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Original 1967 issue of The Chicago Seed, an important Chicago underground newspaper of the 1960s counterculture and alternative press movement.This is Volume 1, Number 10, dated November 3–24, 1967, from the newspaper’s first year of publication.The Chicago Seed was one of the important publications of the American underground press, combining alternative journalism, provocative comics and artwork, experimental graphic design, photography, political commentary, satire, and coverage of the emerging counterculture.This issue includes coverage and commentary concerning music, politics, police, and student-led protests against the Vietnam War, along with a full page devoted to Jimi Hendrix. Contemporary descriptions of the issue also note its psychedelic editorial style and visually distinctive layout.An excellent collectible for anyone interested in:• 1960s underground newspapers
• Chicago counterculture history
• Vietnam-era antiwar history
• Psychedelic and underground graphic design
• Underground comix and cartoon art
• Jimi Hendrix and 1960s music history
• Alternative and radical press
• Vintage counterculture ephemeraISSUE: Vol. 1, No. 10
DATE: November 3–24, 1967
PUBLICATION: The Chicago Seed
PUBLISHER: Seed Publishing, Chicago
FORMAT: Original period underground newspaper
LENGTH: 20 pagesCONDITION: Good vintage condition overall. This is an original 1967 newspaper that has been preserved remarkably well for its age. It retains its original period fold. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition of this individual copy.IMPORTANT: This is an original 1960s publication, not a modern reproduction or reprint.From a larger privately preserved collection of 1960s–70s underground newspapers and counterculture publications.A fascinating piece of Chicago underground press, 1960s counterculture, antiwar history, and psychedelic-era graphic design.