21.
PiL.
Berkeley: Greek Theater.
10 May [1980].

6 ¾ x 5 ¹ ⁄ 8 inches. This gig never happend at the Greek. At the last minute, due to problems with the promoter, the show was relocated to the South of Market Cultural Center in San Francisco.
$35

22.
THE RAINCOATS. The Second Album.
[San Francisco]: Rough Trade.
[1981].

16 ½ x 13 inches. Promotional poster for The Raincoats’ Odyshape LP, issued as Rough US13. This striking artwork has nothing to do with the actual design of the LP sleeve.
$250

23.
RAMONAS, Boss Hoss.
San Francisco: Chatterbox.
10 October [1987].

14 x 8 ½ inches. Ramonas!
$25

24.
RAMONES, The Plastics, DJ Howie Klein.
Berkeley: Pauley Ballroom.
15 April [1980].

There is also an 17 x 11 inch version of this flyer. First US tour for Japan’s The Plastics.
$35

25.
THE RED CRAYOLA. Kangaroo.
San Francisco: Rough Trade.
[1981].

16 ½ x 13 inches. Promotional poster for this LP, the third of three that The Red Crayola recorded together with the British-American art collective Art & Language. Rough US12.
$250

26.
HANS REICHEL.
Berkeley: Heller Gallery.
27 October [1983].

8 ½ x 5 ⁵ ⁄ 8 inches. Lecture and performance by the famous guitarist, inventor of instruments, and type designer (FF Dax, Barmeno, Sari).
$35

27.
RESIDENTS.

The iconic Residents image, first used on the cover of their 1979 Eskimo record. This is a paper disc, not a proper slipmat.
$50

28.
[SEARCH & DESTROY].
San Francisco: Mabuhay .
11 May [1978].

17 ¼ x 11 ½ inches. One of two flyers created for this Search & Destroy magazine benefit.
$75

29.
THE SMITHS.
NY: Sire Records,
1985.

17 x 11 inch poster. How Soon is Now b/w Shakespeare’s Sister was released by Sire in the US.
$50

30.
SONIC YOUTH.
NY: Mudd Club.
1 April [1982].

14 x 8 ½ inches. According to the concert chronology on sonicyouth.com, SY’s first show was 8 May 1981 at Club 57. This show was their 7th in 1982. Their second record, Confusion is Sex, would be released in February of 1983. Their first, Sonic Youth, was released one month before this show. Lee Ranaldo recalls (re: Mudd Club), “One of the first times Sonic Youth played there in 1982, our sound was so chaotic that the house rolled down the door in the middle of the set. They thought we were so f--ked up that they ended our show!” — New York Post, 5 January 2014.
$200

31.
SONIC YOUTH, Dirty Three, Bardo Pond.
Philadelphia: Electric Factory.
18 October [1995].

8 ³ ⁄ 8 x 4 ⁷ ⁄ 8 inches. Touring in support of their Washing Machine LP. Flyer art by John Howard.
$20

32.
SOUNDGARDEN, Mudhoney, Dope.
San Francisco: I-Beam.
13 February [1989].

14 x 8 ½ inches. While there is plenty of evidence for Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and The Wipers playing the I-Beam on 12 February, I can’t find any record of this show happening.
$35

33.
SPARKS, Three O’Clock, Ramones, Stranglers, X, Berlin.
San Francisco: Kabuki Nightclub.
[1983].

17 x 11 inch poster. I guess in April and May you just went to the Kabuki a lot.
$50

34.
THROBBING GRISTLE.
San Francisco: Kezar Pavillion.
29 May [1981].

11 x 8 ½ inches. TGs last concert. One of three flyers created for this show.
$200

35.
THROBBING GRISTLE, Flipper.
San Francisco: Kezar Pavillion.
29 May [1981].

11 x 8 ½ inches. Artwork by Raymond Pettibon, best know for his work on behalf of Black Flag. One of three flyers for what was to be TGs last concert.
$250

36.
THROWING MUSES & Pixies.
San Francisco: I-Beam.
20 June [1988].

Single sheet, folded once (7 x 4 ¼ inches, closed). Interior blank, verso lists four upcoming shows. I have no excuse for not going to this one. Seven days later Alex Chilton and Jazz Butcher performed. I didn’t go to that one either.
$25

37.
TUXEDOMOON. Half-Mute.
San Francisco: Ralph Records,
1980.

17 x 11 inches. One of at least two posters issued to promote Tuxedomoon’s first LP.
$35

38.
XTC, Jools Holland and His Millionaires.
San Francisco: Kabuki.
7 April [1982].

17 x 11 inches. This poster continues the self-referential artwork (designed by Hipgnosis) that graced their 1978 Go2 record. Touring to support their English Settlement LP, this show never happened. On 2 April XTC failed to perform at the Palladium due to Andy Partridge’s gradual breakdown. While they did play the following night in San Diego, it proved to be XTC’s last live show.
$100

39.
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS, Jeux.
San Francisco: Savoy Tivoli.
2 November [1980].

8 ½ x 14 inches. An appropriately minimal look to match the music of YMG. “why vote?” appears in the lower right corner. Reagan was elected President two days later, and subsequently provided the subject matter for countless punk anthems.
$45

40.
ZAPPA, Frank and Jean-Louis Le Roux conduct.
San Francisco: War Memorial Opera House.
9 February [1983].

4 ⁷ ⁄ 8 x 6 ¼ inches. From a contemporary article in the Bay Guardian, “It’ll be the first time I’ve conducted anything by anyone else!” Varese was a childhood idol of Zappa’s and a formative musical influence. They talked on the phone once.
$25

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