
While the market for CDs is steadily declining, the market for moth-bitten, sweat-drenched vintage concert T-shirts may be hitting its peak. Christie’s, the famed auction house, will auction about thirty rock T-shirts from yesteryear with prices averaging at the bargain-bin-friendly price of $2,000. On the block is a plain yellow Yardbirds T-shirt, worn by journalist Greg Shaw at the 1967 Monterey Pop festival, which is noted as “one of the earliest known rock T-shirts.” That shirt will likely receive bids in the $4,000 range, despite the fact that, for less than 1 percent of that price, anyone can go to Cafepress.com and make their own knock-off. A burgundy Led Zeppelin tour shirt from 1973 is expected to claim about $1,500. Also in the lot of thirty vintage T-shirts, all of which were featured in the Johan Kugelberg’s photo book What Comes Around Goes Around: Vintage Rock T-Shirts, is a David Bowie Ziggy-era tour shirt and a pretty cool shirt that asks simply, “Who The Fuck Are the Rolling Stones Anyway?” Bids on the rock apparel will begin on November 30th. Until then, while you’re not rummaging through Salvation Armys and attics or cashing in on your life savings, check out our gallery of some of the coolest vintage T-shirts in rock history.
Vintage Rock T-Shirt Phenomenon Appears to Top Out
11/19/07, 5:03 pm EST
Comments
priorities | 11/19/2007, 6:47 pm EST
music is so dull. Lets talk about clothing instead.
Mark | 11/20/2007, 7:57 am EST
So my Squigy Squigy Sputnik shirt is worth what?
N0vacane | 12/2/2007, 4:04 am EST
i was looking for a $2000 t-shirt and this came up
dave hardy | 12/8/2008, 8:59 pm EST
i found a 1981 rolling stones tour t-shirt and was wondering if it was worth anything?
dave hardy | 12/8/2008, 9:01 pm EST
it has a giant big lipped dragon on a colosium.
ds | 2/6/2009, 1:28 am EST
rich kids are dull , let’s talk about johan kugelberg.
flyclothing | 3/7/2009, 4:25 am EST
Really? You can get the same re-issue for $19.98!

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