Grateful Dead Shirt : Vintage Original (Genuine / Authentic) : 1981 : Dead Set!!! 1981 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Barsotti / Larkins : Dennis Larkins / Peter Barsotti Art Design! 81 Vintage Original Classic!! One of the Most-Quintessential! – and Rock & Roll Shirts!! I mean let’s just put it like this – 50, 100, or even 150 years from now… When one looks up ” Grateful Dead Rock & Roll T-Shirt ” in the Futuristic-Dictionary! — there might has well just be, or might-just-be! A photo of This! 1981 Grateful Dead Shirt design. That is just how important this one is, to both! Grateful Dead and Rock & Roll History!!! Offered here is one of the Most-Incredible, Rarest & simply Awesome! Grateful Dead Shirts of All-Time. This one just has it all, and all it needs – not a thing needs to be’ added’, and at the same time too… Nothing can be taken away — Rock & Roll T-Shirt design perfection… This is a Vintage-Original 1981 Issued Grateful Dead Shirt that features the nothing short of Legendary! ” Dead Set ” Artwork design on the front of this Shirt… Designed by Dennis Larkins, and Peter Barsotti in 1980! For, of course if you know well-know both your Historic Dead Shows & Posters too… Fall 1980 long-standing runs by the Grateful Dead at both!! The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California! – and, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City! Which ended up as a magnificent’ Live’ & Electric! Grateful Dead album release – known as ” Dead Set “!! A base design that beautifully! Uncle Sam Skeletons – looking on to both! The New York City & Marin San Francisco Skylines of the Cities – featuring both the New York City Brooklyn!! & San Francisco Golden Gate Bridges!!! This Fall’80 run naturally, was the brainchild of the one & only Bill Graham – as he wanted to certainly do something extra special on his own during 1980 to appropriately celebrate 15-Years of Good Ol’ Grateful Dead!!! It most-certainly was indeed. So, takes on this ” Dead Set ” design and it’s starring Characters Mr. Was 1st used on Posters, Handbills, and etc. Thus crediting Grateful Dead Productions, in addition to both Peter Barsotti & Dennis Larkins. In so many ways… This Shirt here is Truly! One of the Absolute-Best! Grateful Dead Shirts – in All! Of Grateful Dead History… Duration in the long-run indeed, but – when this Shirt was issued… They were still really only just getting rolling on Year 15! Live-Dead left to go, for certain… & indeed – without any question at all… A Rock & Roll Beauty!!! Enjoy this one with some serious G. Pride, my fellow lover of Rock & Roll!!!!! Pit-to-Pit = 20″ Length = 24″. As this is a used vintage collectible shirt – here are the issues that stand out to my eye upon very close inspection : >>> approx thirteen (13) holes (small/medium in size) throughout the shirt material fabric (please see all photos/close-up photos #6 through #10). >>> very light cracking of the design emblem images (please see photos). >>> very light fading of shirt material (please see photos). Notes : This Vintage-Original 1981 Grateful Dead Shirt, is in vintage/worn condition as specifically stated – with multiple small and/or medium holes throughout the shirt material fabric (please see all photos). However, for the Collector and one who enjoys wearing ” Vintage ” – it is also important to note that the design image emblem the Graphic! On this Shirt is in overall Excellent! Condition for its age. And, it is also important to note that this Black Shirt has minimal fading in its original Black color – in direct comparison to others like this that you might find here today… 40 -Years + after this Shirt was made. Take a look through the photos provided, to see for yourself — & Enjoy!!!
