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SEX PISTOLS - NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, 1977.

Original Warner Bros. promo poster, 24"x33"
Design by Ronn Spencer.

The Pistols were distributed on Warner Bros. records in the U.S. and this poster, quoting what must have been alarming and incomprehensible lyrics to the average American record buyer, was produced for the release of the album.

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SEX PISTOLS - THE GREAT ROCK'N'ROLL SWINDLE, 1980.

Original Spanish poster, 39"x27"

Scarce original Spanish film poster with different artwork to the English language versions. Design is by Macario Gomez with his distinctive signature 'MAC' bottom right. He was responsible for some of Spain's best film posters.

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ELVIS COSTELLO - SPIKE, THE BELOVED ENTERTAINER, 1989

Original in-store U.S. promo card stock poster, 12.5"x12.5"
Photograph by Brian Griffin.

Brian Griffin, the wonderfully versatile and surrealistic photographer of business tycoons and musicians alike, shot this cover in his studio in London studio using a 10" x 8" camera. Costello had conceived the idea.

£55.00

LED ZEPPELIN, EARLS COURT, May 1975.

Original concert poster, 25"x35"
Art by Martine Grainey for Peter Grainey Graphics.

Original 'Physical Rocket' poster for the famous sell-out shows at Earls' Court in May 1975, so popular that two extra dates were added. The band's double album magum opus 'Physical Graffiti' had been released in February and Zeppelin were at their peak.


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YES - YES YEARS, 1991.

Original Atlantic Records promo poster, 24"x35"
Art by Roger Dean.

Special double-sided promo poster (the Yes logo is on the reverse) for the band's 1991 mega-compilation. The stunning artwork by Roger Dean, 'YELLOW CITY', is rated by many as his finest ever.

£120.00.



ELVIS COSTELLO - 'Elvis', 1977.

Original Stiff Records promo poster, 30"x39.5"

Original early promo poster. The image is taken from the photo sessions prior to Costello's first Stiff Records release 'My Aim Is True'.



£385.00 linen backed and conservation framed.

ROGER DEAN - OSIBISA, 1972.

Original Big O poster, 16"x33"

Deans's first album cover was for Gun in 1968, but it was 1971's Osibisa lp cover that brought him to prominence. Later that year he began his epochal collaboration with Yes.

Signed by Roger Dean.


£250.00 conservation framed.


THE ROLLING STONES - AMERICAN TOUR, 1981.

Original tour poster, 36"x22.5"

In the first deal of it's kind, Rockbill Int'l brought together the Stones and fragrance company Jovan in a multi-million dollar tour sponsorship, with their logo printed on concert tickets and posters.

Classic Stones artwork in the style of John Pasche (designer of the 'lips' and other 70's acid-deco posters for the band). NB. This is the original correct size printing; there are numerous copies.


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DAVID BOWIE - SCARY MONSTERS, 1980.

Original RCA promo poster, 15"x27"

Bowie's last unequivocally great album, marking the closing of the Berlin chapter and before 1983's massively commercial
'Let's Dance'.

The photography was by Brian Duffy (designer of the 'Aladdin Sane' sleeve), the artwork Edward Bell.





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DAVID BOWIE, ChangesTwoBowie, 1981.

Original RCA promo poster, 22"x22"

Changestwobowie, the follow-up to 1976's very successful Changesonebowie, was released in the final months of his contract with RCA without consultion with Bowie. The cover shot shows Bowie's contrasting eyes (the result of a teenage injury to his left eye in a fight) extremely clearly.


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ELVIS, MOODY BLUE, 1977.

Original RCA promo poster, 22"x22"

Moody Blue was the last album released during Elvis's lifetime, the title song his last No.1. He refused to enter the recording studio. so RCA brought a mobile recording studio to Graceland where the bulk of the tracks were recorded..


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BLONDIE, PARALLEL LINES 1978

Original Chrysalis promo poster, 12"x38"
Design by Ramey Communications
Photography Martyn and Edo Goddard.

'Parallel Lines' was Blondie's third album and their greatest success, with no less than four hit singles coming off it. The brilliant cover, an instant classic, captured perfectly their New Wave/classic Pop magic mix.

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T.REX, ELECTRIC WARRIOR 1971

Original Reprise promo poster, 22"x33.5"
Design by Dave Bhang.

Terrific poster advertising T.Rex and their October-November US tour. Text at the bottom reads: "And now where once stood solid water stood the reptile king, T.Rex, reborn and bopping."
V. Scarce.


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