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šµ John Cale in Concert ā 1991 ā Original A1 Poster / Plakat 84.1 Ć 59.4 cm | Germany
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šµ John Cale in Concert ā 1991 ā Original A1 Poster [EāWerk, Erlangen, Germany]
Performance ā91 | Samstag, 9. MƤrz 1991, 20.30 Uhr ā EāWerk, Erlangen
Offset print | 84.1 Ć 59.4 cm | Germany
š¬ Introduction
A muscular slice of earlyāā90s concert design, this German A1 poster announces John Caleās Performance ā91 date at Erlangenās EāWerk. āCALEā shouts in oversized, saturated red across a dark, painterly ground that resolves into a nocturnal, pointillist skyline. A cool cyan duotone portrait anchors the upper left, while the handwritten āperformance ā91ā arcs across the top in tealāan immediacy that lands between club flyer and gallery poster. Along the foot, venue and ticketing details fix this to a single night: Saturday, 9 March 1991 at 20:30.
Label marks for WEA and OPAL and small albumāart thumbnails tie the piece to its promotional moment, situating Caleācoāfounder of The Velvet Underground and a pivotal artārock figureāwithin the European touring circuit of the period. The typographyās blunt impact, paired with painterly abstraction, speaks to the crossover of lateāā80s/earlyāā90s artārock marketing and regional German poster craft.
āØ Why It Matters
This is venueāspecific ephemera: a Germanālanguage, singleādate poster intended for heavy posting and short lifeāprecisely the material that rarely survives intact. Telltale originality cues abound: the localized dateāandātime line; explicit EāWerk/Erlangen callout; ticketāshop address and regional phone numbers; and the stack of credits spanning WEA/OPAL, Shooter Promotions & Classics GmbH (tour), and ConcertbĆ¼ro Franken (local promoter). For collectors, it bridges multiple lanesāpostāpunk/artārock histories, German venue culture, and the European tradition of expressive offset concert printing. The A1 format delivers wallāscale presence, while the duotone portrait and album tieāins root it in Caleās earlyāā90s output, making it a strong, eraātrue survivor.
š Poster Details
- Year: 1991
- Country: Germany
- Size: 84.1 Ć 59.4 cm
- Format: A1
- Studio / Publisher: WEA / OPAL; Tour management: Shooter Promotions & Classics GmbH; Local promoter: ConcertbĆ¼ro Franken
š Condition
Very good vintage condition with bold color and crisp type; typical minor handling for age. Ships safely rolled in a sturdy tube and frames beautifully with strong presentation.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight84 cmWidth59 cm
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 ā¢ 11 sales