BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - ORIGINAL PROGRAM FOR THE 1979 AUSTRALIAN TOUR, SIGNED BY NEVILLE GARRICK, JUNIOR MARVIN, AND BOB MARLEY
Pymble, Australia: Playbill (Australia) Proprietary Limited, 1979. First Edition. Item #7660
Slim quarto (30cm); original pictorial card wrappers, stapled; [20]pp; illus. Inscribed by artist Neville Garrick on the front wrapper: "Love Rasta / Neville '79"; additionally inscribed by guitarist Junior Marvin on the preliminary leaf: "One Love / from Junior / Wailers 79"; additionally inscribed by Bob Marley in text: "Rasta / Bob Marley." Light wear and faint creasing to extremeties, a few small scattered stains to upper rear wrapper; Very Good+. Offered together with two original ticket stubs for the Monday April 23, 1979 appearance of Bob Marley and The Wailers at the Perth Entertainment Centre.
Original tour program for Bob Marley and The Wailers's 1979 tour through Australia, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands. The band played 11 shows in eight cities between April 16 and May 6, making appearances in Auckland, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Maui, and Honolulu. Contents include discography under the Island Records label, the band's itinerary and management information, as well as a brief interview and five articles about Marley and the band, with the notable inclusion of "Bob Marley: The Pharoah of Rasta Reggae." A program containing a formidable grouping of inscriptions, including Marley, long-time Wailers guitarist Junior Marvin, as well as Neville Garrick (1950-2023), the Jamaican-born graphic artist and photographer best known for creating the artwork for many of Marley's album covers and designing the program for this tour. Richly illustrated with photographs throughout. Any tour materials signed by Marley from this period are uncommon. 7660.
Price: $12,500.00