{"product_id":"vintage-1981-grateful-dead-double-sided-stanley-mouse-concert-tee-single-stitch-lot-shirt","title":"Vintage 1981 Grateful Dead Uncle Sam \u0026 Eagle Double-Sided T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the kind of vintage Dead tee that gets better the harder it’s been lived in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDating to circa 1981, this double-sided single-stitch shirt has faded from black to a soft, smoky charcoal, with the thin hand, cracked ink and scattered holes that only come from years of real use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne side goes full psychedelic Americana: a winged Uncle Sam skeleton in stars-and-stripes regalia, surrounded by roses and skeletal fiddlers, with bold dimensional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGRATEFUL DEAD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lettering below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse shifts gears with a soaring eagle, radiant blue rays and a portrait of the band beneath—a second full-scale graphic that makes the shirt feel more like a piece of traveling counterculture than ordinary concert merchandise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original neck label is gone, and we have not found enough evidence to responsibly assign the artwork to a specific artist or confirm whether the shirt was officially licensed or independently sold around the shows. What we can say is that the construction, artwork, fabric and wear are all consistent with an authentic early-1980s Grateful Dead tee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the condition is exactly the point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaded. Cracked. Soft. Thin. A little beat up. Completely real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe kind of shirt nobody can manufacture now because the best part took forty-plus years to happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857864622390,"sku":"54770323681778","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/1579\/7046\/files\/6_0dc8bc35-6f10-4fb8-8e58-12a87e06dbfe.jpg?v=1793346323","url":"https:\/\/surfingcowboys.com\/products\/vintage-1981-grateful-dead-double-sided-stanley-mouse-concert-tee-single-stitch-lot-shirt","provider":"Surfing Cowboys","version":"1.0","type":"link"}