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1881 . 7 YEAR BITCH GRUNGE RIOT GRRRL 1990s CONCERT POSTER COLLECTION OF NINE INC . THE GITS . 11x17 ” to 18x24 ”. Of note is 11x17 ” offset print promoting a Hammerbox , The Gits and 7 Year Bitch concert in Seattle , WA Jan 17 , 1992 in Seattle , WA . Art by Jeff Kleinsmith . The Gits featured Mia Zipata who was tragically murdered after a July 7 , 1993 concert . Police initially turned their focus on the Seattle scene and it wasn ’ t until 2003 that her assailant was identified , a dock worker outside the scene w / a history of violence against women . The Gits represent one of the fascinating ‘ what could have been ’ stories of the grunge era . Also included are : 18x26 ” Kansas City , MO on June 7 , 1994 at Rhumba Box ; seven 11x17 ”; Seattle , WA on Sep . 28 , 1996 at RKCNDY w / art by Steven Birch “ Mr . Steve ”; Seattle , WA on May 15 , 1992 at RKCNDY w / art by Jeff Kleinsmith ; Seattle , WA on March 4 at RKCNDY w / art by Jeff Kleinsmith ; Seattle , WA on Dec . 20 , 1991 at RKCNDY ; Portland , OR Aug . 5 , 1993 at La Luna ; Seattle , WA Dec . 31 , 1994 at Off Ramp w / Unsane second on the bill and design by Jason Austin ; Seattle , WA July 10-15 events inc . “ Elizabeth ( From 7 Year Bitch )
1881 in a spoken word performance ( handling and scattered holes VG ). Unless noted all have handling wear and some w / pin holes , Fine to VF . ( H ) $ 100.00 1882 . NIRVANA & MELVINS KURT COBAIN & BUZZ OSBORNE 1982 SYLVAN HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK . 8x10.75 ” hardbound yearbook from Aberdeen , WA . Ground zero for the coming wave of Pacific Northwest music can be found in this 1982 Sylvan High School year book . On p . 11 Senior Roger E . Osborne better known as King Buzzo the future leader of the Melvins who formed in 1983 can be seen in full color . Flipping to p . 31 a young Kurt Cobain is pictured as part of the Freshman Class of ‘ 85 and he is again shown on p . 67 in the group photo of the wrestling team . Cobain joined the team at his father ’ s insistence . Cobain showed skill at the sport but detested the experience and allowed himself to be pinned to upset his father . Book has only light wear w / pages remaining clean and free of writing . Exc . Limited distribution makes this undoubtedly scarce . A fascinating early life
1882 artifact featuring the future rock ‘ n ’ roll legend . ( I ) $ 200.00 1883 . SCREAM , MELVINS MAY 25 , 1985 SEATTLE , WA UNIQUE CARDBOARD CONCERT POSTER . 10x22.5 ” screen 1883 printed on sturdy cardboard w / hand applied image of a bewildered Nancy Reagan . Likely intended for display at the venue and almost certainly unique . Promoting a concert featuring “ From WA . DC ! Scream With Sociological Hazard , Melvins , Skank Puppies , False Liberty Rock Theatre ” on May 25 , 1985 in Seattle , WA . Corner wear and light age toning at edges . Otherwise only four tape pulls on verso . VF . An amazing survivor . Headliners DC hardcore punks Scream , a few years before a 17 year old Dave Grohl would join them , were touring in support of This Side Up released in May of 1985 . A very early Melvins piece , the future grunge mainstays had yet to release any recordings w / only a demo tape circulating in extremely limited numbers among friends . 1985 saw the creation of C / Z Records intended to document the music being produced in the Northwest , the label would release the highly influential Deep Six compilation in 1986 that featured four Melvins ’ songs and the band would put out their first LP Gluey Porch Treatments in 1987 . But here they are in the early days forging their way ahead . Melvins were major influences on Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic of Nirvana who later helped the band secure a major label deal on Atlantic Records . Cobain is listed as a producer on their 1993 major label debut Houdini and played guitar on track 8 Sky Pup but leader Buzz Osborne later noted that Cobain was “ In no shape to produce anything .” ( I ) $ 200.00 1884 . SUB POP 200 12 ” EP COMPILATION BOX SET 1988 FIRST PRESSING INCLUDING NIRVANA , SOUNDGARDEN , SCREAMING TREES & MORE . Three 12 ” 33-1 / 3 rpm black vinyl records in original box . First pressing limited edition of 5,000 released Dec . 1988 . Retains original 16 page booklet featuring cover graphic by Charles Burns and images of artists TAD , The Fluid , Nirvana , Steven J . Bernstein ( Sub Pop Poet ), Mudhoney , The Walkabouts , Terry Lee Hale , Soundgarden , Green River , Fastbacks , Blood Circus , Swallow , Chemistry Set , Girl Trouble , The Nights And Days , Catt Butt , Beat Happening , Screaming Trees , Steve Fisk & Thrown Ups . Box & booklet have only trivial wear . VG +. Media has only minor wear from limited use . NM . Covering the early days of Seattle ’ s grunge scene . Included among the many rarities is Nirvana ’ s Spank Thru , the group ’ s third official release coming only shortly after the Sub Pop single Love Buzz / Big Cheese . ( H ) $ 100.00 1885 . BUNDLE OF HISS & NIRVANA SEATTLE , WA 1988 CONCERT POSTER . 8.5x14 ” photocopy ( xerographic print ) on thin white stock produced before the show . Promoting a concert featuring Bundle of Hiss w / Nirvana as the opener on June 15 , 1988 at the Vogue in Seattle , WA . The concert was canceled at the last minute by headliners Bundle of Hiss which included future Mudhoney ( and briefly Nirvana drummer ) Dan Peters who also produced this flyer . This flyer originally came from his archive . Six horizontal / diagonal creases , tiny age at bottom right corner and light handling wear . Fine . Rare . Text hidden among the skulls includes “ Love ” “ Hate ” Satan ” and “ God ”. Nirvana only played 24 gigs in 1988 and for the first two went by another name . To this point the band had released no music and wouldn ’ t see their first single Love Buzz out until Nov . ( K ) $ 400.00
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