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Music and Concert Posters179 of 265CHA RLAT ANSWake of the Flood, by Rick Griffin
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    Posted 12 years ago

    Belltown
    (241 items)

    This poster and card for a show at the Fillmore in San Francisco in July of 1966 is widely thought to be the first, true psychedelic poster. When I asked Wes Wilson about that in our interview with him, he did not dispute it, but he credits a printing glitch that left little white lines around the letters for the look of the poster. You can read the full interview here:

    http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/psychedelic-poster-pioneer-wes-wilson/

    Compare my card on the left, which does not have the white lines, to the poster on the right, that does. It's the little things...

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    1. VolDeNuit, 12 years ago
      Awesome piece!

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