Charisma Records 1969 Vintage Men’s T-Shirt

Description

Charisma Records – also known as ‘The Famous Charisma Label’ – was a British record label founded in 1969 by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith. He had previously acted as manager for several British rock bands including The Nice, The Bonzo Dog Band and Van der Graaf Generator. The first release was an LP by Rare Bird, in November 1969, that delivered Charisma its first hit single in early 1970. The label would go on to sign some of the most successful acts of the ’70s, producing an envious string of hits. Charisma’s vinyl records featured a John Tenniel illustration of the Mad Hatter on the labels, leading to them sometimes referring to themselves (and be referred to) as ‘The Mad Hatter Platter People.’ In 1983, Charisma Records was acquired by a much larger label that continued to operate them as Charisma until 1986, when the parent label absorbed them and abandoned the name.

Details

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)
• 30 single
• Tear-away label
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Side-seamed
• Retail fit
• Runs true to size

Sizing

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.

All sizes are provided in inches!

*Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester. Athletic and Black Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton/10% polyester. Ash color is 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 1% poly. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible.