Original 1st printing 14&1/8 x 20" concert poster for Chicago blues legend Junior Wells with Sound Vendor at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR on 5/29-6/1/1968. Art by San Andreas Fault (Tad Hunter), image is part of the short-lived "Crystal Dog" series (sometimes considered to be a minor extension of the Family Dog/Portland series). Medium flat index stock poster is in good to very good (B to B/B+) condition; a 3" diagonal bend and a couple of tiny creases in the top right margin, a 1" bend in the lower left corner, a few scattered handling dings, a tiny pull and a small discoloration/stain on the "u" of "Junior", and a few tiny stress creases, otherwise fine. An overall fine-looking example of one of the hardest-to-find posters in the series. This example is the darker/chocolate-brown ink version (see the darker/brown ink version listed separately). AWESOME-looking Crystal Dog/SAF image, be sure to check out additional listings from this extensive (and VERY cool) Portland/Crystal Ballroom collection. And check out an EXTENSIVE list/history of the Crystal Ballroom during the late '60's HERE: http://rockprosopography101.blogspot.com/2010/04/crystal-ballroom-1332-w-burnside.html
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