Tower Records Original Poster Calendar 1984 Frank Carson KNBQ Radio

Tower Records Original Poster Calendar by Frank Carson, featuring KNBQ Radio, which at the time served Tacoma, WA Illustrator: Frank Carson Year Published: 1984 Size: About 12 x 40 - Printing Method: Offset Product ID: TR005S These early Tower Records calendars and art prints are very nice. Carson's art is gorgeous and interesting. They are beautifully printed on glossy heavy paper stock and look fantastic framed. Tower's continued notoriety, the art's high quality, impressive size and intrinsic beauty guarantee they they will remain great conversation pieces and will appreciate nicely in the years to come. Tower created these highly collectible posters for most of its long tenure as the "greatest record store in the known world." The exact number of early-year press runs is unknown, but in years when Tower had just a few stores were likely not high. In the '60s and early '70s, some of the posters were one-offs celebrating a concert or created for use in-store for a specific release. Cat Stevens, the Jefferson Airplane and Bob Dylan were just a few of the artists whose images or albums graced early Tower prints. Starting in around 1975, as the press runs grew along with Tower, the prints evolved into calendars. Eventually, most were produced in cooperation with radio stations, who would pay or trade for printing plate changes which enabled the insertion of their station logo on a certain number of the calendars that would be distributed by their local Towers and through station promotions. They were highly sought-after and turned up in TV shows and movies, such as the music movie "FM" or the long-running TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati." Artist Frank Carson did virtually all of the art from the mid-'60s into the late '80s. They are quite beautiful, with bountiful hippie chicks nestled into rich deco and art nouveau themes to bountiful contemporary model types surrounded by pop art and symbols of popular culture. Carson disappeared from the Sacramento art scene in the late '80s and a number of different approaches were used to adorn the calendars, from hiring notable fine artists like Jerald Silva to acquiring art by holding competitions between Tower store artists and employees. These art prints and calendars are increasingly rare. They are mementos of the days when Tower's aisles teemed with a record biz vibe as customers, employees and record company salesmen bought, sold and talked music and records. It was a highly enjoyable communal ritual that has no equivalent today. Why Us: We pack correctly and ship quickly. We hold and combine orders. We accept all payment methods. We have a 30-day, no questions asked return policy. We love to answer questions. Our mission is your satisfaction. Original 1984 Tower Records calendar is in NM condition Distributed in Tower Records stores in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Tacoma, then the home of KNBQ Includes signed Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee (COA)
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