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  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt
  • Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt

Grateful Dead 1977 Round Reels Movie Skeleton T-Shirt

$ 400.00
$ 400.00
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Jerry Garcia directed a film. This itself was rare enough, a musician stepping fully behind the camera to shape narrative and vision. The Grateful Dead: The Movie, shot in 1974 and released in 1977, documented performances from five nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Garcia's visual sensibility permeated every frame: psychedelic, intricate, focused on the relationships between band members rather than on spectacle.

The Round Reels imagery appears on this shirt as a direct reference to the film's distribution format and artistic identity. Skeleton iconography—the "Uncle Sam" skeleton, evokes both the American identity the Dead claimed and the danse macabre of touring life. This is Dead visual language at its most sophisticated: icons that mean death and transcendence simultaneously.

This piece represents the intersection of music and cinema, of the Dead's visual arts legacy and their commitment to documenting their own history through multiple media. It's merchandise that aligns with a broader artistic vision of what a rock band could be.

  • Size: XL
  • Tag: Plymouth 100% Cotton
  • Measurement: Armpit to Armpit 19" / Shoulder to Bottom Hip 26"  
  • Condition: Original concert tee, excellent, new / never worn
  • Era: 1977, released during the peak touring period