The Cure vintage shirt single stitch Bauhaus Joy Division Sisters of Mercy goth

Description: "So, what kind of Cure fan are you?" This would be the kind of question I'd be tempted to ask someone if I were to see them wearing a Cure tee, but then, I wouldn't have to. The choice of tee would probably tell me everything I'd need to know. The kind of fan who'd wear a promo tee for Wish or Bloodflowers is not the same kind of fan who'd wear a promo tee for Pornography or The Top. A Cure fan whose favorite song is "Just Like Heaven" or "Friday I'm in Love" is not the same kind of Cure fan whose favorite song is "The Hanging Garden" or "Shake Dog Shake." The former and the latter would, in all likelihood, be completely different kinds of people. Neither one better nor worse, necessarily, but definitely different (I know which one I'd rather have a drink with). I'm serious about this: there are some corny ass Cure shirts out there: bright colors, oversized graphics--all of which I'd simply refuse to stock here at casa de slim_punk, even if I thought it would make money. As you'd know if you've been following, I only stock shirts that I would personally wear, which is why the majority of them fit me so well--if no one ever buys (someone always does), it's just another dope ass tee for my collection. So when I found this one, I almost couldn't believe it. Reprints have been floating around for years, but this one is straight from the 80s, a time capsule piece. We can tell by the tag alone that it dates back that far (I researched the tag, you can check my work here: https://www.defunkd.com/tee-jays/). But another piece of evidence comes from the images below the "featured" one of Smith: the band members who would have comprised the line-up at the time, and those of us whose fandom goes back that far will notice a detail that would elude most people on earth, never mind the rather narrow pool of Cure fans worldwide. Those images are purposely vague, rendered not only from blurry photos, but blurry negatives of those photos. All of the faces are formless blotches of white with the exception of one: the middle image (third from your right if you're wearing the shirt). We can't make out much, but we can see that his head renders black, not white like the others, and we can tell that he's behind a drum kit. This could only be Andy Anderson, the Caribbean-born session drummer who played on The Top (Tolhurst had switched to keyboards) and toured with the band to promote the album but, like many other members over the years, he didn't last very long. But his appearance here would date this tee, being an original, squarely in the mid-80s, no later than '85 (Smith sacked Anderson in October of '84). So there you have it: original Cure "concert" tee circa '85, basically flawless, some minor stains (see pics), but nothing deal-breaking. This one has the dual qualities of being both comfy and completely sturdy: tons of life and a great hang, that effortless "drape" of a nicely broken in vintage tee. Listed a black one recently and that didn't last long at all. And this one's going cheap, too, so get it while you can. Gothically dope!

Price: 199 USD

Location: Westwood, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-08-27T00:55:58.000Z

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