Original 1st printing (small edition) 12&1/4 x 21&3/8" concert/event poster for the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival, held at the Monterey (CA) Fairgrounds Arena (and surrounding area) from 6/16-18/1967. Art by Tom Wilkes, image is featured in the Art of Rock on page 258 (plate 3.5). While no acts are listed, the now-legendary three day event featured performances by the Association, Laura Nyro, Lou Rawls, Hugh Masekela, Eric Burdon and the Animals, the Byrds, the Blues Project, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Electric Flag, Moby Grape, Country Joe & the Fish, the Blues Project, Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Al Kooper, the Paupers, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Rivers, the Mamas & the Papas, Canned Heat, Big Brother & the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin), Otis Redding with the Bar-Kays and Booker T. & the MG's, Ravi Shankar, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Thick foil-coated index stock poster is in very good to excellent (B/B+ to B+) condition; a set of staple holes (all four corners, right center margin), minor stress creasing in the area of "June", a few ultra-subtle surface scratches and scuffs, a tiny wedge tear in the word "Mutual" in the ticket outlet area and a tiny edge ding here and there, but overall it's a pretty sharp-looking example for a 45+ year-old foil poster. One of the ALL-TIME classics of the psychedelic era, surely an important cornerstone piece to almost any collection. Since the ENTIRE thing was filmed, we can now enjoy this playlist of about 40 or so assorted clips;

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui4c0PKvVMU&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL881BB9945B84429F