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#300:Blaine Halvorson/Rock n Roll T-Shirts "HANDMADE"

Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

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The 70s: A History of Merch

The 70s was really sleeping on merch. They weren't making shirts, not until around 80. And once you get into the 80s, all the bands had merch right when you went into the concert there it was. But if you look at early stones, early Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd, you can't find any fucking Pink Floyd shirts even if you wanted to buy one. Most of the cool tees back then too, or the boots that have the actual images of the bands are bootlegs. Someone took a picture, made the t-shirt, but the band may only own the rights to that for like the album. That's crazy.

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