1 Hip Hop & Underground Dance Music Flyers And

HIP HOP & UNDERGROUND DANCE MUSIC FLYERS AND EPHEMERA NYC 1980-1988

1. A Tribe Called Quest. L ow E nd The ory. N ew Y ork: J ive Reco rds, 19 91. Of fset co lor i mage on matte commercial stock, text on verso. 17.5 x 25 cm (folds to 12.5 x 17.5 cm) A bout good - h andling marks at corners and slight edgewear. Loose as issued. [1025] Sold. V IP inv ite for Mond ay Septemb er 16 , 1991 part y a t C lu b El Moro cco c elebrating the r elease of the i conic LP . “M us ic b y DJ Funk M aster Flex. St rictly Invit ation O nly." Re f. No S leep, NYC Nightlife Flyers, p. 85.

2. [Basquiat] Exhibition Announcement. Jean-Michel Basquiat Works and Portraits. Tokyo: Parco, 1997. Offset lithographic gallery show and book announcement for the 1997 exhibition at Parco Gallery in Tokyo. 29.5 x 21 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1028] $75

3. Biz Markie. All Samples Cleared. New

York: Cold Chillin' / Warner Brothers, ca.

1993. Offset printed photographic sticker,

original waxpaper backing intact. 12.5 x 12.5

cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1029] $25

Promotional sticker for the Biz's final studio

album.

4. Boyz n the Hood. Qwest / Columbia

Pictures, 1991. First Edition. 4 pp. offset color

brochure printed on glossy paper stock. 4to.

Near fine. Folded. [1036] $50 Record store

industry publication highlighting cross

promotions for the soundtrack to the

landmark film.

5. De La Soul. A Roller skating Jam Names "Saturdays". New York: Tommy Boy, ca. 1991.

Promotional flyer announcing De La Soul's first single from their second studio album De

La Soul Is Dead. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1039] $150 "Grab your roller

skates and shake your mojo cuz Saturday is a fatter day especially with De La Soul and

family on WRMS."

6. Hotel Amazon. Solidaridad Humana. DJ Afrika Bambaataa Plus Unknown Gender. New York: Hotel Amazon, ca. 1988. First Edition. Offset printed postcard, monochrome teal ethnographic image on recto and text on verso. 10 x 15.5 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1031] $200 Postcard announcement for Leonard Abrams' and Chuck Crook's mobile hip-hop party, ground zero for the emergence of Native Tongues posse. Ref. No Sleep, NYC Nightlife Flyers, pp. 88-89.

7. In Moneypenny We Trust * One

Nation Under a Groove. New York: Club

Alibi, ca. 1988. First Edition. Offset printed

postcard, logo on recto and text on verso.

11 x 15 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued.

[1027] $40 D.J. Moneypenny's soul, funk,

and glam 70s party at Alibi on St. John's Lane, a popular hang out in the late 1980s for club kids including Michael Alig.

8. Naughty by Nature. Poverty's Paradise. New York: Tommy Boy / Warner Brothers, ca. 1995. Offset printed photographic sticker, original wax paper backing intact. 15 x 15 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1030] $25 Promotional sticker for the group's fourth studio album.

9. Prince. Club Octagon. Saturday Eve., October 1. New York: Hotel Amazon, ca. 1988. First Edition. Offset printed postcard, photograph of Prince on recto and text on verso. 10 x 15.5 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1033] $100 Announcement for the private party hosted by Marcelo Casanova to welcome Prince to New York City for the 1988 Lovesexy Tour.

10. [Public Enemy]. Don't Believe the Hate. N.p. [New York]: n.d. [ca. 1988]. Flyer denouncing the lyrics and politics of rap group Public Enemy. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. Very good overall, with one inch loss to upper right hand corner. Loose as issued. [1035] $75

11. Record Pool Business Center. In the Music. Vol. 1, no. 2 (July 1988). New York: RPBC, 1988. Second issue of the important d.j. record distribution periodical. 4to. Very good. Illus. self wraps, stapled. [1037] $100 A cool look behind the scenes of club and radio disc jockey industry professionals in the late 1980s, including articles on the role of music in Gay Pride and Puerto Rican Day parades in New York City, and charts for Summer 1988.

12. Studio 54 Saturday Nights! New York: Studio 54, ca. 1977. First Edition. Offset printed postcard, logo on recto and text on verso. 11 x 15 cm. About good, with significant surface abrasions and handling marks. Priced accordingly. [1026] $45

13. Club Underground. A Photography Exhibition by Chase Roe. Music: DJ Afrika Bambaataa. Dance: The Lockertron Dancers. New York: Hotel Amazon, ca. 1988. First Edition. Offset printed postcard, monochrome photographic image by Roe on recto and text on verso. 10 x 15.5 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1032] $75 An early exhibition by noted hip-hop photographer Chase Roe and afterparty at Club Underground.

14. 360 Degrees Black. Totally Hip Hop and Rap Seminar. New York: 360 Degrees Black, ca. 1992. Promotional flyer for "New York's 1st Annual Hip Hop Seminar." 27.5 x 21.5 cm. Near fine. Loose as issued. [1034] $75 According to an article in Billboard magazine, the seminar featured members of The Last Poets, Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc in a discussion of the roots of rap and hip-hop.

15. [Larry Levan Issue]. The Vinyl Maniac. Vol. 1, no. 9 (March 1984). New York: Vinyl Mania, 1984. Iconic issue of the underground club d.j. periodical featuring a long-form interview with Larry Levan. 4to. Very good overall, lightly soiled at extremities. Illus. self wraps, stapled. [1038] $350 An amazing view of Levan's career, coupled with photos from Paradise Garage showing a visit by Mick Jagger.