SoCal Punk

file under: when were young

rare Circle Jerks bootleg t-shirt
year: ???
tag: hanes
material: 100% cotton
condition: nice vintage
value: $150
note: nice bootleg probably printed in someone's garage. seeing early southern california bands like the circle jerks, black flag, the chiefs, wasted youth, middle class and many more was life changing as a young teenager.

the Circle Jerks in action

Sunset Strip

file under: 80's Hollywood glam

rare original 80's Faster Pussycat tour t-shirt
year: 1987
tag: missing
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester blend
condition: perfect vintage
value: $300
note: this is one of the earliest t-shirts printed for the band during the release of their self-titled, major label debut on Elektra Records. 86-87 was a crazy time in Hollywood. The Cathouse was the place to be and Faster Pussycat was the house band. incredible that any of us survived the 80's!

the band in 1986

'86 flyer for The Whiskey

Zeppelin

file under: iconic

rare original early 80's Led Zeppelin tee
year: 1984
tag: screen stars
material: 100% cotton
condition: excellent vintage
value: $400
note: sits at the top of my collection as an all-time favorite

The Who

file under: kicking off the 80's

rare original North American Tour t-shirt
year: 1980
tag: worn off
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester blend
condition: thrashed
value: $300
note: acquired from the original owner living in a small town in Northern Colorado. back-in-the-day she traveled over 400 miles round-trip in April of 1980 to see the band perform in Denver. clearly she loved The Who and this t-shirt which represented a once in a lifetime memory. 31 years later and it's worn paper thin. a little thrashed in the front from all those years of rubbing against a belt buckle. now a part of my collection where it will remain until the day i pass it along to the next collector. thanks Tonia!

The Who perform live in 1980

original 1980 tour program

Emotional Rescue

file under: stones comeback

rare original rolling stones "emotional rescue" promo tee
year: 1980
tag: healthknit
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester blend
condition: excellent vintage
value: $400.00
note: Emotional Rescue was the first album release by the Stones after Keith Richards 1977 arrest for smack in Toronto which could have effectively ended the Rolling Stones career. thankfully it didn't. this rare record release promotional t-shirt was found at a local second-hand clothing store for $10. obviously the employees didn't realize what they had and assumed it was a recent reproduction. their loss...

Emotional Rescue album artwork by Peter Corriston

Richards performing in 1979 

(looking healthier than usual)

Motorhead

file under: bad ass

ultra-rare original Motorhead "Eat the Rich" tour t-shirt
year: 1987
tag: screen stars
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester
condition: excellent vintage
value: $500
note: original Motorhead tees are some of the most valuable and sought after among vintage t-shirt collectors. acquired this from the original owner in "no-man's land" Idaho for a fraction of it's value on buy-now option while searching eBay at midnight. score!

original "Rock-n-Roll" album artwork by Joe Petagno

Up the Irons

file under: rusty treasure

rare original iron maiden tour pins
year: (L) 1982 from "beast on the road" tour 
year: (R) 1984-85 from "world slavery" tour

condition: very good
value: $50.00 each

note: if you were like me all your extra cash went to beer at the big arena shows. a t-shirt was gonna' cost too much but you could at least pick up a pin for a couple bucks as proof you were there. these originals in my opinion are even harder to come by than the t-shirts since most have been lost over the course of almost 30 years.