New York: Wayne County Defense Fund, 1976. Original poster advertising “The Fantabulous New York Rock Party,” held at the Manhattan Center in New York on May 30, 1976. An ironic moment in New York punk and art scene history, some of the earliest evidence that the movement created to mock celebrity status was beginning to see itself in terms of...

N.p. N.p., 1980. Original flyer for a performance by pioneering post-punk band Bush Tetras at the legendary club Hurrah on March 26, 1980. Although mainstream success alluded the female-fronted band, they were mainstays of the New York and college radio scenes, and charted two singles ("Too Many Creeps," (1981) "Cant' Be Funky" (1982)) on the Billboard charts. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 22 cm). Photocopied. Fine.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. First US Edition, preceded by the UK edition published the same year by Omnibus Press. Heavily photo-illustrated throughout, in both black and white and color. Scarce. Comprehensive biographical dictionary of late seventies and early eighties rock, punk, punk-post, and new waves acts. Written by two Australian music journalists, centered primarily on the UK scene...

Vintage Canadian one sheet poster for the 1984 Canadian sexploitation film. A Canadian cult favorite, wherein a group of teenagers set about saving a summer camp from becoming a shopping mall, while having as much sex and wearing as little clothing as possible. Shot on location in Beaverton (!) and Lake Simcoe, Ontario. 27 x 41 inches. Fine, folded as...

N.p. Matrixbest production, 1977. Seventh Draft script for an unproduced film. Holograph signature and copy number 80 in black marker by production designer John Beard on the title page. Beard is best known for his work on "Brazil" (1985), "The Meaning of Life" (1983), "Bad Timing" (1980), and "Life of Brian" (1979).A fabled project helmed by Russ Meyer, along with...

London: Commies From Mars / Initial Pictures, 1985. Third Draft script for the 1986 film, "Sid and Nancy," here under the working title, "Love Kills." INSCRIBED by Kate Simon in holograph ink on the verso of the last page of text. Simon was "a friend of Alex Cox's and [she] helped him vis a vis the fine details of the...

New York: Sire Records, 1977. Vintage UK tour poster for "Talking Heads 77," promoting Talking Heads' first tour outside US borders in--you guessed it--1977. Any vintage posters from the first year of the band's existence are uncommon; this is one we have never encountered before. 27.5 x 19 inches, rolled. In a custom archival frame. Near Fine, with a few faint creases. Rolling Stone 500.

N.p. N.p., 2014. Photograph of the Velvet Underground and Nico, shot by Billy Name circa 1967 and struck by him in 2014. SIGNED by Billy Name in silver ink on the recto, and with his stamp on the verso. Name, who had gotten his start in theatre, met Andy Warhol in the early 1960s, and appeared in Warhol's 1963 films...

New York: Island Records, 1980. Vintage black and white die-cut standee promotional poster for U2's 1980 debut album "Boy."Though "Boy" was reviewed at the time as relatively unpolished yet still having potential, U2 has gone on to be one of the most widely-recognized bands in the world. Over the years U2 has sold over 170 million records, won 22 Grammy...

New York: Island Records, 1987. Vintage black, white, and gold US promotional poster blank for U2's 1987 tour in support of their phenomenal smash hit album "The Joshua Tree."Promotional poster blank for the tour supporting their fifth studio album "The Joshua Tree," with boxes reading "VENUE" and "DATE" that would later be replaced by said pertinent information. Critically acclaimed and...

Various cities: Various Publishers, 1979-82. Collection of three catalogs compiling hundreds of listings of releases by small and independent record labels from 1979 to 1982. A treasure trove of information on the underground music scene of the era. Included in the listing are:"Great bands, small labels," published by "Gorilla Beat" magazine, Mulheim, Germany, 1979. "Small Labels Catalogue 1980," published by...

Beverly Hills, CA: Orion, 1986. Fourth Draft script for the 1987 film. Copying belonging to actor Stephen Berrier, who played Roosevelt, one of the scientists responsible for transforming police officer Alex Murphy into The Future of Law Enforcement. With Berrier's name, character name, and signature in holograph ink on the title page, and holograph notations relating to his scenes throughout...