1967 Ads: Steve Paul's The Scene, Part 1

Selected Voice ads for Steve Paul's the Scene, January through June, 1967. Issue dates and other pertinent info (when hard to read in the ads themselves) are in the captions.

Via.

1/5 and 1/12/67 issues. Text is much clearer in the poster above, via.

1/19, 1/25, and 2/2/67 issues

The Blues Project (January 21-February 4)

Tim Hardin with an electric group (February 6-March 4)

Also "the incredible Tiny Tim, Skipper's Scary Karate Show, Me, whatever."

2/9 and 2/16/67 issues

Tim Hardin, Jeremy Steig, February 6-March 4.

2/23/67 issue

The Youngbloods and the Free Spirits, "thru March 4."

3/9/67 issue

The Mandala (March 6 through April 7)

The Young Rascals (March 14 I think)

Eric Andersen (March 20-April 1).

3/16/67 issue (also repeated 3/23 and 3/30)

4/20/67 issue

The Siegel-Schwall Blues Band (thru April 22)

The Chambers Brothers (May 5-May 11)

Keith (May 3)

Tommy James & the Shondells (April 23)

The Mandala (April 25-May 4)

Tiny Tim and jam sessions nightly.

4/27/67 issue: The Mandala, the Chambers Brothers, Keith, as above.

5/4/67 issue: The Chambers Brothers (May 5-11)

5/10/67 issue: Diana Brooks & the Soul Searchers and Three's a Crowd, opening May 15.

5/18/67 issue

Dianne Brooks & Eric Mercury & the Soul Searchers, Three's a Crowd (May 17-21)

The Chambers Brothers ("Back by popular demand, good taste and common sense," May 22-June 3)

Tiny Tim (365 nights a year)

The Doors (opening June 12)

"Coming Soon: Scene East in Delmonico Hotel, Park Ave. & 59th Street."

5/25/67 issue, should be pretty readable.



6/8/67 issue

The Jon Lee Group ("Direct from Canada," thru June 11)

The Mandala (June 7)

Laura Nyro (June 7)

Moby Grape (June 8-10)

The Doors (June 12-July 2)

"Now open in Delmonico Hotel, Park Ave & 59th Street, SCENE EAST. Serenity of Park Avenue. Uninhibited dancing to the livest groups. Tiny Tim here, too. Eclectic Ambiance of Rudi Stern & Jackie Cassen. Photographic exhibit of Dylan by Dan Kramer. No Admission, No cover."

6/15/67 issue:

The Doors (thru July 2, except for June 16-18 when they played the Action House).

"Appearing with the Doors nightly for a completely flipped out evening: The Free Spirits and Dianne Brooks/Eric Mercury with the Soul Searchers."

The Seeds, July 3-16, "Direct from L.A., First time in N.Y."

Moby Grape, "returning after the Seeds."

6/22/67 issue.
Doors/Free Spirits/Soul Searchers as above

The Seeds (July 3-July 16)

Moby Grape, returning after the Seeds

The Mandala (July 18)

Keith (July 30--he must have not done the May date advertised above, for this is being called his "N.Y. debut.")

At Scene East, "Coming July 4 thru July 9, Direct from S. Francisco, NY Debut: Peanut Butter Conspiracy."

6/29/67 issue

Doors & Seeds as above, but no mention of Moby Grape.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience (July 3-4, "Direct from England, New York Debut."

Keith (July 30)

At Scene East, "Direct from California, N.Y. debut of an unusually exciting & creatively significant new group, the Clear Light." No dates given.

1967 Ads: The Electric Circus

Selected Electric Circus ads. Voice issue dates and other pertinent info in the captions.



6/15/67 issue: "The Electric Circus is coming to town...opens June 28."



6/22/67 issue. I reprinted the text at the end of the original Circus post if you have any difficulty reading the copy.

7/13/67 issue: "You can do anything you want at the Electric Circus...Weekdays $3.50, Weekends $4.50. If you are barefoot, 50 cents off admission."

7/27/67 issue: "Dance at the Electric Circus. The Incredible Chambers Brothers." Dates are impossible to discern.

8/10/67 issue, full-page ad: "Bless You."

8/17/67 issue.




8/24/67 issue, full-page ad: "Be Human. We're having a party in the street, St Marks Place...Thursday August 24, 8:30 to 10:30 P.M. The price of admission is your smile."


8/31/67 issue, full-page ad: "Meet Sly. A whole new thing. Sly and the Family Stone will do it to ya. Where you can taste the Think Tank Drink." No dates given that I can see. The "Scenes" column in this issue discusses neighborhood opposition to the club: "The Electric Circus is overloaded and is not soundproofed. If the laws were enforced, it would be shut down."




9/7/67 issue. This one was repeated in several issues.




9/14/67 issue: "How to get to New York from the Electric Circus...Believe you can, believe you, believe, stay."



9/21/1967 issue: Same motto.




9/28/67 issue, full-page ad: "Without this man there would be no Electric Circus...Thomas Alva Edison, the man who turned the world on."




10/12/67 issue.

10/19/67 issue.

10/26/67 issue, full-page ad: "All Souls. Come to a Halloween Party at the Electric Circus dressed to exorcise the devils. (The most outstanding costumes win a trip.) October 28 at 9 p.m.

11/9/67 issue. Muddy Waters and His Blues Band--dates are illegible if they're there at all.

11/16/67 issue. Slightly different graphics, still no legible dates.

11/23/67 issue: "Clothes, furbelows & astonishments at the Electric Circus store."

11/23/67 issue. "An Electric Christmas at Carnegie Hall," co-produced by the New York Pro Musica and the Electric Circus, December 24 and 30, 1967.

12/14/67 issue: Further details on the Electric Christmas show. "Circus Maximus--Original Rock Music. Electronic Music by Morton Subotnick. Light Show by Anthony Martin."

12/21/67 issue: "Worship at the church of your choice...midnight December 24."

12/28/67 issue. "Avoid Drunks--New Year's Eve at the Electric Circus...Ecstasies by M. M. Koutoumas...Coffee at the Think Tank.



UPDATE 11/18/2011:  Please see the revised and updated post on 1967 Electric Circus ads here.

Comment of the Week, Part Deux

That Foxy Lady's "old/new boyfriend" just checked in with a few additional details!!! I didn't think the story could get any more adorable, but it does!



I remember this concert like it was yesterday. Anyone remember the Soft Machine having pamphlets thrown out of a helicopter before their set? So my girlfriend and I sat on the floor seats just a few rows from the stage. They introduced Janis (as I recall her first NY appearance) and everyone's reaction was - "who"? Well that sure changed after the first few notes. Then the Chambers Bros and then JIMI!! So yep, my girfriend broke up with me less than 2 months later. She married someone else. So did I. And only now do we realize that it was each other we loved all these years and her breaking up was a mistake. Oh, I'm Debbie's old/new boyfriend and for the past 42 years whenever either one of us remembered this concert or anything to do with Jimi we remembered how much we were/are in love. (Debbie forgot to mention that her dog's name is Foxy).