Tony Newhall Collection of Rock Concert Posters priNewhall

Mari Khasmanyan

The Huntington Library

January 2022

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San Marino, California 91108

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Title: Tony Newhall collection of rock concert posters

Creator: Newhall, Anthony (Tony)

Identifier/Call Number: priNewhall

Physical Description: 7.67 Linear Feet (4 oversize folders)

Date (inclusive): 1966-1967

Abstract: The Anthony (Tony) Newhall collection of rock concert posters consists of 62 offset lithographed concert posters produced from 1966 to 1967 for the Bill Graham concert series at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Images on the prints by graphic artists Wes Wilson, Peter Bailey, Bonnie MacLean, and John H. Myers exemplify graphic design during the early years of the psychedelic era. Many of the graphic artists also incorporated photographs taken by Edmund Shea, Gered Mankowitz, and Herb Greene of the musical performers in their prints. The concert posters include visual motifs of Art Nouveau-inspired curvilinear forms, illegible and fluid block lettering styles, and usage of vibrant optics and colors.

Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Tony Newhall collection of rock concert posters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Tony Newhall, February 2010, 60 posters (BG 00-18, BG 20-58, BG 60-61).

Gift of Tony Newhall, December 2010, 2 posters (BG 19, BG 59).

Biographical / Historical

Anthony (Tony) Newhall was born in Palo Alto, California in 1941. He grew up in Berkeley, California, but went to boarding school at Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts when he was 14. From there, Newhall attended Stanford University, then served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1964 to 1966, before returning to Stanford to pursue a graduate degree in Business Administration.

Prior to graduating, Newhall moved to Newhall, California to work with his father and brothers at the Newhall Signal newspaper. Newhall spent the next 30 years working in the newspaper industry, retiring in 1999. During that time, he served as circulation manager, general manager, then publisher of the Signal before moving to San Francisco to be the associate publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. Newhall was elected president of the California Newspaper Publishers Association in 1986. Since 1992, Newhall has served as director of the board of the Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation and now resides in Santa Clarita, California.

Scope and Contents

The Tony Newhall collection of rock concert posters consists of 62 offset lithographed concert posters produced from 1966 to 1967 for the Bill Graham concert series at the Fillmore Auditorium (later Fillmore West) in San Francisco, California.

Bill Graham was a concert promoter who ran the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, and the Fillmore East in New York City. Graham's concerts were originally designed to promote local-based San Francisco musicians such as the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. His influence in promoting artists spread to the wider popularization of rock music during the late 1960s and 1970s counterculture movement.

A total of 289 posters were created for the entire concert series spanning from 1966 to 1971; this collection contains the first 62 prints of the series. Tony Newhall assembled the collection by acquiring pieces from concerts he attended at the Fillmore Auditorium, from purchases made through vendors in the Bay Area, and through receipt of 20 prints from Bill Graham directly when he interviewed him as a student in Stanford.

Images on the prints by artists Wes Wilson, Peter Bailey, Bonnie MacLean, and John H. Myers exemplify graphic design during the early years of the psychedelic era. Many of the printmakers also incorporated photographs taken by Edmund Shea, Gered Mankowitz, and Herb Greene of the musical performers in their prints. The concert posters include visual motifs of Art Nouveau-inspired curvilinear forms, illegible and fluid block lettering styles, and usage of vibrant optics and colors.

Processing Information

The collection was organized and rehoused by David Mihaly in 2011. Items are organized by their Bill Graham (BG) number, a numerical system assigned by copyright holders to identify the prints at the time of production. The BG numbers (BG-00 to BG-61) are retained in the item descriptions.

The preliminary finding aid was prepared by Krystle Satrum in May 2021.

In February 2022, Mari Khasmanyan completed the finding aid and processing.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically in order of the Bill Graham production number (BG-00 through BG-61), a numbering system that was assigned by the copyright holders.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Ephemera

Fillmore Auditorium (San Francisco, Calif.)

Graphic arts -- California -- San Francisco

Lithographs

Posters

Prints

Psychedelic art -- California -- San Francisco

Rock concerts

Rock music -- 1961-1970 -- Posters

Rock posters

Bailey, Peter, 1924-1991

Graham, Bill, 1931-1991

Greene, Herb, 1942-

Kley, Heinrich, 1863-1945

MacLean, Bonnie

Mankowitz, Gered

Myers, John H., (Graphic designer)

Shea, Edmund, 1942-2004

Wilson, Wes (Robert Wesley), 1937-2020

Folder Oversize 1

In dance-concert: the Grass Roots, the Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the Family Tree. With Tony Martin's light show priNewhall_001 1966 April 22

Scope and Contents

BG-00. Artist: MacLean, Bonnie.

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The Jefferson Airplane with sights and sounds of the Trips Festival! priNewhall_002 1966 February 4

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BG-01. Artist: Bailey, Peter.

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Batman Dance & Film Festival priNewhall_003 1966 March 18

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BG-02. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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A blues-rock bash dance concert : Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane priNewhall_004 1966 April 15

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BG-03. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Jefferson Airplane and the Quicksilver Messenger Service, Lightning Hopkins... also the Jaywalkers priNewhall_005 1966 April 29

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BG-04. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Jefferson Airplane, the Jaywalkers, dance concert priNewhall_006 1966 May 6

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BG-05. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The New Generation and the Jaywalkers with the Charlatans priNewhall_007 1966 May 13

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BG-06. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Quicksilver Messenger Service, Final Solution priNewhall_008 1966 May 20

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BG-07. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Pop-Op Rock : Andy Warhol and his Plastic Inevitable with the Velvet Underground and Nico "Pop Girl of '66?" plus the Mothers priNewhall_009 1966 May 27

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BG-08. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, the Mothers priNewhall_010 1966 June 3

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BG-09. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, Great Society, Heavenly Blues Band priNewhall_011 1966 June 10

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BG-10. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Wailers, "It's You Alone", Quicksilver Messenger Service priNewhall_012 1966 June 17

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BG-11. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Them, "Gloria", and the New Tweedy Brothers priNewhall_013 1966 June 23

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BG-12. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Lenny Bruce, and in dance : the Mothers priNewhall_014 1966 June 24

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BG-13. Artist: Wilson, Wes; Shea, Edmund, 1942-2004.

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Independence Ball : Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Jaywalkers... priNewhall_015 1966 July 1

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BG-14. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Turtles, "It Ain't Me, Babe", and the Oxford Circle priNewhall_016 1966 July 6

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BG-15. Artist: Wilson, Wes; Kley, Heinrich.

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From England : the Mindbenders, the Chocolate Watch Band priNewhall_017 1966 July 8

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BG-16. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead priNewhall_018 1966 July 15

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BG-17. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Association, Along Comes Mary, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grass Roots, Sopwith Camel priNewhall_019 1966 July 22

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BG-18. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Beard by Michael McClure priNewhall_020 1966 July 24

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BG-19. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Them with the Sons of Champlin priNewhall_021 1966 July 29

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BG-20. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Love, Everpresent Fullness priNewhall_022 1966 August 5

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BG-21. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, "Little Red Riding Hood", and the Sit-Ins priNewhall_023 1966 August 10

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BG-22. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead priNewhall_024 1966 August 12

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BG-23. Artist: Wilson, Wes; Greene, Herb, 1942-.

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Young Rascals "Good Lovin," Quicksilver Messenger Service priNewhall_025 1966 August 19

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BG-24. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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13th Floor Elevator, the Great Society, Sopwith Camel priNewhall_026 1966 August 26

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BG-25. Artist: Wilson, Wes; Greene, Herb, 1942

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Jefferson Airplane, P.H. Phactor Jug Band, and Andrew Staples...Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe and the Fish... priNewhall_027 1966 September 2

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BG-26. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

Folder Oversize 2

The Mothers, Oxford Circle priNewhall_028 1966 September 9

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BG-27. Artist: Myers, John H. (Graphic designer).

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Fly 8 miles high with the Byrds and the Wildflower : new stage presents the Dutchman, a play by LeRoi Jones... priNewhall_029 1966 September 16

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BG-28. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Sound : Jefferson Airplane, Muddy Waters, the Butterfield Blues Band : Winterland priNewhall_030 1966 September 23

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BG-29. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead : Winterland priNewhall_031 1966 October 7

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BG-30. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane, Big Mamma Mae Thornton priNewhall_032 1966 October 14

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BG-31. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Grateful Dead, Lightning Hopkins, Loading Zone, Yardbirds, Country Joe and the Fish priNewhall_033 1966 October 21

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BG-32. Artist: Wilson, Wes; Greene, Herb, 1942-.

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One Sunday afternoon : Yardbirds, Country Joe and the Fish priNewhall_034 1966 October 23

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BG-33. Artist: Myers, John H. (Graphic designer); Mankowitz, Gered

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Captain Beefhart & his Magic Band, Chocolate Watch Band, the Great Pumpkin priNewhall_035 1966 October 28

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BG-34. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Muddy Waters Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Andrew Staples priNewhall_036 1966 November 4

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BG-35. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Bola Sete, Country Joe & the Fish, Buffalo Springfield priNewhall_037 1966 November 11

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BG-35. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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New Year Bash : Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service priNewhall_038 1966 December 30

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BG-37. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Grateful Dead, & from Chicago, James Cotton Blues Band, & from New York, Lothar & the Hand People priNewhall_039 1966 November 18

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BG-38. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, James Cotton Blues Band, Moby Grape priNewhall_040 1966 November 25

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BG-39. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Love : Moby Grape, Lee Michaels priNewhall_041

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BG-40. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Grateful Dead, Big Mamma Mae Thornton, Tim Rose, "Hey Joe" priNewhall_042 1966 December 9

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BG-41. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, Tim Rose, "Hey Joe" priNewhall_043 1966 December 16

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BG-42. Artist: Wilson, Wes; Greene, Herb, 1942-.

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Otis Redding and his Orchestra, Grateful Dead, Johnny Talbot and De Thangs, Country Joe and the Fish priNewhall_044 1966 December 20

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BG-43. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Young Rascals, Sopwith Camel, the Doors priNewhall_045 1967 January 6

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BG-44. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Grateful Dead, Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, and the Doors priNewhall_046 1967 January 13

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BG-45. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Butterfield Blues Band, Charles Lloyd Quartet priNewhall_047 1967 January 20

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BG-46. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Butterfield Blues Band, Charles Lloyd Quartet priNewhall_048 1967 January 27

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BG-47. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Valenti priNewhall_049 1967 February 3

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BG-48. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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The Blues Project, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, and the Stu Gardner Trio priNewhall_050 1967 February 10

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BG-49. Artist: Myers, John H. (Graphic designer).

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The Blues Project, the Mothers, & the Canned Heat Blues Band priNewhall_051 1967 February 17

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BG-50. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Otis Rush & his Chicago Blues Band, Grateful Dead, the Canned Heat Blues Band priNewhall_052 1967 February 24

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BG-51. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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One night only : B.B. King, Moby Grape, Steve Miller Blues Band priNewhall_053 1967 February 26

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BG-52. Artist: Myers, John H. (Graphic designer).

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Otis Rush & his Chicago Blues Band, the Mothers, the Morning Glory priNewhall_054 1967 March 3

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BG-53. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Jefferson Airplane, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, the Stu Gardner Trio priNewhall_055 1967 March 10

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BG-54. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Chuck Berry, Grateful Dead, Johnny Talbot & De Thangs priNewhall_056 1967 March 17

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BG-55. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Moby Grape with the Chambers Brothers and the Charlatans priNewhall_057 1967 March 24

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BG-56. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Byrds, Byrds, Byrds, Moby Grape, Andrew Staples priNewhall_058 1967 March 31

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BG-57. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Chambers Brothers, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sandy Bull priNewhall_059 1967 April 7

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BG-58. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Howlin' Wolf, Country Joe & the Fish, Loading Zone priNewhall_060 1967 April 14

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BG-59. Artist: Bailey, Peter.

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Howlin' Wolf, Big Brother & the Holding Company, the Harbinger Complex priNewhall_061 1967 April 21

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BG-60. Artist: Wilson, Wes.

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Buffalo Springfield, Steve Miller Blues Band, All Alive, Freedom Highway priNewhall_062 1967 April 28

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BG-61. Artist: Wilson, Wes.