Lot 314 - David Frangioni Collection In-Store Promotional Poster, 1979

Sold Stock #168675 | Sold Jun 21 2024

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Collectible Posters Live Auction: London - May 2024

Lot #314 - David Frangioni Collection: In-Store Promotional Poster, 1979

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"Young Flesh Required". Depending on who you believe, Julien Temple's true/untrue story of the rise and fall of the greatest punk band ever, The Sex Pistols, in The Great Rock "N" Roll Swindle. This in-store promotional poster (actually produced and distributed in late 1979) features infamous "American Express" imagery by Jamie Reid. Embroiled in litigation, with the majority of these posters immediately withdrawn and destroyed, very few remain in circulation today.

Provenance: David Frangioni is a published author, music businessman, producer, technologist, engineer, philanthropist, and drummer. He has worked with Aerosmith, Shakira, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Williams, and hundreds more. He is CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine and has several books published, including Clint Eastwood: Icon: The Essential Film Art Collection and Crash: The World's Greatest Drum Kits, both by Insight Editions. Frangioni is considered one of the world's most prominent and knowledgeable collectors of Clint Eastwood memorabilia and boasts an enviable archive of movie posters and memorabilia.

39.5" x 27.5" (100 x 70 cm)

Condition: Very Fine+

Rolled with some tiny nicks and tears around the edges.

Artist: Jamie Reid

£400 - 800

VAT Status: Ω

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Size

Item size: 27.5" × 39.5" × 0.04" (69.85cm × 100.33cm × 0.1cm)

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