Recently Viewed Items

Click the picture to see a more detailed image of both sides of the pass. This is a vintage 4 1/2" wide OTTO cloth press pass for the Grand Opening event of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The event took place during Labor Day Weekend 1995. This press pass is rare. This was an important event in the history of Rock and Roll. That weekend they inducted Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, The Allman Brothers, and Neil Young amongst others. The concerts featured Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Kinks, Bon Jovi, Allman Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, and many others.  The back of the pass features the OTTO logo. Excellent unused condition. 

Here's the story. These came from a fellow whose job it was to run ahead of the circus to prime the town they were going to. He would put up signs in yards. Give tickets to the local stores to sell, and take proofs to the local newspapers. He did this from about 1958 till 1962 for several circuses. These are something he picked up back in the day.

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Marked "Button-up" and "Copyright 1986 The T-Shirt Company." around the rim. These are from around the 1986 tour. These licensed types are very scarce, yet easy to identify by the licensing info on the side of the button. Most of the musical pinbacks that you see for sale on Ebay or other online sites are reproductions. These licensed types retail for much higher prices. We uncovered them very recently in an old vending warehouse here locally. Excellent unused condition. Springsteen is number 23 on the "Rolling Stone Top 100 List, and numbers 24 and 37 on the "Best-Selling Albums of All-Time" list. He has been nominated for 50 Grammy Awards, and won 20 Grammy Awards, that is beyond impressive!  He has sold over 65.5 million albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image of both sides of the pass. You get the four different passes pictured for $4.00 (that's $1.00 each).