of Woodstock. I was such a good boy that I also bought tickets, and saved the program! I drove up, found my friends, and even in the sea of people, I saw friends from high school. I still remember the entire line-up in order from Saturday night's concert, which was simply unparalleled for the rest of my life. (Sunday's more of a blur because I fell asleep at around 10 AM after the Airplane...)"
+Actual tickets: We found (on ebay) and framed a set of the original, un-used tickets to the Woodstock festival. These hang near the poster in the living room/performance space.
ARTIST: Arnold Skolnick
SIGNED: Arnold Skolnick, Grace Slick, Richie Havens
SHOW DATE: August 15 - 17, 1969
VENUE: Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, NY
The Woodstock festival was held in August 1969 and is the most famous rock festival in history. Woodstock attracted more than 400,000 people, as well as all of the top bands of the era. The original location that the event was to be held was in Wallkill, New York, but four weeks before the date, the local zoning board banned the event. Sam Yasgur convinced his father, Max, to allow the event to be held on their 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York. David Byrd had already designed a poster for the Wallkill location, but the abrupt change of venue called for a new poster design. Arnold Skolnick was pressed into action and the result is this — the most famous rock poster there is. This Woodstock Poster is a SECON EDITION, signed in pencil by original poster creator Arnold Skolnick, Jefferson Airplane vocalist Grace Slick, and performer Richie Havens. Beautifully made exactly the way the original was, using seven hand-cut rubylith overlays, then silkscreened on smooth, heavy stock, Skolnick famously made this poster at his kitchen table on short notice with construction paper and scissors.
Print Variations: Original posters for the Woodstock Festival were printed in two sizes; this is the larger one 24″ x 36″. The 2nd printing is is on heavier paper than the original.
Value:
1st Printing - <>$4500
2nd Printing - $100-600
About Arnold H. Skolnick - Skolnick is an American graphic artist and book publisher asked to design a music and art fair poster. Skolnick's son Peter remembers watching his father cut the words and bird from paper. He also remembers his father trying different layouts. Skolnick was hired on a Thursday and delivered the poster the following Monday around 11am. Although much money has been made from Skolnick's symbol, he received only one royalty check of about $15. While Skolnick has won many awards and many of his design solutions have become famous, perhaps his 1969 and his 40th anniversary Woodstock posters are his most famous.
Our Story: This poster was purchased from "VROOM: Official Catalog of Rock and Roll," which I received in the late 1990s. Jacques Vroom was the founder of VROOM, the country's premier marketer of music memorabilia and merchandise at that time. I have not officially verified this piece but believe it to be authentic. Framing by Corey Hartman, Furthur Frames, www.furthurframes.com
More Stuff: My friend Michael Kimmel was at Woodstock and says: "I have very good memories of Woodstock. I was such a good boy that I also bought tickets, and saved the program! I drove up, found my friends, and even in the sea of people, I saw friends from high school. I still remember the entire line-up in order from Saturday night's concert, which was simply unparalleled for the rest of my life. (Sunday's more of a blur because I fell asleep at around 10 AM after the Airplane...)"
+Actual tickets: We found (on ebay) and framed a set of the original, un-used tickets to the Woodstock festival. These hang near the poster in the living room/performance space.
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POSTER: Grateful Dead - A Swell Dance Concert - Original, First Printing
ARTIST: David Byrd
SHOW DATE: March 15 & 16, 1973
VENUE: Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)
A Swell Dance Concert at the 18,000 seat Nassau Coliseum on Long Island was sandwiched between the Dead's successful tour of Europe in early 1972 and their release of Wake of the Flood in November, 1973. Missing from the lineup at these shows was original keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who had been absent from the band since the Continental tour in 1972. Pigpen, who was only 27 when he died on March 8, 1973, from liver disease brought on by hard living, was replaced by Keith Godchaux and wife Donna Jean on keyboard and vocals, respectively. This show was on bassist Phil Lesh's 33rd birthday.
Print Variations: The oversized poster was printed before the concert on very thin stock. It measures 25" x 38". The 2nd printing is on smooth opaque cover stock and has a Wolfgang's Vault notation in the lower right hand margin. It was printed in 2008 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC in a 500 copy run. This reprint measures 20 3/8" x 30 7/8".
Value:
1st Printing - $1,854
2nd Printing - $53
About David Byrd - As the exclusive designer for the Fillmore East, Byrd produced 11 posters for Bill Graham between 1968-71. With his architectural training, powerful linework and sense of dimension and balance, Byrd said his understanding of symmetry "... Led [me] right up to Art Nouveau. Add to that my LSD experiences, and it all connected up somehow." Byrd's credits include concert poster designs for Jimi Hendrix, the Who, the Grateful Dead, movie posters for Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar, posters for The Pasadena Playhouse productions, cover art for TV Guide, and work for Warner Bros. Byrd also designed a poster for the Woodstock festival in its original location in Wallkill, New York, that was changed four weeks before the date, thus scraping his design for the one shown above.
Our Story: This poster was a gift from Cousins Mirandi and Eve Babitz, rescued from their childhood home on Wilton St. in Hollywood, when they moved their mother, Aunt Mae, out of that home.
More Stuff: From my friend, Abbott Wallis - "I grew up a couple of miles away from where they built the Coliseum, I think it’s being torn down now 😂. I used to ride my bike there before they built it and after they built it too. Thanks for bringing up a sweet memory."
From Cousin Mirandi - TBD
ARTIST: David Byrd
SHOW DATE: March 15 & 16, 1973
VENUE: Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)
A Swell Dance Concert at the 18,000 seat Nassau Coliseum on Long Island was sandwiched between the Dead's successful tour of Europe in early 1972 and their release of Wake of the Flood in November, 1973. Missing from the lineup at these shows was original keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who had been absent from the band since the Continental tour in 1972. Pigpen, who was only 27 when he died on March 8, 1973, from liver disease brought on by hard living, was replaced by Keith Godchaux and wife Donna Jean on keyboard and vocals, respectively. This show was on bassist Phil Lesh's 33rd birthday.
Print Variations: The oversized poster was printed before the concert on very thin stock. It measures 25" x 38". The 2nd printing is on smooth opaque cover stock and has a Wolfgang's Vault notation in the lower right hand margin. It was printed in 2008 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC in a 500 copy run. This reprint measures 20 3/8" x 30 7/8".
Value:
1st Printing - $1,854
2nd Printing - $53
About David Byrd - As the exclusive designer for the Fillmore East, Byrd produced 11 posters for Bill Graham between 1968-71. With his architectural training, powerful linework and sense of dimension and balance, Byrd said his understanding of symmetry "... Led [me] right up to Art Nouveau. Add to that my LSD experiences, and it all connected up somehow." Byrd's credits include concert poster designs for Jimi Hendrix, the Who, the Grateful Dead, movie posters for Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar, posters for The Pasadena Playhouse productions, cover art for TV Guide, and work for Warner Bros. Byrd also designed a poster for the Woodstock festival in its original location in Wallkill, New York, that was changed four weeks before the date, thus scraping his design for the one shown above.
Our Story: This poster was a gift from Cousins Mirandi and Eve Babitz, rescued from their childhood home on Wilton St. in Hollywood, when they moved their mother, Aunt Mae, out of that home.
More Stuff: From my friend, Abbott Wallis - "I grew up a couple of miles away from where they built the Coliseum, I think it’s being torn down now 😂. I used to ride my bike there before they built it and after they built it too. Thanks for bringing up a sweet memory."
From Cousin Mirandi - TBD
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POSTER: Psychedelic Beatles Mandala - Possible Artist Proof
ARTIST: ©1967 JOHNNY MILLER 7th St. Gang [for A Sirkia]
SIGNED: “33%” handwritten in ball-point pen in lower left
SIZE: 32¼ h × 32¼ w in screenprint on paper
SHOW DATE: n/a
VENUE: n/a
VALUE: A similar poster sold in 2019 for $780
This poster was a gift from Jeanne Morgan, step-mother of Maggie. Jeanne is an artist and was also involved with the underground newspaper the Los Angeles Free Press back in the day. The poster we have appears to be an artist proof, hence the “33%” notation in ballpoint pen in the lower left corner, likely instructions for the next printing. The black and white poster depicts the Fab Four with the mustaches they wore in 1967, the Sgt. Pepper era, much like photographs of them from that time period.
Print Variations: Several versions of this poster appear for auction on the web, in color, as blacklight posters. Some are square like ours, others are die-cut to be circular. Most note that the artist is “Miller” and the source of the poster is A SIRKIA; references to Sirkia include an old address: 6311 Yucca St, Los Angeles (in the heart of Hollywood), and it appears that A Sirkia offered a lot of other round and rectangular psychedelic poster art from the same era, 1967-1968.
Our Story: Jeanne Morgan is our source of several rare items from the 1960s, including a wood-bound art/comic book titled "FILIPINO FOOD" that is on display in the office/green room where Five Points Live! musicians relax before the show and which will be added to these listings at a later time.
More Stuff: From Jeanne Morgan: TBD
Our friend and Beatleologist Todd Prusin adds:
ARTIST: ©1967 JOHNNY MILLER 7th St. Gang [for A Sirkia]
SIGNED: “33%” handwritten in ball-point pen in lower left
SIZE: 32¼ h × 32¼ w in screenprint on paper
SHOW DATE: n/a
VENUE: n/a
VALUE: A similar poster sold in 2019 for $780
This poster was a gift from Jeanne Morgan, step-mother of Maggie. Jeanne is an artist and was also involved with the underground newspaper the Los Angeles Free Press back in the day. The poster we have appears to be an artist proof, hence the “33%” notation in ballpoint pen in the lower left corner, likely instructions for the next printing. The black and white poster depicts the Fab Four with the mustaches they wore in 1967, the Sgt. Pepper era, much like photographs of them from that time period.
Print Variations: Several versions of this poster appear for auction on the web, in color, as blacklight posters. Some are square like ours, others are die-cut to be circular. Most note that the artist is “Miller” and the source of the poster is A SIRKIA; references to Sirkia include an old address: 6311 Yucca St, Los Angeles (in the heart of Hollywood), and it appears that A Sirkia offered a lot of other round and rectangular psychedelic poster art from the same era, 1967-1968.
Our Story: Jeanne Morgan is our source of several rare items from the 1960s, including a wood-bound art/comic book titled "FILIPINO FOOD" that is on display in the office/green room where Five Points Live! musicians relax before the show and which will be added to these listings at a later time.
More Stuff: From Jeanne Morgan: TBD
Our friend and Beatleologist Todd Prusin adds: