Foreigner

September 16, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  


A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts.


Shirt #7: Foreigner

Members:: Mick Jones (Nero and the Gladiators, Spooky Tooth, The Leslie West Band), Ian McDonald (King Crimson), Lou Gramm (Black Sheep)

Availability: Currently Available on Defunkd

Year: 1978

Album: Double Vision

Fact: The name Foreigner was inspired by the citizenship of the original line up. Three members of the group were British and the other three were American.

Approximate value: $175

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Waysted

September 1, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  


A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts.


Shirt #6: Waysted

Members: Pete Way (UFO), Frank Noon (Def Leppard), Andy Parker (UFO), Paul Raymond (MSG)

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Album: Save Your Prayers

Date: 1987

Fact: Pete Way formed another Supergroup named Fastway. He likes to put his name in the title of the bands he plays in. Way cool if you ask us.

Approximate value: $175

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Wings

August 24, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  


A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts.


Shirt #5: Wings

Members: Paul McCartney (The Beatles), Denny Laine (The Moody Blues), Henry McCullough (Spooky Tooth), Jimmy McCulloch (Stone the Crows)

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Album: Back to the Egg

Date: 1979

Fact: In October of 1980 Wings returned to the studio to record songs for their next album. John Lennon was murdered a few months later and McCartney was unable to continue with the sessions. Wings went into hiatus and eventually disbanded.

Approximate value: $300

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Lords of The New Church

August 23, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  


A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts.


Shirt #4: Lords of the New Church

Members: Stiv Bators (The Dead Boys), Brian James (The Damned), Dave Tregunna (Sham 69) and Nicky Turner (The Barracudas).

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Album: The Method to Our Madness

Date: 1985

Fact: In 1990 vocalist Stiv Bators died as a result of being struck by a taxi in Paris.

Approximate value: $500

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The Highwaymen

July 28, 2011 by Jimmy J · 3 Comments  


A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts.


Shirt #3: The Highwaymen

Members: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson

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Album: Highwayman 2

Date: 1990

Fact: These four country outlaws originally formed in 1985 without a name (or even a symbol, take that prince!) when they released the album Highwayman.

Approximate value: $50

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