Red Mosquito

I have a ACL 09 PJ poster signes by them. I actually met Barry at PJ20. Amazing dude.

bodysnatcher wrote:

B wrote:Not to disparage Ames Bros, but is their signature really worth a $65 upgrade to a $35 poster?

I’m not seeing the example you’re referring to, but I’m pretty sure this is due to the posters being an Artist Proof. This is pretty common within the poster artist community. Generally the artist will get a certain amount of first copies of the poster from the printer (say, 200), artist inspects everything, and signs them #/200. Then others are mass produced without signatures. Basically it’s like getting posters straight from the artist’s hands.

Whether it’s worth it is up to the buyer. Usually AP buyers are larger collectors.

Definitely makes sense. I saw where the signed ones all went in like 30 seconds or something. As for me - not a poster collector at all. In fact the two I bought are the first official tour posters I've ever bought, for any band. Got the Nashville one bc I had/have tickets to that show and bought the Baltimore one bc it was my favorite one of all the postponed shows. We're in the process of re-decorating our bonus room, so I thought those two would look great there. Can't wait to get them framed and hung up once they get here!

bodysnatcher wrote:

B wrote:Not to disparage Ames Bros, but is their signature really worth a $65 upgrade to a $35 poster?

I’m not seeing the example you’re referring to, but I’m pretty sure this is due to the posters being an Artist Proof. This is pretty common within the poster artist community. Generally the artist will get a certain amount of first copies of the poster from the printer (say, 200), artist inspects everything, and signs them #/200. Then others are mass produced without signatures. Basically it’s like getting posters straight from the artist’s hands.

Whether it’s worth it is up to the buyer. Usually AP buyers are larger collectors.

Your answer makes sense. I didn't know that stuff.

I was referring to the signed posters straight from Ames Bros being $100 vs. $35 from Ten Club.

Ahhh ok. Yeah those are all artist proofs for sure

I don’t know if concert poster collecting (outside of PJ) is still a huge thing or not. I feel like its peak in popularity was around 2000-2006, but has maintained a steadfast underground collector audience. I haven’t kept up at all since about mid-2000s. But artist proof posters (especially the big artists like Kozik, EMEK, Ames) were always selling on the eBay aftermarket for like 3-5x more than original prices.

bodysnatcher wrote:I don’t know if concert poster collecting (outside of PJ) is still a huge thing or not. I feel like its peak in popularity was around 2000-2006, but has maintained a steadfast underground collector audience. I haven’t kept up at all since about mid-2000s. But artist proof posters (especially the big artists like Kozik, EMEK, Ames) were always selling on the eBay aftermarket for like 3-5x more than original prices.

$200 Orioles variant is listed for $1500. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pearl-Jam-Post ... SwcX1fMX~m

Lol PJ fans

That stuff is so frustrating for the artists, but just something they have to live with I guess. Don’t know why they don’t set up their own auctions

bodysnatcher wrote:Lol PJ fans

That stuff is so frustrating for the artists, but just something they have to live with I guess. Don’t know why they don’t set up their own auctions

To be fair. No one has bid on that.

Predictions for Tomorrow's newsletter:

- Seattle 8/8/18 is Vault #10
- Painted Shield pre-sale
- Something about voting
- Enter to win all of the posters for the cancelled shows

Oh yeah, maybe we'll get Ed's Cartography 7" from Return to Mount Kennedy.
or the Flag Day Soundtrack!

those would be cool.

So... Unplugged on vinyl prepress and released on CD for first time.

Mehta.

Yeah, but dig that Ridin' with Biden shirt!

There's not going to be a vault release this year.

B wrote:There's not going to be a vault release this year.

No vault release but of course there's a new Halloween shirt. Disappointing to say the least.

Holding out hope that they're going to press a new Vault and then announce/sell/ship as soon as they get them, and then we'll still recieve them ~January. A girl can dream!

Simple Torture wrote:Holding out hope that they're going to press a new Vault and then announce/sell/ship as soon as they get them, and then we'll still recieve them ~January. A girl can dream!

I want whatever you’re on

B wrote:Predictions for Tomorrow's newsletter:

- Seattle 8/8/18 is Vault #10
- Painted Shield pre-sale
- Something about voting
- Enter to win all of the posters for the cancelled shows

.500 batting average, not bad B!

So, is there just not going to be a physical Painted Shield album?

B wrote:So, is there just not going to be a physical Painted Shield album?

Yeah, Loosegroove is off to a great start..... but who needs cashflow right?