Lloyd Price Concert Posters 1957 & 1959 w/Very Different Designs

http://www.postercentral.com Two different Lloyd Price window cards from the late 1950s, just when Price was hitting his commercial stride with a spate of hit singles in both the pop and R&B formats. One has two photos of the R&B star, and the other has zero. On the other hand, the first one has just two song titles on it, whereas the second one has TEN! Quite a different approach to designing these posters. The first Lloyd Price show card is from 1957 and is the far superior of the two. It has almost everything: two great photos of Lloyd, two hit song titles on there, a bright red color, a fun ticket price of just 99 cents… this one’s a real winner. The show took place in Louisville, Kentucky. Across the top it states, “Dance – Palace Ballroom – Wed., April 24th, 9-1.” And then in smaller print, “Adv. [Advance] 99 cents, At Door $1.50. Tickets on sale at usual places.” Then the second Lloyd Price fence poster is a shocker by comparison. Many would call it ugly. It is striking in its lack of photographs, so 10 song titles were stripped in to compensate. Sure, there are some important big hits on there, such as “Stagger Lee,” “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and “Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day).” But there’s tons of filler as well, including several B-sides that few people would know today. This second Lloyd Price concert advertisement was “designed” and printed by Tilghman Press out of Oakland, CA. It’s safe to say that it wasn’t their finest hour… one can easily speculate that a photo simply didn’t arrive in time, so they had to run without one. This second poster may appeal to some collectors… it’s quite unusual and different-looking, and if you know Price’s catalog of ’50s recordings, it’s probably a treat to see 10 familiar songs on there. But… not for most of us. (smile) These two fun, early Lloyd Price playbill posters were shown to you today, with historical narration, by former Wallich’s Music City clerk Pete Howard. That was my first job in the music biz, in the early ’70s, btw. (smile) Anyway, if you’d like to discuss posters, I can be reached by using either [email protected] or by calling (805) 540-0020. And if you love vintage R&B concert advertisements like these, and would like to see a few more beauties, just hop over to this gallery on my personal hobby web site: http://www.postercentral.com/rhythmnb...