Candy-O

file under: ahead of their time

original super rare The Cars "On the Road" tour shirt
year: 1982
tag: action sportswear
material: 100% cotton
condition: excellent
value: $300
note: one of the more "difficult to find" tees in my collection. there are a very few of this particular design that ever come up for sale and it's usually the same story...too small. this one is an XL in great condition which makes it all the more rare. the early Cars catalog stands up today as some of the best music to come out of the early 80's.

new wave from Boston

Harley Davidson

file under: killer vintage

original early 80's Harley Davidson tee
year: 1984
tag: long gone
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester blend
condition: perfect vintage
value: $150
note: as far as vintage t-shirts go, they don't get much better than this! the patina, size and overall condition are what collectors all over the world look for. scored for a few bucks.

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)