The Doors
Framed Price $1,750.00
First Edition Poster
FDD018-PO
Second Edition Handbill
12 5/8″ x 21 3/4″
Framed size is 38 x 22.5
with Handbill
The Doors “Pay Attention” Denver Concert Poster FDDO-18, Signed by Rick Griffin (Family Dog, 1967). Jim Morrison is one of the greatest rock icons of the 1960s, and his band, the Doors, was at the top of their game when this New Year’s Eve concert was held at the Denver Dog. Opening for the Doors was the Allman Joys, soon to change their name to the Allman Brothers Band. The green-skinned alien in the spaceship doorway beckoning you to “pay attention” with a large white tablet is a classic Rick Griffin image. Griffin signed the poster in black ink in the lower right corner area — look closely, as it’s a little tough to see against the deep purple background. This is the “black logo on red” version, generally considered the first of two pre-concert printings
Musicians: The Doors and the Allmen Joy
Poster Artist: Rick Griffin
Dec 29, 1967
Denver Dog (Denver, CO)
Rick Griffin grew up in the surfing culture of Southern California, a milieu which had a profound influence on his art. After high school, he worked on the staff of Surfer magazine and created the best-known surfing cartoon character of the time, Murphy. After his move to San Francisco in 1967, be began combining eclectic typefaces and decorative borders with brilliant colors in his concert posters. Griffin’s compositions were complex without being illegible. A perfectionist, Griffin often applied dozens of overlays and redrew lettering again and again until he was satisfied. In the early 1970s, Griffin became a born-again Christian and religious themes dominated his work until his death in a motorcycle accident in 1991.