Music
Posters and How to Collect Them
Music Poster
History
Advertising and graphic art
really took off in the 1960s. It was the heyday for
music posters, especially in the latter part of the
decade when psychedelic, swirling colors were stuck
to thousands of teenage bedroom walls.
Everyone wanted a reminder of
their guitar heroes or their favorite gigs. These
posters are still popular today as each generation
makes their bedroom a shrine to their music
gods.
As with all memorabilia
surrounding popular culture, some music posters
have become collector's items, particularly if they
mark a significant event or if the artwork is
prized.
Some posters come out as
limited editions that are signed by the artist and
numbered, just like print makers have always done.
These include posters of punk veterans, The Pixies
and industrial rock band, Nine Inch
Nails.
Promotional items serve
different purposes. Some music posters are there to
commemorate landmark tours or gigs. Others are
taken from album covers and tie in with other
merchandise, such as T-shirts. One poster has every
album cover for The Beatles, making a colorful
display.
Certain rock venues are
sacred and remembered on posters. An example is the
image of The Ramones stood outside the CBGBs club
in New York. The venue was the famous launch pad of
many punk bands in the 1980s.
Types of Music
Posters
Posters come in all shapes,
sizes and materials and there are many companies
supplying them for all musical tastes. Textile
Poster Flags are popular, screen printed on a silky
material. Pre-Framed poster prints look very
professional and are glazed with plexiglass. If
it's a big room, then there are giant posters to
fill it, measuring 150 x 100cm. '
Black Light Music
Posters
Some people like to have
posters on the back of the door and these door
posters measure 158 x 53cm. Black Light Posters are
posters with a black background and are very
stylish, especially against bold lettering.
Matted
Prints
Matted Prints are arty
looking with a matt finish. For something more
durable, Canvas Prints are made of woven canvas
material and use fade resistant ink.
The most famous rock festival
in history, the original Woodstock, produced a
number of iconic music posters. The most familiar
one is of the festival logo; a dove perched on the
fretboard of a guitar. Other posters show Bob Dylan
and Jimi Hendrix playing there. Tastes in music
will evolve but music posters will always be in
demand by the fans and a way to express their
devotion.
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