Concert program printed by Publicity Press Pty Ltd, 71-75 Regent Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1957.

The tour took place in January 1957.

Purchased and kept by the donor Maureen Goddard as a souvenir of the performance she attended at Sydney Stadium.

The program is a staple-bound paper booklet, comprising 18 pages, with a single colour/monochrome printed cover, monochrome printed text and photographs, and a title page. The cover features a selection of black and white photographs within white stars, depicting Bill Haley, La Vern Baker, Big Joe Turner and Freddie Bell (American rock singers) on an orange background. Text in black and white 'Lee Gordon presents Bill Haley and his Comets in The Big Show, 1st Australian tour 1957'. The title page lists the performers, Bill Haley, The Platters, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, La Vern Baker and Big Joe Turner, the orchestra diected by Dennis Collinson. The concert was presented by Lee Gordon in association with Benn F Reyes and Arthur Schurgin. The program contains articles about the performers and various advertisements. Handwritten notes can be found on some of the pages. Two holes are punched in the program for placement in a ring binder.

Printed: Publicity Press Pty Ltd; Sydney; 1957


Owned: The Sydney Stadium; Sydney

Printer on last page at base, monochrome print 'Publicity Press (1938) Pty. Ltd., 71-75 Regent Street, Sydney.'
Handwritten text at top of some of the pages, handwitten in blue biro 'See you later Alligator - the Paper Boy', 'Ding Dong - I Said It & I'm Glad'.

98/77/5

1957

425 mm