THE DOORS Jim Morrison Rock Band Madison Square Garden '69 Concert ADVERTISEMENT 
 
Offered is an original, collectible newspaper (NOT a copy/reproduction): THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 9, 1969

* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* First & only Madison Square Garden concert show
* Considered there 1st big venue performance advertisement
* Year of the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York

Page 34 has a 5 x 3/12 inch advertisement for "The DOORS" concert at Madison Square Garden. This was there first & only appearance at the famous venue. This was also just the 2nd time a rock band played there with Cream being the 1st just a few months prior. 

 source: The Doors: The Doors play one performance at 8:30 p.m. to a sell-out crowd of over 20,000!  For the occasion, Jim and friend Alan Ronay leave for NYC a few days early to take in the town and do some interviews and The Doors take the stage tonight with an additional bass player, Harvey Brooks and a small orchestra.  The Garden is not adjusted well or rigged for musical bands around this time and the sound quality is deficient due to the large size of the arena.  Despite the shortcomings of the arena's acoustics, The Doors put on a marvelous show with the help of technician Vince Treanor who has created an incredibly powerful system for tonight's performance.
 Jim begins the show without many theatrics but with every little pose he gets into - the crowd erupts.  He is in complete control and heaves his leather coat into the audience early on as a show of submission and connection, yet not.  New York loves The Doors!  One of the most memorable moments tonight is where Jim announces to one side of the arena, "You are life!", and to the other, "You are death!", pauses for a moment, "I straddle the fence - and my balls hurt!".
Jim is larger than life tonight extending himself in the huge arena while putting out his grand persona amidst constant lighting changes that sets the arena on fire and gives the concert a strobe-like effect.  He and the band are up to the challenge of the large venue and The Doors succeed to pull off one of their greatest accomplishments as a band, one that has just rocked the most significant indoor arena of it's time!

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.

Other interesting items from the counter-culture era. Complete in 64 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, very minor margin wear, nice condition.

Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.

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