http://www.postercentral.com A vintage 1967 Doors concert poster for their show on Nov. 25, 1967 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in the nation's capitol. Bright orange Day-Glo color dominates this Doors Washington Hilton placard, making it really stand out across a room -- or across the street. This Doors Washington D.C. show poster was printed in two versions... on paper, as I show you here, and also on cardboard stock. So the paper version could be referred to as a Doors 1967 Wash. D.C. window poster, whereas the more durable cardboard version was probably used more as an outdoor fence poster. Two credits at the bottom tell us who designed this lovely Doors Wash. D.C. tour poster... the initials DWB, standing for artist Dail W. Beeghly, and his company Creative Signs. Instead of using a photograph, Beeghly drew the band members' faces at the top of his Doors 1967 Wash. D.C. poster. It's a surreal, psychedelic rendering of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore. I'm so impressed with Beeghly as an artist, as beautifully exemplified by his Doors Washington D.C. event poster, that I've recorded a separate video blog just on Beeghly's poster artwork. Since Beeghly's psychedelic lettering gets somewhat small at the bottom and difficult to read, here is the entire wording found on his Doors Washington Hilton broadside: Durwood C. Settles Presents THE DOORS Appearing In Person -- International Ballroom, Washington Hilton Hotel, Conn. Ave. & T Street, NW Wash. D.C. Sat. Eve., Nov. 25, 67, 8:00 P.M. Thanksgiving Week-End -- All Seats $4.00 In Advance, $4.50 At Door Tickets On Sale Now At: All Montgomery Ward stores, all Giant Music Centers, Learmont Records Georgetown, Talbert Ticket Agency, Williard Hotel, Soul Shack 1221 G St. N.W., King Records Alexandria (VA), and Yonder's Wall 3320 M St. NW. - Creative Signs, DWB One of the artistic strengths of this Doors Wash. D.C. window display is the way the band's famous logo-lettering blasts right through the middle of it, in bright Day-Glo orange. I don't usually care if a concert's year is given on a poster or not, but in this case, I love the fact that "67" is given after the month & day on this Doors 1967 Wash. D.C. show placard. That's because '67 was the year the Doors arrived on the scene, and were so new, fresh & exciting. It's funny and a little unusual how Beeghly felt compelled to point out that the concert took place over "Thanksgiving weekend" on his Doors Washington Hilton telephone-pole poster. That gives it a nice holiday flavor, though, with pumpkin orange as the one & only color! I always like it when an old concert poster gives ticket locations that are both local-only places and familiar national names. In the case of this Doors Washington D.C. billboard, the now-defunct Montgomery Wards falls in the latter category. I also love the variety of outlets selling tickets, as stated on this Doors Wash. D.C. in-person poster: department stores, record stores, hotels, ticket agencies and a head shop. Fun! This Doors 1967 Wash. D.C. concert placard is far from the only time artist Beeghly worked with promoter Settles; in this video, I show you a picture of another fantastic concert poster they collaborated on (Jimi Hendrix, the following year). I always like to point out the "career timing" with posters I blog, and in the case of this Doors Washington Hilton appearance poster, it's pretty cool: their second album, "Strange Days," had been out for only a month. In fact, the band was on fire at the exact time of this Doors Washington D.C. tour placard. A newspaper review from the following night described their set as "mesmerizing" and "an unequivocal success." Sorta like this poster, I'd say! I always like to look for little fun, hidden facts, and the one behind this Doors Wash. D.C. ticket poster is the fact that Jim Morrison's mother and brother reportedly attended the show. It's a bit too bad that this Doors 1967 Wash. D.C. concert announcement doesn't mention the night's opening act: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a new and great set of talented musicians who would continue on for decades. You can tell with one glance that this copy of the Doors Washington Hilton street poster was made of paper, not cardboard, by the horizontal crease running though the middle of it. It's always hard to make these decisions, but I would have to vote for this Doors Washington D.C. sign as my favorite of all Doors concert posters ever made. So it's with great pleasure that this Doors Wash. D.C. concert poster is shown off and discussed by collector Pete Howard (who bought the Doors' first album in 1967, btw): pete@postercentral.com or 805-540-0020. That's me! To see some other psychedelic gem concert posters, visit this page of my Web site: http://www.postercentral.com/psychedelic.htm

• published: 28 Nov 2013
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