Original 1st printing 11 x 15" (top/bottom margins trimmed by approximately 1/4-3/8" on either side) concert poster for Cream (featuring Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker) in their final (until 2005) appearance on U.S. soil at the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, RI on 11/4/1968. Design by Mad Peck Studios, image is featured in the Art of Rock book on page 405 (plate 4.226). Thin flat index stock poster is in good to very good (B to B/B+) condition; aside from the aforementioned edge trimming (which is very sharp/even and almost impossible to detect unless you know what to look for), there is a tiny soft stain in the lower right margin (under "St."), a hint of toning along the left margin, a tiny thin crease traversing the top margin and just the slightest whisper of handling, otherwise fine. From a presentation standpoint, it is actually a REALLY nice-looking example. VERY hard-to-find late-'68 Cream poster from one of the band's final shows. For a couple of first-hand recollections (and a photo from the show), read HERE: http://www.rirocks.net/Band%20Articles/Cream%201968%2011.04%20-%20RI%20Auditorium.htm
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