Grateful Dead Shirt : Vintage Original (Genuine / Authentic) : 1983 :'83 Summer Tour! (c) 1983 Kelley / GDP'83 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. : Purple : Medium (M) : Brand New!
" Grateful Dead 1983 Summer Tour " Deadheads! Shirt featuring Alton Kelley (Book & Poster Art) Artwork! Or, as I suppose I should more-accurately say - here in this case... Offered here is one of the most Quintessential!
Grateful Dead Vintage-Original (Genuine / Authentic) Tour Shirts from the Mid-1980's - and it is Brand New! An' Official' GDP Tour Shirt from the 1983 Summer Tour!!! This Shirt features & Brilliantly! Highlights the famous " Deadheads " artwork designed by the iconic San Francisco Poster artist Alton Kelley! You are probably well familiar with this design, as it was indeed selected to be used as the Cover Art!
For the Magnificent and now... 1983 Grateful Dead " Deadheads " Book - which was without any question one of the most popular & very best Dead Books ever - chocked completely-full of Legendary Band, Family & Deadhead scene information & photos! This Shirt was produced' with' the complete list of 1983 Summer Tour Dates on the back in this great Purple! Color , and was also produced' without' any Tour Dates on the back too the alternate (later-issued) Blue & Red Shirt versions...
And as the photos show here - this Vintage-Beauty! Tour Tee has all of the Tour Dates! With " Grateful Dead " art-designed as well by Alton Kelley & printed in an Amazing Gold! The Super " Purple " & Original!
So, to put this amazing Alton Kelley masterpiece-design into Grateful Dead History perspective... It was used not only as the cover for the new 1983 G. Book " Deadheads " when published - but was also selected as one of the Two (2)' primary' Tour Shirt designs for the Legendary Grateful Dead 1983 Summer Tour!!! This " Deadheads " Shirt is truly one of the best of all time, in the opinions of many Dead Fans - and a True Classic clocking in today at over 35-Years Old!Not to even mention the power & passion that the Band played with - all throughout this'83 Summer Tour! Phil was so incredibly fired up for this run, that he actually " Drove " it himself - in a car with his wife Jill!
And, as the story factually! And it was your chance to hold up that Help > Slip! >Franklin's " - " Other One " - or " Box of Rain Sign!
And if you were happened to be wearing this! Purple-Gem of a Dead Shirt when passing him... See you - comfortably knowing that You! Just about as eye-catching of a Dead Tee as you could ever possibly hope for - and even right-during the Magnificent Mid-'80's!!Piece of Grateful Dead, Rock'n Roll & San Francisco / Alton Kelley Art History! & wear it with some serious " Deadhead " Pride!!!! This is a Brand New Vintage Original Collectible-clothing item from 1983 in Excellent! Tag Size / Brand : Medium (M) / Sportswear 50% Polyester / 50% Cotton - Made In U.
Pit-to-Pit = 17.5" Length = 25" As this is a brand new vintage shirt - here are the only issues that stand out to my eye upon very close inspection : >>> a small faint light stain on front left shoulder (please see photos/photo #11). >>> very-slight cracking/fading (hardly any) of the design emblem images - mostly on the white-print tour dates area (please see photos). Please see all photos provided... This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists G\Grateful Dead\Apparel". The seller is "springfromnight1989" and is located in this country: US.
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