A flyer is not the whole dance
One side
Documentary proof
The other
Lived event complexity
What was argued
Flyers and listings can verify dates and lineups, but they may omit late substitutions, informal performances and crowd memory.
Arguments about the same records
Debate
Shop ephemera as archive: bags and handwritten 'pres' vs the formal record
One side
Shop-counter ephemera as legitimate primary history
The other
Formal archival standards
A documented archival debate framed both ways: some argue shop bags, handwritten pre-release labels, counter flyers and receipts are legitimate primary evidence of how the music actually moved; others hold that only formally catalogued, provenanced material meets archival standards. Neutral framing; both are used in practice.
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