N.p. N.p., 1980. Vintage flyer for a performance by no wave band 8 Eyed Spy at Tier 3 in New York City on January 31, 1980. Like many of their contemporaries in the no wave scene, the band was short lived and material relating to it appears scarce. Although not indicated, from the collection of composer and guitarist Glenn Branca... (read more)
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. (read more)
New York: Lust / Unlust, 1977-1978. Archive of artwork, photography, overlays, and layout design for the vinyl 45 RPM single release of Alex Chilton's "Bangkok" b/w "Can't Seem to Make You Mine." Includes the original silver gelatin photograph used for the cover artwork, with a credit for the photography studio at 30 St. Marks Place in New York City rubber-stamped... (read more)
London and Los Angeles: Big Time, 1985. Original poster for the 1985 EP release. Alex Chilton in 1985, all grown up and standing in an abandoned lot in New Orleans. After his "lost" years in Memphis and New York in the mid-late 1970s, Alex Chilton moved to The Crescent City in the early 1980s, working as a tree trimmer and... (read more)
New York: Max's Kansas City, 1977. Original flier for a performance by Alex Chilton at the legendary Max's Kansas City on Thursday, April 21, 1977. Max's Kansas City was nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City. A gathering place for musicians, poets, artists, and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s, the brainchild of New York... (read more)
Oklahoma City: Polyphony, 1978. Later printing. A collection of patch charts for modular synthesizers originally published in "Polyphony" magazine. About Near Fine in perfect bound wrappers. (read more)
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... (read more)
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... (read more)
N.p. N.p., 1966. Original contract initialed in holograph ink by Frank Zappa, creating the Frank Zappa Music Company, a publishing company majority owned by Zappa, which controlled the rights to his music. Dated June 13, 1966, two weeks before the release of The Mothers of Invention's debut album, "Freak Out!" 8.5 x 14 inches (22 x 36 cm). Mimeograph. Two... (read more)