AVALON BALLROOM POSTERS

From Bill Graham's personal collection given to him by Chet Helms

 

Click on the poster to enlarge and for more info and colorful history. The posters look much, MUCH better than the enlarged images....I am dealing with the limitations of digital cameras.

 


#1-2 Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother Feb 19 Wes Wilson '66 Avalon's first poster.


#2-2 KING KONG Grass Roost, Big Brother, Quicksilver Feb26 undated (1966)


#3-2 Paul Butterfield, Quicksilver March 25,26,27 Wes Wilson 1966


#4-3 Love, Sons of Adam, April 8,9 Wes Wilson 3-66 1966


#5-3 Blues Project, Great Society, April 22,23 undated, unsigned


#7-3 Euphoria..Daily Flash, the Rising Sons May 6,7 Wes Wilson 5-66 1966


#8-3 The Blues Project, Sons of Adam, Quicksilver May 13,14 Wes Wilson 1966


#9-3 HUPMOBILE-8 Love, Captain Beefheart, Big Brother, May 20-22 Wes Wilson 1966


#10-2 Grassroots, Grateful Dead May 27,28 Wes Wilson undated


#11-2 Grassroots, Big Brother, June 3, 4 (unsigned, undated) 1966


#12-2 THE QUICK AND THE DEAD Grateful Dead, Quicksilver June 10,11 Wes Wilson


#13-2 Captain Beefheart, Oxford Circle, June 17,18 Mouse (no date) 1966


#14-3 ZIG-ZAG Big Brother, Quicksilver June 24,25 Mouse Studios 1966


#15-2 Grass Roots, Daily Flash, Sopwith Camel July 1-3 Wes Wilson 1966


#16-2 Sir Douglas Quintet, Ever Present Fullness, July 8-10 Mouse 1966


#17(3) Jefferson Airplane, Great Society, July 22,23 Mouse 1966


#18-2 Bo Diddley, Quicksilver, July 28-30 Mouse Studios 1967 (must be wrong, it says '67. But should be 66)


#19-2 DOLLAR BILL Big Brother, Bo Diddley, Aug 5,6 Kelly-Mouse! (no year)


# 20 or 21 (no number) EARTHQUAKE Bo Diddley, Big Brother Aug 12,13 Kelly-Mouse


#22-3 Greatful Dead, Sopwith Camel, Aug 19, 20 Kelly-Mouse (undated)


#23 Captain Beefheart, The Charlatans, Aug 26, 27 Mouse (un-numbered & undated)


#24-2 13th Floor Elevevators, Sir Douglas Quintet Sept 2,3 Mouse Studios (no year)


#25-3 Quicksilver, Great Society, Sept 9-10, Mouse studios (no date) 1966


#28 13th Floor Elevators, Quicksilver, Sept 30, Oct 1, Mouse Studios 1966


#29-3 Jim Kweskin, Big Brother, Oct 7,8, Mouse studios, 1966


#30-3 Big Brother, Sir Douglas, Oct 15,16 Mouse Studios 1966


#31-3 Daily Flash, Country Joe, Oct 21,22 Mouse studios 1966


#33-3 Grateful Dead, Oxford Circle, Nov 4, 5 Mouse Studios 1966


#34-3 13th Floor Elevators, Moby Grape, Nov. 11-12 Steve Renick 1966


#35-3 Daily Flash, Quicksilver, Country Joe, Mouse Studios 1966


#36-3 Quicksilver, Big Brother, Country Joe, Nov. 25, 26, Moscoso 1966

#37 Buffalo Springfield, Daily Flash, Congress of Wonders Dec. 2,3 Ned Lamont 1966.


#39 Youngbloods, Sparrow, Dec 16-17 Mouse 1966


#40 Grateful Dead, Steve Miller, Moby Grape Dec 2,3, & 4 Moscoso 1966


#41a Big Brother, Oxford Circle, Lee Michaels Dec. 9, 10, Moscoso 1966

 

 

 
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