1980 ~ BLACK FLAG at Great Gatsby (LA)

A particularly humorous flier for a January 1980 show that makes use of newspaper clippings from the infamous Polliwog Park debacle. Quips like "Black Flag gets a zero for conduct" and "18 and over: enforced by honor code" tell any concert goers that chaos is inevitable. This artwork was also used on Black Flag flyer #7 (June 1979).

SPECIAL NOTE FOR PETTIBON ENTHUSIASTS: The combination of unmistakable art and the godlike power of Black Flag ensured that Pettibon's work have been reproduced more than any other early punk fliers. Tough-to-distinguish repros dating back twenty years are not uncommon. Caveat emptor especially on eBay! Unless I'm 100% sure a flier is original (based on provenance and comparison with known originals), I won't add it to my collection, and I certainly won't sell it. This guarantee and scrutiny is part of what you're paying for... I'm sure there are lots of people willing to run off repros for you at a fraction of the cost.