Poster Art Posters
Led Zeppelin Poster
1st Printing $1,619 $1,619 $0.00 Near Mint
2nd Printing $261 $261 $0.00 Mint
3rd Printing $75 $75 $0.00 Mint
4th Printing $48 $48 $0.00 Very Good
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Brotherhood Of Light
Item Number BG170-PO
Peter Pynchon
DATE Apr 24, 1969
VENUE Fillmore West (San Francisco, CA)
Condition Very Good
This item is sold "as-is" and is non-returnable. For details see disclaimer description below.
The first time Led Zeppelin played San Francisco, they opened for Country Joe & the Fish; just three months later, they headlined four nights at Fillmore West and Winterland. BG170 was unlike any other Led Zeppelin poster or, in fact, any other poster in the BG series. Artist Randy Tuten had tired of seeing blimps in every Led Zeppelin advertisement, so he came up with the green avocado. Tuten liked it so much he "... wanted to do one a month that way- a series of crazy fruit posters."
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Print Variations
The 1st printing poster was printed before the concert on stock that has a "grid pattern" machine finish. It is shorter than the reprint, measuring 13 7/8" x 20 3/8".
The 2nd printing poster is taller than the original, measuring 13 15/16" x 21". It was printed after the concert on slightly rougher stock.
The 3rd printing is on smooth opaque cover stock and has a Wolfgang's Vault notation in the lower right hand margin. It was printed in 2006 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC in a 1000 copy run. This reprint measures 14" x 21 1/16".
The 4th printing is on glossy cover stock and also bears a Wolfgang's Vault notation in the lower right hand margin. It was printed in 2006 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC in a 1000 copy run, and is larger than the other printings, measuring 21 9/16" x 32 1/2".
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About Randy Tuten
Randy Tuten is the only poster artist whose work spans five decades of design for The Fillmore. The 23 year-old San Francisco native was hired by Bill Graham in January, 1969, and their mutual taste for traditional, readable design style led to a long-lasting work relationship. Although influenced by the compositions of "Fillmore Five" artists Mouse, Kelley and Griffin, Tuten avoided "... Heavy meaning in my posters." Tuten's style reflected his skill as a draftsman, and his designs evolved into an eclectic mix of graphic imagery, lettering and photographs.
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