Original 1st printing 12&3/4 x 21" concert poster for UK psychedelic legends Cream appearing with the MC5 and Carousel on 6/7/1968, with Nickel Plate Express and St. Louis Union on 6/8/1968 and with the James Gang and Thyme on 6/19/1968, all shows held at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, MI. Art by (and SIGNED in pencil by) Gary Grimshaw, image is # 88 in the Russ Gibb Presents/Grande series. Medium flat vellum stock poster is in good to very good (B to B/B+) condition; there are staple holes and a bit of minor wear (tiny creases and a rounded/worn corner tip or two) in each corner, along with a series of semi-soft handling creases and soft bends hiding within the image area (mostly confined to the area around the lettering along the top edge of the photo), a hint of toning, a couple of tiny edge dings and a series of light tape pulls on the reverse, otherwise fine- this example presents itself pretty nicely, as most of the conditional issues are VERY well-camouflaged within the design. An overall GORGEOUS example of this always-in-demand Cream poster with a nice large artist's signature.
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