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Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1945. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film. A fictionalized account of Polish pianist Frederic Chopin. As a young child, Chopin is playing a piece by Mozart when he notices Polish people being taken prisoner by Russian authorities. Years later, he works in secret for Polish patriotism, including coming late to… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film. Based on I.A.R. Wylie's 1949 story "Why Should I Cry?" A Broadway star refuses to take any criticism, until she meets a blind piano player who isn't afraid to challenge her. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good… Read more about this item

Boston: Zebra Concerts, 1975. Vintage handbill for two November 21, 1975 performances of the Rolling Thunder Revue, featuring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jack Elliott, and Bob Neuwirth at the Boston Music Hall, 4:00 and 9:00 p.m.. Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue was a 1975-1976 concert tour with an evolving roster of musicians, including Baez, Elliott, and Neuwirth, as well… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: NBC, 1975. Final Draft script for the twelfth episode of the thirteen episode 1975 comedy and variety show television series, SIGNED on the front wrapper, "Tom & Dick," by Tom and Dick Smothers, with an inscription on the top left, partially lost due to dampstaining, "[illegible] Wishes from the Smothers Brothers." Copy belonging to uncredited cast or… Read more about this item

New York: N.p., 1984. Vintage invitation to a performance by Frank Zappa at Limelight nightclub, 660 Sixth Ave., New York, on August 4, 1984. The invitation features a black and white photograph of Zappa by Steve Schapiro on the recto, donning an oven mitt over a raised fisted left hand, with an oven mitt graphic and text… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Festival, 1987. Limited Edition, one of an unnumbered edition. Published in conjunction with an event held at the Los Angeles Festival on September 5, 1987, honoring Cage on his 75th birthday. INSCRIBED by John Cage on the title page: "for Ben Latting / John Cage." Laid in with the booklet is a program for the… Read more about this item

Austin, Texas: Armadillo World Headquarters, 1975. Vintage poster for a performance by Rory Gallagher at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas, on November 28, 1975, illustrated by Micael Priest. One of the most influential and unsung guitarists of the 1970s, Gallagher released his fifth studio album, "Against the Grain," a month before this particular performance. Micael Priest was… Read more about this item

New York: Works Progress Administration Theatre Project / National Service Bureau, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. The Works Progress Administration's Federal Theatre Project sponsored and published a series of monographs throughout the late 1930s, this volume being a compilation of 15 articles about American folk music published between 1909 and 1937 by folklorist Phillips Barry. Very… Read more about this item

New York: National Service Bureau, 1938. First Edition. First Edition. The Works Progress Administration's Federal Theatre Project sponsored and published a series of monographs throughout the late 1930s, this volume being a compilation of articles on folk songs and spirituals throughout the US published in the New York Times by Robert Winslow Gordon. Gordon founded… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1962. Vintage banner poster from the 1962 film. Based on the 1957 novel, "The Midwife of Pont Cléry," by Flora Sanström. When the men of a Sicilian village obsess over the beautiful American expatriate midwife, Jessica, played by Angie Dickenson, the women of the town revolt, and refuse to have sex with their… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Schooly-D Records, 1985. First pressing Vintage 12-inch single released by Schoolly-D Records in 1985, tagged by "Mix Master Vic C." Discogs Master Release ID m153881. The vinyl's A-side label includes the misspelling of Schoolly-D as "Scholly-D" and catalog number "SD112," and lacks the warning, "The Recording Contains Explicit Language" found on other releases. Run-out grooves and LP… Read more about this item

Paris: Reporters Associés, 1970. Vintage borderless photograph of musician Joan Baez smoking a cigarette, circa 1970. Reporters Associés stamp on the verso. Today considered one of the foremost folk singers of her generation, Baez became the subject of renewed interest in 2023 upon the release of the documentary film "Joan Baez: I Am A Noise," directed by Miri… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1990. Vintage jumbo oversize UK record store poster promoting Depeche Mode's 1990 release "Violator." Considered by many to the the most sophisticated and sublime of all their releases, Depeche Mode's seventh studio album, "Violator," propelled the English electronic New Wave band to international stardom. Preceded by the release of two smash hit singles, "Personal Jesus" and… Read more about this item

Paris: Nuit Blanches Productions, 1987. Vintage grande poster for David Bowie's The Glass Spider tour, for a performance at La Courneuve, Paris, July 3, 1987. Launched in support of Bowie's 1987 "Never Let Me Down" album, The Glass Spider tour began in May 1987, and was preceded by a two-week press tour in nine countries throughout Europe… Read more about this item

London: Fiction Records, 1985. Vintage record store poster, created to advertise The Cure's sixth studio album, "The Head on the Door," released on August 30, 1985. Featuring the hit singles "In Between Days" and "Close to Me," the album was the band's first big international success, and was certified gold in the US, UK, and France. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 2000. Vintage "An acoustic evening with Medeski Martin and Wood" poster for Medeski Martin and Wood's 2000 acoustic tour, in promotion of their live acoustic album, "Tonic." Formed in 1991 by keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood, Medeski Martin and Wood developed their own unique brand of improvisational jazz fusion, incorporating influences… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures, 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 Western film. Two cowboys join a wagon train and find themselves forced to defend the group against outlaws, attacking tribes, and foul weather. Basis for the 1957-1965 television series, "Wagon Train," with actor Ward Bond returning to star as the wagon master until his death… Read more about this item

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1987. Vintage Italian 2-fogli poster for the 1987 film. A dramatization of the rise to fame and unexpected death of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens. Shot on location in Los Angeles, San Jose, Hollister, and Fillmore, California. 39 x 55 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good, with moderate creasing and wear… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: NOMA Productions, 1990. Final Draft script for the 1991 film, here under the working title "Angel of Death," copy belonging to actor Aldo Ray, with the manuscript ink annotation of his name on the front wrapper and manuscript ink annotations on the eleven pages his character Tony appears, and on the recto of the rear wrapper. … Read more about this item

New York: The Living Theatre, 1959. Vintage mailer for a performance by American classical pianist William Masselos, held at The Living Theatre on May 4, 1959. Founded in 1947, The Living Theatre laid the foundation for a robust underground art scene in the New York City. After more than a decade of successful original radical stage productions… Read more about this item