Classic rock posters. The genre concerns most contemporary rock music from the 1960s thorough the 1980s. There are many possibilities for a collection in this genre. Narrow your choices to as simple as a particular band or singer to a larger aspect of interest such as British rock or Southern rock music of this era.

Early rock posters. The genre concerns music for the 1950s and early 1960s. Some possibilities include focusing in on various artists of the period such as Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and the Comets, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Ricky Nelson and so on. Many movie posters of the era related to 1950s rock would make for an interesting collection as well.

British invasion music posters. Many British invasion bands and singers during the 1960s would make for a good starting point for a poster collection. There are numerous choices here including obvious choices including the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. An interesting idea is to build a collection around a single musical event such as Woodstock.

1970s rock posters. Various sub genres of rock music existed in the 1970s including hard rock, punk rock, glam rock, funk, rhythm and blues, and folk or country rock. Disco was extremely popular during this period as well and provided many bands and artists to build a poster collection around.

1980s rock posters. Many influences held over from the earlier decade made into the 1980s. Some possible rock music forms to consider include Heavy Metal, New Wave rock, Punk rock, Folk rock and so on. Synthesizer laced rock was very popular as musicians embraced new technology and sounds into their music. Third world forms of popular music also had an influence on pop music during the era including reggae music and ska which were embraced by many British bands of the decade.

1990s rock. Many forms of earlier popular music continued during the 1990s. Seattle based grunge and similar influences emerged in the era. Heavy metal music continued as well as more main steam forms of rock.

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