Mexico: Populibros "La Prensa," [1972]. Second printing of this Paperback Original. Features one of the most sensational,beautifully designed, drug exploitation covers in existence. There are covers that show women and syringes, women using syringes, but in the subset of woman-in-a-syringe covers---this is the best. Features an illustration of a beautiful..... More
Linden, NJ: Up Front Records, no date [ca.1969]. LP record. Tyson was a stand-up comedian who was the longtime opening act for James Brown. Although there's not much beatnik-related material on the album we think it's worth it for the cover alone. Mint record in very good plus jacket (tiny..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1959]. Shows a scene from the film with beatniks playing bongos and guitars in a Beat coffee house. Fine (slight ripple to bottom). More
Agoura, CA: Pad Library, 1967. First edition of this Paperback Original. "The 'Wild Sex Orgies of the Kooks' is the term usually applied to the Hippie 'Love-Ins,' 'Freak-Outs,' etcetera. The new generation means to follow their moods or whims...and to Hell with society's opinions. Is this SEXUAL DEVIATIONS or the..... More
[Hollywood: MGM, 1959]. Features a huge, beret-wearing, bearded beatnik face, next to which is scantilly-clad Mamie Van Doren. In bold, jazzy letters: "THE BEAT GENERATION." At the top, an illustration of Louis Armstrong playing in a Beat jazz club. "Behind The Weird 'Way-Out' World of the BEATNIKS!" An unusually nice..... More
No place: Privately published, 1959. A single sheet printed on both sides, folded twice. Scarce variant issue we've never seen before with a red border around the front and back covers. Issued as a promotional item for the 1959 Beat exploitation film, "The Beat Generation" starring Steve Cochran and Mamie..... More
