Category: Supergroups

Foreigner

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.

Waysted

A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts. Shirt #6: Waysted Members: Pete Way (UFO), Frank Noon (Def Leppard), Andy Parker (UFO), Paul Raymond (MSG) Availability: Check Defunkd’s Rock Selection Album: Save Your Prayers Date: 1987 Fact: Pete Way formed another Supergroup named Fastway. He likes to put his name in the title of the bands he plays in. Way cool if you ask us. Approximate value: $175 Image Courtesy of: stormcrow-vintage View the previous Wings t-shirt.

Wings

A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts. Shirt #5: Wings Members: Paul McCartney (The Beatles), Denny Laine (The Moody Blues), Henry McCullough (Spooky Tooth), Jimmy McCulloch (Stone the Crows) Availability: Check Defunkd for Wings Tees Album: Back to the Egg Date: 1979 Fact: In October of 1980 Wings returned to the studio to record songs for their next album. John Lennon was murdered a few months later and McCartney was unable to continue with the sessions. Wings went into hiatus and eventually disbanded. Approximate value: $300 Image Courtesy of: stormcrow-vintage View the previous Lord ... Read more

Lords of The New Church

A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts. Shirt #4: Lords of the New Church Members: Stiv Bators (The Dead Boys), Brian James (The Damned), Dave Tregunna (Sham 69) and Nicky Turner (The Barracudas). Availability: Check Defunkd for Punk Tees Album: The Method to Our Madness Date: 1985 Fact: In 1990 vocalist Stiv Bators died as a result of being struck by a taxi in Paris. Approximate value: $500 Image Courtesy of: stormcrow-vintage View the previous The Highwaymen t-shirt.

The Highwaymen

A t-shirt gallery of bands whose sum may not be greater than its parts. Shirt #3: The Highwaymen Members: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson Availability: Check Defunkd’s Country Line-up Album: Highwayman 2 Date: 1990 Fact: These four country outlaws originally formed in 1985 without a name (or even a symbol, take that prince!) when they released the album Highwayman. Approximate value: $50 View the previous Asia t-shirt.