{"product_id":"stetsasonic-rare-flyers-pair","title":"Stetsasonic Rare Flyers (Pair)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pair of original 1980s concert flyers documenting early live performances by Stetsasonic, the Brooklyn collective whose ranks included a young Prince Paul, and whose pioneering use of live instrumentation alongside sampling helped earn them recognition as one of hip-hop's first true bands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first flyer promotes Super Jam (Part 1), held Saturday, January 31, 1987 at United Skates of America in Jackson Heights, Queens. Stetsasonic appeared as special guests on a bill headlined by Boogie Down Productions alongside Mikey D \u0026amp; The L.A. Posse and The Ultimate Choice, capturing a genuine cross-section of the New York hip-hop underground at a pivotal moment in the genre's development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second flyer, dated May 2, 1986, advertises a live Stetsasonic performance at the Sheraton Hotel in Middletown, New York. Hand-lettered and locally produced, it reflects the grassroots nature of hip-hop live performance before the genre's major-label package tours took hold. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFlyers of this kind were produced cheaply and in small runs for single performances, rarely kept and almost never preserved as a pair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-647956a6-7fff-9bf1-8c70-12d37cef4ebd\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded In this Lot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Super Jam (Part 1) flyer, United Skates of America, Queens, January 31, 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· \"A Jam You Will Never Forget\" flyer, Sheraton Hotel, Middletown, NY, May 2, 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details \u0026amp; Collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Rare grassroots concert ephemera from Stetsasonic's early touring history\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Direct provenance from the personal collection of Prince Paul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Poetics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54765713883465,"sku":"ATL_PP_0011","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/NYC_PP_009.2.0.png?v=1783002446","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/stetsasonic-rare-flyers-pair","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}