Bob Dylan Boxing Style Concert Posters

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1964 Bob Dylan Peterson Gym San Diego State University Concert Poster

San Diego, California
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: December 4, 1964
Poster Stock: Paper
Size: 14" x 22"

This boxing style concert poster advertised Dylan’s first concert in San Diego, which was held in the Peterson Gym at San Diego State University. This would be the first time that Dylan played San Diego although he would return in 1965 to play at the Community Concourse.

1963 Bob DylanTown Hall New York Concert Poster

New York City
Paying $5,000 and up for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: April 12, 1963
Printed on cardboard
Size: 15" x 22"

This poster advertised Dylan’s first major concert performance and what better place to start then the prestigious Town Hall in New York City.The poster was designed by vanguard record’s Jules Halfant and measures approximately 15″ x 22″ and is printed on thick cardboard.

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1963 Bob Dylan Newport Folk Festival Concert Poster

Newport, Rhode Island
Paying $5,000 and up for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: July 26-28, 1963
Printed on thin paper
Printer: Franklin Printing Company

This poster advertised  Bob Dylan’s first time playing at the prestigious Newport Folk festival in Newport Rhode Island. Dylan played on the bill with many other great folk acts of the day. Unlike many of the other Dylan concert posters of the day, The 1963 Newport Folk Festival poster is tall and skinny and was printed on thin paper stock. The art work was done by renowned artist and folk artist Eric Von Schmidt who is perhaps Best known for his Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec inspired poster for Bob Dylan and Joan Baez’s 1965 east coast tour.

1965 Bob Dylan New Haven Arena Concert Poster

New Haven, Connecticut
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: March 6, 1965
Printed on Cardboard
Size: 14" x 20"
Artist: Eric Von Schmidt

This Bob Dylan and Joan Baez concert poster from the New Haven Arena in March, 1965 was one of the few times that this design was used to advertise an upcoming concert. It was supposed to be used to advertise Dylan’s east coast tour but because Dylan disapproved of the art work the image was scrapped and a more standard 1965 Dylan tour blank poster was used. The art was done by Eric Von Schmidt. Many copies of this poster are known to exist without the concert info at the top, but finding one with concert information printed on it is a very tough task.

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1965 Bob Dylan Newport Folk Festival Concert Poster

Newport, Rhode Island
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: July 22-25, 1965
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Franklin Printing Company

Perhaps the most significant moment in Folk and Rock music history occurred at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when Bob Dylan went electric for the very first time. His fans were dismayed. Dylan’s set at the folk festival was recorded and filmed and you can actually hear the disgruntled crowd in the background when Dylan starts to play. There are two versions of the 1965 Newport Folk festival poster. One featured a cranberry red background with black lettering and the other version was a simple white background with black lettering. There are no printers credits on either poster, although it is assumed that the posters were printed locally by the Franklin Printing Company, who were responsible for printing the 1964 Newport Folk Festival posters.

1964 Bob Dylan Newport Folk Festival Concert Poster

Newport, Rhode Island
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: July 23-26, 1964
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Franklin Printing Company

Considered one of Dylan’s finest performances, the 1964 Newport Folk festival marked the second time Dylan had been asked to play the festival. On the bill was an array of musical talent of the day including Johnny Cash,Joan Baez, Sleepy John Ested, and Pete Seeger. This concert poster was printed on thick cardboard and featured blue print on a canary yellow background. The poster was printed locally by Franklin Printing Company.

1965 Bob Dylan Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: April 9, 1965
Printed on thin paper
Size:
Printer: Bob Masse

The image on the 1965 Bob Dylan Queen Elizabeth Theatre concert poster was created by poster artist Bob Masse. This concert took place on April 9, 1965 in Vancouver, Canada. Masse inadvertently spelled Dylan’s name on the poster wrong, and the poster had to be reprinted to correct the mistake. The Bob Dylan Queen Elizabeth Theatre concert poster is printed on thin paper and is small compared to typical Dylan posters. Masse created some of the better known psychedelic concert posters of the 1960’s. Many had bright colors with beautiful women featured on them.

1965 Bob Dylan New York Philharmonic Hall Concert Poster

New York, New York
Paying $4,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: October 31, 1964
Printed on cardboard
Size: 14" x 21½"
Printer: Murray Poster Company, New York City

Bob Dylan’s October 31, 1964 concert at Philharmonic Hall in New York City is considered by many to be his finest performance ever. The concert was recorded by Columbia records and was released many years later on CD. The poster was printed by Murray Poster Printing Company out of New York City and was actually printed on two very different paper stocks. One version was printed on white cardboard using red ink for the lettering and the other version was a thinner tan stock with red lettering. It is interesting to note that unlike most of their posters from the day, Murray posters chose not to use a stock photo on their posters for this concert but rather stuck with the block like lettering.

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1964 Bob Dylan Berkeley Community Theatre Concert Poster

Berkeley, California
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: February 22, 1964
Printed on index stock
Size: 11" x 17"
Printer: Most Likely Printed Locally

This poster advertises Bob Dylan’s 1964 concert at the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California. This was the first time Dylan played the community theatre and he would return the following in 1965 to play it again. There are no printing credits on the poster and was most likely printed locally.

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1965 Bob Dylan The Troy Armory Concert Poster

Troy, New York
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: February 12, 1965
Printed on cardboard
Size: 11" x 17"
Printer: Metropolitan Show Print, Boston

While the Troy Armory poster is shown, this Bob Dylan image was also used for a 1964 Bob Dylan concert poster at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. The posters were printed by Metropolitan Show Print in Boston. This poster is smaller than most Bob Dylan posters. This image was used for the shows at the Troy Armory in Troy, New York and Symphony Hall in Boston.

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1965 Bob Dylan Burlington Memorial Auditorium Concert Poster

Burlington, Vermont
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: October 6, 1965 (Concert was Cancelled)
Printed on cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Murray Poster Company, New York City

This poster advertised a 1965 Bob Dylan concert which did not occur, but it is still scarce and a piece that is highly desired by collectors. Dylan did not show up because he was injured in a motorcycle accident and was forced to cancel many shows.

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1963 Bob Dylan University Regent Theater Town Hall Concert Poster

Syracuse, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paying $2,500 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: October 25 and November 3, 1963
Printed on cardboard
Size: 14" x 20"
Printer: Unknown

This Bob Dylan horizontal layout is different than most Dylan posters and features a great image of Dylan on stage. This was the first time that Bob Dylan played at Syracuse University. The poster has been bootlegged extensively and most copies seen are fake. The fake posters are slightly  smaller than the originals and the shading  around Dylan’s ear is incorrect.

1965 Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Public Auditorium Concert Poster

Portland, Oregon
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: April 23, 1965
Printed on light cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Unknown

This Bob Dylan and Joan Baez concert poster was printed on light, thin cardboard and used for both the Portland and Seattle concerts in April, 1965. Both versions are scarce and of equal value.

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1965 Bob Dylan Vets Memorial Auditorium Concert Poster

Columbus, Ohio
Paying $5,000 and up for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: November 19, 1965
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Murray Poster Printing Co. Inc., New York City
Photo: Dan Kramer

This image was the work horse for the Bob Dylan 1965 tour. Tour blanks were sent to upcoming show locatio0ns and local printers filled in the venue name, date, street address and ticket price information. Murray Printing printed posters for the major Bob Dylan tours in 1965 and 1966. The photograph was taken by Dan Kramer.

Fifteen versions of this poster exist in the following cities and venues: Detroit M; Columbus, OH; Buffalo NY; Minneapolis MN; Carnegie Hall, New York City; Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ; Austin Municipal Auditorium, Austin TX; Public Hall, Cleveland, OH;  Burlington VT, and other cities.

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1966 Bob Dylan New Center Arena Concert Poster

Seattle, Washington
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: November 19, 1965
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Murray Poster Printing Co. Inc., New York City
Photo: Dan Kramer

This image was the concert poster of the Bob Dylan 1966 tour. The concert poster on the left was for the Seattle concert at New Center Arena on March 25th, 1966. Murray Poster Printing Company in New York printed the poster with the lower portion blank. Daniel Kramer took the picture and is common to Bob Dylan 1960s posters.

Other cities and venues that used this poster are the Mosque in Richmond, VA; Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, VA and the Agradome in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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1965 Bob Dylan Taft Theater Concert Poster

Cincinnati, Ohio
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: March 12, 1965
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 22" x 14"

This concert poster was printed by Murray Poster Printing with a photograph by Daniel Kramer. Roger Abramson was the promoter for this and he created his own design for the concert poster. This picture of Bob Dylan was used on other Bob Dylan concert posters.

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1964 Bob Dylan Tufts University Concert Handbill

Medford, Massachusetts
Paying $5,000 and up for a poster of this concert
Call 303-670-3212

Date: March 7, 1964

Shown is a 8½” x 11″ handbill from a 1964 Bob Dylan concert at Tufts University. This design was printed as both posters and handbills. We are actively seeking a poster for our collection.The flyers were handed out at record stores around Medford.

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1964 Bob Dylan Princeton Weekend Yale University Concert Poster

New Haven, Connecticut
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: November 14, 1964
Printed on thick cardboard
Printer: Yale University

This is an interesting Bob Dylan concert poster for two reasons. The concert was held at Yale during Princeton Weekend, although at first glance you might believe the concert was at Princeton. Yale students would have gone to see the Yale-Princeton football game and then see Bob Dylan at the Indian Neck Folk Festival later that night. The line on the poster – “yes it is I who is poundin’ at your door if it is you inside who hears the noise” comes from a poem called 11 Outlined Epitaphs by Bob Dylan. The poster was produced by Yale University. This was the first and last time Bob Dylan played at Yale in the 1960s

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1964 Bob Dylan Kleinhans Music Hall Concert Poster

Buffalo, New York
Paying $5,000 and up for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: November 1, 1964
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Unknown

This photograph of Bob Dylan had been used on concert posters before, but not with the red lettering. This was Dylan’s first concert in Buffalo New York, but he returned the following year to play again at Kleinhans. The Buffalo Jazz Festival was run by Joe Rico.

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1964 Bob Dylan San Jose Civic Auditorium Concert Poster

San Jose, California
Paying $5,000 for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: November 25, 1964
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x2 2"
Printer: Tilghman Press Company

This 1964 San Jose Civic Auditorium concert poster was the first time Dylan played San Jose. He returned a year later for a second show at the same venue. in 1965. This is a great example of a simple folk festival concert poster with spearmint lettering with a white background.

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1963 Bob Dylan Mosque Theatre Concert Poster

Newark, New Jersey
Paying $5,000 and up for this poster
Call 303-670-3212

Date: November 30, 1963
Printed on thick cardboard
Size: 14" x 22"
Printer: Murray Poster Printing Company, New York City

This is a vintage November 1963 Bob Dylan concert poster from the Mosque Theatre in Newark, New Jersey. This would mark Dylan’s first appearance in New Jersey. He would return less than two years later to play Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey. The poster is a boxing style type poster and is printed on thick cardboard. It features a nice promotional photograph of Dylan and displays some interesting quotes describing how the young Bob Dylan had been received by the critics thus far.

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