Music Lives on TDK 1987 Vintage Men's T-Shirt
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The Compact Cassette, also known as the cassette tape, has a rich history that dates back to 1963 when Philips developed a more user-friendly alternative to cumbersome reel-to-reel formats for general audio recording. Japan's TDK significantly advanced this technology and released their SD (Super Dynamic) cassettes designed specifically for music in 1968. Their innovative efforts marked a watershed moment for music, both as an art form and as an industry. Once available to only the most dedicated and passionate music fans, high fidelity recordings became accessible to all with the advent of TDK’s cassette tapes. This 'Music Lives on TDK' design is a recreation of a 1987 promo tee that was given away with a multipack of blank cassettes and has amazing '80s vibes of the era. This design was most recently seen on none other than Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, and while there are quite a few attempts at replicating this beauty, ours is an accurate hand drawn replica based on an actual vintage example from a private collection.
Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch, making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton*
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
- 32 singles for a softer hand
- Dyed and cut in the USA
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Side-seamed construction
- Tear-away label
- Modern retail fit
- Runs true to size
Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.

