{"id":9774,"date":"2020-04-09T01:26:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T01:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=9774"},"modified":"2020-09-13T21:15:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T21:15:36","slug":"the-top-25-best-rock-movie-musical-posters-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/movie\/the-top-25-best-rock-movie-musical-posters-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 25 Best Rock Movie Musical Posters Of All-time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Poster Fans!<\/p>\n

We have compiled the second category in our list of the best movie posters of all-time.\u00a0 As is our custom, we judge posters from all over the world and even compared initial and re-release posters as well as alternative styles to come up with this list of the 25 greatest rock movie musical posters of all-time.\u00a0 Internally, there were many debates and this final list is somewhat controversial among Limited Runs staffers, but we hope you enjoy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>25. Don’t Knock The Rock (One Sheet) (Columbia Pictures, 1956)
\nBill Haley & His Comets, Little Richard<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>24. Rock Around the World (One Sheet) (American International, 1957)
\nTommy Steele, The Steelmen, Humphrey Lyttleton and His Band, Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>23. Fillmore (Half Sheet) (20th Century Fox, 1972)
\nArtwork by David Byrd
\nElvin Bishop, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Quicksilver Messenger Service, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Boz Scaggs<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>22. Viva Las Vegas (French Grande) (MGM, 1964)
\nElvis Presley
\nArtwork by Roger Soubie<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>21. The Kids Are Alright (Australian One Sheet) New World, 1979)
\nThe Who<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>20. Wattstax (Half Sheet) (Columbia Pictures, 1973)
\nIsaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>19. Purple Rain (One Sheet) (Warner Brothers, 1984)
\nPrince
\n\"\"<\/a>18. A Hard Day’s Night (One Sheet) (United Artists, 1964)
\nThe Beatles<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>17. D.O.A. (Poster) (High Times Film, 1980)
\nThe Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Dead Boys, Generation X, Iggy Pop, X-Ray Specs, Sham 69
\nPoster designer: Soyka<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>16. Jailhouse Rock (Half Sheet, Style B) (MGM, 1957)
\nElvis Presley<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>15. Tommy (One Sheet) (Columbia Pictures, 1975)
\nThe Who, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>14. HELP! (French Petite) (United Artists, 1965)
\nThe Beatles
\nArtwork by Jean-Etienne Siry
\nWhimsical poster art for the Beatles second film release in France.<\/p>\n

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\"\"13. The Harder They Come (British Quad) (Lagoon Associates, R-1977)
\nJimmy Cliff<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>12. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (One Sheet, Style A) (20th Century Fox, 1975)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>11. Gimme Shelter (One Sheet) (20th Century Fox, 1970)
\nRolling Stones
\nThe film chronicles the last weeks of the Rolling Stones’ 1969 US tour which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert which ended in the tragic murder of an audience member by the Hell’s Angels.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>10. Walk The Line (Advance One Sheet, Style A) (20th Century Fox, 2005)
\nJohnny Cash
\nOne of today’s best known and most influential street artist, \u202a#Shepard Fairey\u202c (who first became known for his “Andre the Giant OBEY sticker campaign) was hired by 20th Century Fox to create this iconic one sheet for the Johnny Cash bio pic WALK THE LINE, which starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Fairey became widely known during the 2008 U.S. presidential election for his Barack Obama “Hope” poster.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>9. Monterey Pop (One Sheet) (Leacock-Pennebaker, 1968)
\nJanis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Mamas and Papas, Canned Heat, Simon and Garfunkel, Hugh Masekela, Scott McKenzie, Jefferson Airplane, Eric Burdon, the Animals, The Who, Country Joe and the Fish, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, Booker T. and the M.G.
\nPoster Designed by Tomi Ungerer<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>8. The Song Remains The Same (One Sheet) (Warner Brothers, 1976)
\nLed Zeppelin<\/p>\n

\"\"7. Woodstock (German A2) (Warner Brothers, 1970)
\nJimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, The Who, Sha-Na-Na, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Arlo Guthrie, Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Ten Years After, John Sebastian, Santana, Sly & the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, Ritchie Havens
\nArtwork by Richard Amsel<\/p>\n

\"\"6. Quadrophenia (French Grande) (Parafrance, 1979)
\nThe Who
\nArtwork by Kalki<\/p>\n

\"\"5. The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (British Quad) (Virgin Films, 1980)
\nSex Pistols
\nArtwork by M. Hirsch<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>4. Love Me Tender (British Quad, Style A) (20th Century Fox, 1956)
\nElvis Presley<\/p>\n

\"\"3. Yellow Submarine (British Quad) (United Artists, 1968)
\nThe Beatles
\nArtwork by Heinz Edelmann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2. Heavy Metal (One Sheet) (Columbia Pictures, 1981)
\nBlack Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Devo, Cheap Trick, Journey, Sammy Hagar, Grand Funk Railroad, Stevie Nicks, Nazareth
\nArtwork by Chris Achilleos<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. 200 Motels (One Sheet) (United Artists, 1971)
\nFrank Zappa<\/p>\n

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See all our list of the best movie posters of all-time:<\/p>\n

The Top 50 Greatest Western Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Top 50 Greatest Film Noir Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Top 25 Greatest Prison Movie Posters Of All-Time
\n<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Top 50 Greatest Horror Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/strong>The Top 24 Best Political Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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