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Very rare original U.S. promo poster with artwork taken from the album cover, designed by Hipgnosis/Storm Thorgerson.

This was the concept double album magnum opus from the progressive masters of the musically surreal and the last from the original lineup at the peak of their powers before Gabriel's departure for his acclaimed solo career. Phil Collins was to lead them to huge success, but in a much more commercial direction.

This striking poster represents the albums protagonist 'Rael' dramatically smashing through his metaphysical barriers!

Original Atco promo poster, 20"x30"
Design by Hipgnosis

Gabriel had (uncomfortable) mirrored contact lenses specially made to achieve the unsettling "steel balls for eyes" effect.
The car, Storm Thorgerson's Lancia Flavia, was sprayed with water. The black and white image was then hand coloured and each droplet painstakingly highlighted by hand with a scalpel.

Absolutely wonderful (and scarce) poster for AC/DC's breakthrough album. Michael Putland, one of Britain's top international music photographers, amongst many memorable images, took superb shots of the band in action.

Original Chrysalis promo poster, 23"x35"

Very scarce original Chrysalis promo poster, advertisng the band in general, but with 'Blondie, Their first album' picture bottom left and 'Plastic Letters, Their new album' bottom right.

Vintage Blondie promo material is not common and we've not seen this poster before.

Original EG promo poster, 20"x30"

Original EG poster for the lead single from Bryan Ferry's most successful solo release.

Cover star actress Alexandra Bastedo, from TV's 'The Champions', taken from John D Green's best selling 1967 photo book, which sports the period-piece title 'Birds of Britain'. This poster's beautiful silvered finish delighted Morrissey.
This poster has become hard to find.

One of the toughest Smiths Rough Trade posters to find. The 'cover star' is 1961 Pools winner Viv Nicholson whose northern rags to riches to rags story ('Spend Spend Spend') fascinated Morrissey (she also features on the sleeve of 'Barbarism Begins At Home'). The two actually met. The crass tabloid uproar about the b-side, and assumptions that the cover star was Myra Hindley may in part account for the poster's scarcity.

"The sleeve is quite spectacularly beautiful and lavishly packaged." The cover star is Alexandra Bastedo, taken from John D Green's best selling 1967 photo book, with an inimtable period-piece title, 'Birds of Britain'.

Original US lobby card, 11"x14".

Witless Disney comedy redeemed by a rare Beach Boys appearance at the opening credits. Note Brian Wilson's signature white Fender Precision bass, which made a poignant and rather wonderful reappearance at the 2004 London 'Smile' concerts.

Fabulous image laying it on the line in no uncertain terms for the country music establishment after the unsupported 'Unchained' won a Grammy. The famous photograph was taken by Jim Marshall at the 1969 San Quentin gig, asking Cash for "something for the warden"!

Superb, unfolded original UK 2 Tone promo poster for the Specials first album.

Original UK Two-Tone material is very scarce.

Bowie's makeup was created by Pierre Laroche, who also did the makeup for the film 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Duffy, a great character and photographic innovator, made up along with Terence Donovan and David Bailey what Terry O'Neil called 'the holy trinity' of fashion photography in Britain in the late 50's and 1960s.

Vintage American boxing-style window cards (on heavy card stock) do not commonly survive. This is an unusually large format poster, for a gig at the University of Cincinnati with a terrific line-up in the big year of the funk to disco crossover.

Original in-store standee version of the infamous S&M billboard poster put up by Atlantic on Sunset Boulevard to promote the new album, with the caption "I'm 'Black and Blue' from the Rolling Stones - and I love it!". Howls of protests rapidly saw the campaign withdrawn. This is a very rare item.

Original Virgin promo poster.
39"x27.5"

Without doubt the single most memorable image to come from the Punk era. It's worth restating that what the media saw at the time as an incomprehensible and thuggish youth 'problem' was the vehicle through which Jamie Reid and Malcolm MacLaren produced the boldest and most coherent series of graphic statements ever seen in popular music.

Famous artwork by one of New York's greatest designers. Glaser created, amongst other classics, the I Love New York and the long-running DC Comics 'bullett' logos.

An adaption of a cover by Futurist designer Fortunato Depero, whose work Saville also used for the band's second single 'Procession'. Saville's request to credit the original artist was declined, so he added the Grafica Industria credit as a nod to the Italian Futurists. One of the most beautiful of all the Factory designs.

Apparently commissioned by a panicking Warners under an overnight deadline after the original designer failed to deliver, Peter Lloyd produced a classic of 70's album artwork, in all its overblown airbrushed glory.
The sharp eyed will also see hints of the styling he brought to his work on the film 'Tron'.

David Storey, under Jerry Dammers' idiosyncratic oversight, created the 2 Tone label's unique look, including Walt Jabsco the dancing Ska man. For 'Ghost Town' Dammers wanted a distinctive illustration; Sims and Storey found the skeletons on an old postcard.

Original 2 Tone posters rarely surface.

The image of Jim Morrison is taken from a Mike Barich photo on the 10th November 1968 at the Minneapolis Concert Hall.

Stylish original blacklight design that works well as a straightforward poster.

This beautiful portrait was photographed in Matthew's flat in Islington. Bjork saw Matthew as a uniquely talented photographer.

Shot for i-D magazine, when the band were still unsigned. The Gallaghers already command the camera, with a studied attitude. Liam was curt; Noel offered to carry his bags.

Well, we never thought after 3 and a half years that we'd see this poster again, the flagship item from 2006's original 'Rock Explosion' Exhibition. But a second copy has finally come our way. Extremely scarce and again in excellent condition.

Designer John Pasche created early 70's tour posters for the band, but most famously created the 'lips' logo in 1971 for the Stones' own label. A fine example of the Acid-tinged 30's revival style of the time.
Note: Repros are very common on this poster.

The very scarce Fuck Forever poster was first printed for an exhibition of Jamie's work in 1986 at Hamilton's Gallery,
13 Carlos Place, London W1.

On the back is artwork and text in black & white by Jon Savage & Jon Wozencroft, with illustrations of Jamie's work and his influences.

The original artwork was made in 1978 as a prop for 'The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle'.

£1100.00 special conservation framed, both sides viewable.

Super-scarce original concert poster for the Stones' cancelled dates at the two castles. This is one of the rarest major Stones posters, with only merchandise versions or out-and-out repros normally surfacing.

We hadn't imagined to see this poster again, but were lucky to recently acquire this from a person who worked for the band for ten years around this period.

Original British quad poster, unfolded.
30"x40"

The magnum opus of Malcolm McLaren's re-invention of the band's history (in his favour) that began almost the moment it ceased to exist. It took 20 years for 'The Filth And The Fury' to set the record straight. A proposed Jamie Reid design was ditched in favour of the final (aptly) 'Carry On..'-style artwork.

Original Island promo poster 20" x 30"
Photography by Antony Price.

Moving from Australia to London, becoming 'OZ' magazine's Art Director, Martin Sharp soon became a defining artist of the era, brilliantly finding the perfect visual expression for Hendrix's revolutionary sonic explosion.
The image is based on a Linda McCartney photograph taken at the Rheingold Festival in Central Park, NY, July 1967.

Re-energised by the challenge of Punk and the disco and Latin flavours of New York City, Jagger led the band to cut their best album since 'Exile..' and their last great album of properly new recordings.

Superb and rare original promotional piece.

In a characteristically sharp turn, Bowie shed his glam rags for an exploration of America and the polished sound of Philadelphia soul. The title single was a breakthrough for him in the U.S. and the album also yielded the classic Lennon collaboration 'Fame'.

This original unused (still flat) die-cut mobile is a rare find.

Published by Big O Posters.
24"x33"

The album 'Yessongs' was released on three discs in a unique fold-out package featuring four narrative artwork panels by Roger Dean, continuing the theme that began with 'Fragile' in 1971. "Escape", showing the craft leading the planetary fragment through space, is the first panel.

Ultra rare promo for the landmark album, the first produced by Jimmy Miller (the last to involve Brian Jones), that saw The Stones return to the Blues and the key to their classic period.

The distinctive building, featuring in the album's famous photo shoot, is Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, a 17th century grandstand, part of the original grounds of Swarkestone Hall in Derbyshire.