Category: Rock

A gallery of vintage rock & roll torso toppers. Shirt #7: Foghat Availability: Check Defunkd’s Rock Selection Year: 1978 Album: Foghat Live Fact: “Slow Ride” is Foghat’s all time best selling single. It was named the 45th best hard rock song by VH1, but which version? There are five different versions of this song floating around on Foghat releases. Approximate value: $150 Image Courtesy of: wyco_vintage View the previous ELO t-shirt.

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 Image Courtesy of: stormcrow-vintage View the previous Waysted t-shirt.

A gallery of vintage rock & roll torso toppers. Shirt #6: ELO Availability: Check Defunkd’s Rock Selection Year: 1981 Album: Time Fact: In the song “Don’t Bring Me Down” most believed (and still do) that Jeff Lynne shouts “Bruce!” following the title line. However, he is actually saying a made-up word “Grroosss!” said to be inspired by a German word for “greeting”. But since so many people had misinterpreted it Lynne had a little fun at live shows while performing this song and used “Bruce!” instead. Approximate value: $150 Image Courtesy of: wyco_vintage View the previous Thin Lizzy t-shirt.

A gallery of vintage rock & roll torso toppers. Shirt #5: Thin Lizzy Availability: Check Defunkd’s Rock Selection Era: 1973 Fact: Decca released Thin Lizzy’s version of a traditional Irish ballad, “Whiskey in the Jar”, as a single. The band was upset with Decca because they felt the song wasn’t representative of their sound and image. Low and behold the song ended up topping the charts in the UK and being one of the most popular songs they ever recorded. Approximate value: $1000 Image Courtesy of: wyco_vintage View the previous Peter Gabriel t-shirt.

A gallery of vintage rock & roll torso toppers. Shirt #4: Peter Gabriel Availability: Check For Peter on Defunkd Era: 1970s Fact: In addition to a longstanding association with Amnesty International in 1992 Peter Gabriel founded WITNESS a human rights non-profit organization. Approximate value: $200 Image Courtesy of: wyco_vintage View the previous Styx t-shirt.