Winterland 12/31/68

This great-looking Lee Conklin poster was used for the annual Bill Graham New Year's party featuring perennial performers Grateful Dead, Santana, and Quicksilver Messenger Service. The central image is composed of intertwined bodies, bare breasts, and a baby emerging from the skull. This poster is nearly impossible to find in top condition. The ink and paper used did not work well together - the ink simply did not stay on the paper, giving a "used"look to most of the ones we see (as well as the companion poster that was printed on the same sheet, BG-153).

The original poster was printed on slick, glossy-coated index stock and measures approximately 14″ x 21⅛″.

In addition, BG-152 and 153 were distributed as uncut sheets. These measure approximately 21″ x 28⅜″.

The postcard comes in two varieties, both of which measure approximately 4⅝″ x 7″:

The Type A card has a “place stamp here” reverse.

The Type B card has a calendar of Bill Graham events on the back.

A double postcard was also printed that bears the images of both BG-152 and 153 and measures approximately 7″ x 9¼″. This card has either a bulk rate permit on the back or the words “Peace on Earth.” In addition, some copies were addressed and mailed to people on the mailing list.