PROMO '72 FILLMORE 3LP BOX +EXTRAS = GRATEFUL DEAD + QUICKSILVER + BEAUTIFUL DAY

$

144

         RARE.... ADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONAL               

                           1972 ORIGINAL

            3-LP's +BOOK +POSTER + CONCERT TICKET

                    FILLMORE

                  The Last Days

RARE ::::

ADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONAL COPY!

CLEAN....First printing: 1972 original 3-LP BOX :::

Includes:

3 Lp's

large "Closing Week"  Fillmore Poster

Original Fillmore concert ticket ( MIKE BLOOMFIELD / Ten years After)

and 30 page large illustrated color booklet

Once the epicenter of the West Coast psychedelic music scene, the Fillmore Auditorium gave birth to the “San Francisco sound,” making and breaking some of the world's most popular artists, until shutting its doors in the summer of '71.

When the venerable San Francisco rock & roll mecca the Fillmore West packed it in on the Forth of July 1971 an era in pop music history had also passed. Dancehall keeper Bill "Uncle Bobo" Graham -- under whose meticulous supervision the venue flourished -- held a wake and hand-picked a select few locals to give the Fillmore its last musical rights. Fillmore: The Last Days -- containing highlights recorded during the final week of performances -- was issued as the soundtrack to a likewise-titled feature-length 1972 documentary. The original three-LP box set also includes a bonus 7" record containing over a quarter-hour's worth of "Words With Bill Graham." The deluxe packaging is endowed with a large  "closing week" poster as well as an *ORIGINAL* used (poster art) ticket from one of the hundreds of legendary shows held in the Fillmore between November 6, 1965, and July 4, 1971. Plus, there is a huge commemorative  11 x 11 THIRTY pages booklet, which among with other things (lots of group photos, etc) included a complete list of every show held at the venue. The three Lp's feature a who's who of rock music circa 1971, most -- if not all -- of whom began their collective journey's in the Bay Area music scene at the time. The Grateful Dead ("Casey Jones" and "Johnny B. Goode"), Quicksilver Messenger Service ("Fresh Air" and " "Mojo"), as well as Santana ("Incident at Neshabur" and "In a Silent Way") all make strong showings as do some of the lesser-known artists such as  the Santana like Malo ("Pana") or hippie band,  Lamb ("Hello Friends"). Fillmore: The Last Days includes some amazing performances from It's a Beautiful Day ("White Bird") as well as the stunningly powerful "Baby's Calling Me Home" by Boz Scaggs -- no doubt an homage to his stint with the Steve Miller Blues Band -- plus a definitive version of "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin'" from Hot Tuna -- who are the only representatives from the Jefferson Airplane, perhaps the one San Francisco band who is most conspicuously absent from the proceedings. The "Words With Bill Graham" interview allows Graham to personally express his thanks to the people who made the Fillmore such a success and to give some insight into the changing dynamics (read: money and drugs) that so radically altered his ability to adequately provide both artist and attendee with the same high-quality performance and venue for a reasonable price 

1. Introduction - Johnny Walker - 2:12
  2. Hello Friends - Lamb  - 3:21
  3. So Fine - Elvin Bishop Group  - 3:52
  4. Party Till The Cows Come Home - Elvin Bishop Group  - 3:16
  5. Pana - Malo  - 8:27
  6. Poppa Can PLay - The Sons of Champlin  - 5:00
  7. White Bird - It's a Beautiful Day  - 9:07
  8. Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service  - 4:47
  9. Mojo - Quicksilver Messenger Service  - 6:02
 10. Introduction -  - 0:58
 11. Back On the Streets Again - Tower of Power  - 6:02
 12. Baby's Callin' Me Home - Boz Scaggs  - 8:59
 13. I Just Want to Make Love to You - Cold Blood  - 6:28
 14. Stoneground - Passion Flower  - 3:53
 15. Henry - New Riders of the Purple Sage  - 4:12
 16. Casey Jones - Grateful Dead  - 6:03
 17. Johnny B.Goode - Grateful Dead - 6:03
 18. Introduction - Bill Graham - 0:49
 19. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burnin' - Hot Tuna  - 7:47
 20. Incident At Neshabur - Santana  - 5:39
 21. In A Silent Way - Santana  - 7:58
 22. We Gonna Rock - Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop & "Friends"   - 6:46
 23. Long and Tall - Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop & "Friends"   - 12:32
 24. Goodbye- Greensleeves - Bill Graham  - 3:36

CONDITION: The cover rarted: M- TOP COPY, unique PROMOTIONAL SONG TITLES STICKER (radio promo issued ONLY!) - promotional sticker bottom back corner. The 46 year old box is still HIGHLY collectible in this TOP condition. Going on 50 years later surviving copies are usually found with broken seams and dirty ...not here, this copy a major artifact final collection copy. Features the RARE sticker detailing box contents on front cover (only issued on shrink wrap of retail copies, long gone when surviving copies were opened by consumers.) The box is WHITE (no soil!)...no seam splits, no writing, no bends, no delete marks, very well kept as af inalc ollection copy

The vinyl ...ted: M- The 3 Lp's, large booklet, large poster, concert ticket & 45rpm are all very clean ...collectible and the playback on the vinyls = top level...