The Rolling Stones | Vintage Atlantic Albums Promo Poster

Fun Fact: Some Girls, the last indisputably great Rolling Stones album, came out 42 years ago today — June 9. 1978. Sadly, I don't have a Some Girls promo...

The Dickies | Killer Klowns Promo Poster

If you don't know who The Dickies are, I feel sorry for you. Because you are clearly missing out on one of the most amazing punks bands of all...

Aerosmith | 1987 Permanent Vacation Promo Poster

I’ve been on an Aerosmith kick lately. It started when I decided to re-read all my music bios in alphabetical order. Naturally, the Boston rockers were at the top...

The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Poster Collection

I have a fair number of Rolling Stones posters. But for some reason, I have more stuff from 1989’s Steel Wheels than anything else. No idea why. It is...

The Pretenders | Pretenders II Promo Poster

One day during the 2006 South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Tex., I was walking down the street talking to my friend Doug. I was looking at him...

Mick Jagger | 1985 She’s The Boss Promo Posters

"It looks like a Third World dictator press conference!" cracked Mick Jagger as I plunked down my Sony tape deck amid the dozens of microphones and recorders strewn on...

Blue Öyster Cult | Extraterrestrial Live Poster

You really have to hand it to Blue Öyster Cult. They've definitely beaten the odds. In one form or another, they've been around for more than 50 years. They...

Anthrax | I’m the Man Promo Poster

Sure, they're one of thrash's Big Four founding fathers. But for a minute there in the late 1980s, Anthrax went rap-metal with the EP I'm the Man, featuring the...

Guns N’ Roses | Rare 1980s Promo Poster

Most of the time, I have a story that goes along with these posters — or at least some vague recollection of when and where I got the damn...

Scorpions | Blackout Promo Poster

"Hallo everybody!! We are Scorpions band!! And we are back!! Yes!! Thank you!! But this time we are not back with a new album!! No!! And we are not...

Bob Seger | Vintage Nine Tonight Promo Poster

Now that Bob Seger is on his farewell tour, it seems like a good time to spotlight this vintage promo poster from his 1981 live album Nine Tonight. I...

Urge Overkill | Saturation Double-Sided Promo Poster

Here's one of the more interesting promotional items I've acquired over the years: A two-sided, circular cardboard poster for Urge Overkill's landmark 1993 album Saturation. I actually pulled it out...

Kiss | Rare Destroyer Foil Poster

Way back in the 1970s, I was your basic longhaired, teenage rock ’n’ roll dumbass. And KISS were, as they used to say, the hottest band in the land....

Aerosmith | Done With Mirrors Promo Poster

Done With Mirrors was the first Aerosmith album after they all cleaned up (more or less) and got back together in the '80s. I seem to recall it got...

The Who | Hooligans Promo Poster

The main thing I remember about The Who’s Hooligans anthology is that I barely remember it at all. I had to look it up online to find out that...

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