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SAN FRANCISCO · THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA · 1960s

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September 14
BG-83

BG-83 · Jim Blashfield

Catalog Number
BG-83
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore Auditorium
San Francisco
Date
September 14, 1967
Artists
Performers
Electric Flag
Mother Earth
LDM Spiritual Band

BG-83

On Thursday, September 14, 1967, Bill Graham's BG-83 opened its three-night stand at the Fillmore Auditorium — Jim Blashfield's mating-birds design fronting the Electric Flag, Mother Earth, and the LDM Spiritual Band, Thursday through Saturday, September 14–16 (poster inscription "Thurs/Fri/Sat — Sept 14 15 16," per the V&A record, accession O107084, which also carries a bonus "A Grove of Indian Musicians" line;…

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