HARDIN & YORK + HARTLEY, Keef.

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Oberschabenhalle, Ravensburg April 1971 concert poster

Original first printing concert poster advertising Hardin & York and the Keef Hartley Band at the Oberschabenhalle in Ravensburg [Germany] on Saturday, 24th April, 1971, presented by Lippmann+Rau. Eddie Hardin and Pete York both left Spencer Davis Group in October 1968 due to differences over musical policy, and teamed up shortly afterward to form a two-man group, with Hardin on vocals and Hammond C3 organ, and York on drums. Hardin covered the bass parts with the left hand of his organ, and the result was actually a pretty full band sound for just the two members. However, on their three albums, the duo was sometimes augmented by horns, flute, guitar, backup female vocals, and other orchestration. Although Hardin and York weren’t that big in the U.K. or U.S., they had more success on the European Continent, particularly in Germany, where they were big both on record and as a touring act. In fact, they were the last band to play the famous Star Club in Hamburg in 1970 before it closed. The Keef Hartley Band were touring in support of their fourth album, Overdog, produced by Neil Slaven and Keef Hartley, and released on 8th April, 1971 by Deram Records. The band at the time featured furture Uriah Heep bassist Gary Thain, guitarist Miller Anderson, and keyboardist Mick Weaver. The poster features uncredited artwork by Günther Kieser.

The poster measures 60.5 x 84.0 cm (approx. 23.8″ by 33.1″ inches) and is beautifully printed in red and black inks on medium-thin, smooth-finish paper stock. Neatly folded with just a touch of light handling wear, else in remarkably near excellent condition. Feel free to email us with any questions you may have concerning this item. Additional images of the poster available on request.