Pink Floyd
November-December 1972
Posters & Handbills
Any comments, corrections or additions to this listing would be greatly appreciated.
2a) MAMA concerts poster
Date & Venue: Germany, September-December 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 33" x 23 5/16"
PT: .0058"
Notes: A poster for concerts presented by MAMA in Germany in September through December 1972. The Pink Floyd concert at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, West Germany on November 17, 1972 is listed on the poster. It is believed that this poster came before the individual Pink Floyd posters for the November 1972 concerts as it lists concerts in September on it.
2b) Hamburg poster
Date & Venue: Ernst Merck-Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, November 12, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Ernst Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany on November 12, 1972.
Likely made from a tour blank.
2c) Dusseldorf poster
Date & Venue: Philips Veranstaltungshalle, Dusseldorf, West Germany, November 14, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Philips Veranstaltungshalle in Dusseldorf, West Germany on November 14, 1972.
Likely made from a tour blank.
2d1) Munich poster
Date & Venue: Sporthalle im Olympiapark, Munich, West Germany, November 15, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Sporthalle im Olympiapark in Munich, West Germany on November 15, 1972.
This event did not take place as the concert was moved to the Sporthalle in Boblingen, West Germany on this date.
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2d2) Munich merchandise poster
Poster Size: 24" x 33 7/8"
PT: .0041"
Notes: A merchandise poster without any ticket information and EMI/Harvest logos.
2d3) Boblingen poster
Date & Venue: Sporthalle, Boblingen, West Germany, November 15, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Sporthalle in Boblingen, West Germany on November 15, 1972.
2e) Frankfurt, November 16th poster
Date & Venue: Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany, November 16, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Poster Size: 23 5/16" x 33"
PT: .0055"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, West Germany on November 16, 1972. The show in Frankfurt on November 17th was announced first and posters were made. When the show sold out, they added a second date on the 16th and overwrote the poster with the new date.
Likely made from a tour blank.
2f) Frankfurt, November 17th poster
Date & Venue: Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany, November 17, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Poster Size: 23 9/16" x 32 13/16"
PT: .0058"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, West Germany on November 17, 1972.
Likely made from a tour blank.
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Merchandise poster:
Notes: A merchandise reprint with the venue and date printed in red.
3a) Saint Ouen, France handbill
Date & Venue: Centre Sportif, Ile des Vannes, Saint Ouen, Paris, France, December 1-2, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd concerts at the Centre Sportif in Ile des Vannes, Saint Ouen, Paris, France on December 1-2, 1972.
3b1) Brussels poster
Date & Venue: Sport Paleis Vorst National, Brussels, Belgium, December 5, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 47" x 30"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Sport Paleis Vorst National Stadium in Brussels, Belgium on December 5, 1972.
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3b2) Tour blank:
Notes: This poster is a tour blank. These are posters in which the artwork and title are printed up in advance and sent to the promoters. The promoters then over print the posters with the date and venue information for the shows.
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3b3) Merchandise Poster:
Notes: This is a merchandise poster, made for sale after the concerts.
3c1) Hallenstadion, Zurich poster #1
Date & Venue: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, December 9, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Peter Blumer
Poster Size: 25 1/32" x 9 21/32"
Printing Information: printed by Walter Sprungli AG, Buchdruck + Offset, 5612 Villmergen
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on December 9, 1972.
"Super Pop Montreux" produced concerts at the Casino in Montreux until 1971 when the casino burned down during a Frank Zappa concert (immortalized in the song, Smoke on the Water). So the local promoter, Claude Nobs, teamed up with "Good News" productions to hold shows at the Hallenstadion in Zurich until the Casino could be rebuilt. That is why this show was held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, and why the poster has "Good News & SUPER POP MONTREUX" at the top.
The poster also has a cigarette ad for Camel Filters printed in the lower right corner in a circle. It says: "CAMEL It's great fun" inside the circle.
Camel Filters was a co-sponsor of numerous Swiss concerts at the time.
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3c2) Poster #2:
Notes: This poster is pictured in the book that accompanied the 1992 Pink Floyd-Shine On box set.
It does not have a cigarette ad for Camel Filters printed in the lower right corner, and may not be a real concert poster without the Camel logo.
3c3) Hallenstadion, Zurich handbill
Date & Venue: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, December 9, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Handbill Size: 11 5/8" x 8 1/4"
Notes: A two-sided handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on December 9, 1972.
3c4) Hallenstadion, Zurich poster #3
Date & Venue: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, December 9, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A third poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on December 9, 1972. Folded.
This poster also has a cigarette ad for Camel Filters in a circle in the lower left corner, with the words "CAMEL It's great fun" inside the circle.
