A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.
A picture of Rolling Stone No. 53 published March 7, 1970 and featuring Ken Kesey Cover and his Pranksters Feature article.

Ken Kesey Cover — Rolling Stone No. 53 (March 7, 1970) — Pranksters Feature, Vintage Ads

$25.00

Offering: Ken Kesey. Rolling Stone, No. 53. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, March 7, 1970.

Good only. The newsprint is toned throughout, with spine chipping, small tears, softness at the folds, and a general fragility common to Rolling Stone issues of this era. Interior pages complete and readable. Importantly, this copy was stored flat in its full-length format and not folded across the middle, which makes the pages turn cleanly and preserves the layout as originally printed. A presentable and entirely usable example despite the wear.

US Domestic Shipping on me; anywhere in the world at my cost.

SKU: rolling.stone-kesey Categories: ,

Description

This is the March 7, 1970 issue of Rolling Stone, featuring a remarkable cover story on Ken Kesey—captured here in a candid, unvarnished portrait at the very moment he was redefining the borderlands between counterculture, literature, film, and the American imagination. Inside is a long, photo-rich profile that follows Kesey on the farm, on the bus, and in the afterglow of the Merry Pranksters years. For collectors of Kesey, Pranksters ephemera, or the living mythology of West Coast counterculture, this issue is essential.

What sets these early issues of Rolling Stone apart—and makes them endlessly collectible for me—are the ads. This one is packed: lost-band one-sheets, forgotten Lizard Records productions, Japanese rock features (including Apryl Fool(!)), vintage LP promotions, and period design that reads like a time capsule from the height of post-’60s cultural churn. Add in coverage on Gene Vincent’s passing, West Coast scene reporting, photojournalism by Baron Wolman and others, and you get a full snapshot of the magazine during its most interesting era.

An early, cornerstone Rolling Stone issue—and if Kesey’s your man, this one deserves a place in your collection.

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 15 × 1 in

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

You may also like…

Related products