Shirt #1: Slayer, Mandatory Suicide

Availability: Currently Available on eBay

Album: South of Heaven

Date: 1988

Letter Reads: It is our duty to inform you that your son has been accepted to Breckonridge Military Academy. Please have him report to the admissions office on Monday at 06:00 hours to surrender to the Provost Marshal.

At that time, as per usual procedure, he is expected to be in uniform in keeping with our strict dress code, with regulation haircut to military standards. Please remember that all personal items are forbidden at Breckonridge, including radio, television, phonograph records and non approved literature. It is also our policy to not allow parental visits for the first six months.

We are certain by the time he graduates your son will be living up to the high standards of clean living and strict discipline that has been a hallmark of Breckonridge for over 100 years.

Approximate value: $500-$1000

Image Courtesy of: wyco-vintage

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A photographic tribute to the legendary DJ AM and his amazing vintage t-shirt collection.

Shirt #3: The Prodigy

Album: Music For The Gilted Generation

Year: 1994

Definition of Prodigy: An unusually gifted or intelligent young person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration.

Facts: This is one of my favorite photographs of AM. Aside from being wicked display of the essence of the word ‘prodigy’, it also says a 1000 words about how much he (and everyone else) loved his work. As an added nostalgic bonus Adam acquired this t-shirt from Defunkd.

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6. 70s vintage The Who Indian concert t-shirt sold for $250.00 by vintage_goodies

Brand #1: Screen Stars

Circulation: Common

Information: Screen Stars is a staple within the vintage community and widely considered by enthusiasts as one of the best fitting, best quality vintage t-shirt brands. It was first manufactured in the late 1970s and went on to become the screen printing industry’s choice blank throughout the 1980s. The tag has featured numerous design incarnations throughout its existence which has displayed sizing from kids to a rare vintage adult XXXL.

In the 1990s the label read “Screen Stars Best” which eventually became a branded extension of the Fruit of the Loom corporation. Whether FOTL manufactured Screen Stars since it’s inception or acquired it during its later years is unclear.

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Shirt #26: Iron Maiden Somewhere In Time Shirt

Availability: Explore Vintage Maiden Tees on eBay

Tour: Somewhere on Tour

Dates: September 1986 to May 1987.

Image Courtesy of: wyco-vintage

Approximate value: $100-175

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