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Black Bl’ast! Power Of Expression 4 sided shirt

By Casali | Published 09/16/2011

I believe this is one of our old Italian bootleggers with a new name which is hard-to-forget. Here is a nicely done Bl’ast! Wishingwell 4 sided reprint. This is one of my all time favorite shirts. I have never seen a REAL one in wearable condition for sale. The last one that hit eBay is in my possession, but it is literally a rag. If anyone out there has a REAL one they would like to trade, I can make it worth your while.

Uniform Choice Wishingwell hoody of the Lost and Found variety

By Casali | Published 07/30/2011

I have been asked numerous times about this Uniform Choice sweatshirt for sale by xtrueforcex. As far as I know, this is a Lost and Found item. The front print font is the same as the Uniform Choice “Getting The Point Across” CD that L&F put out. I don’t think I need to explain how the back is different. This is still a cool looking piece of gear, but sadly it’s not original.

Youth Of Today Wishingwell 4 sided shirt

By Casali | Published 06/11/2011

Seller patrick166 is back, and hopefully he won’t end this one early. I’m really curious as to what this one ends at. You are looking at an Original Youth Of Today Wishingwell Schism 4 sided shirt. It has the right print and the right tag. The description says that it has some staining at the bottom, but that could be oxycleaned or bleached out. This is a staple shirt that all you young and old edgemen need in your closet or on your back.

Uniform Choice A Wish To Dream shirt

By Casali | Published 06/03/2011

Seller newcopcar has listed this Uniform Choice “Wish To Dream” shirt. I’ll let the seller explain why he doesn’t know if it’s original or not. What I will say is that this could be a nice scoop if you were looking for one of these to wear daily.

The seller states

“You are bidding on a UNIFORM CHOICE t-shirt. I’ve had this baby for awhile (as you can tell from the pit stains; try some Oxyclean!), but I honestly can’t tell you if this is a legit one or a boot. I can tell you it’s old; it has that feel of those 50%/50% Screen Stars shirts from the late ’80s/early ’90s. Not that that helps in deciding whether this is legit or a boot, but it might help date it. Sadly, no sleeveprints. Boo. To complicate things even more, the tag has been removed. Again, boo. The shirt measures about 20″ from armpit to armpit and about 21″ from collar to hem. Usual wear, some fading and cracking to the screen as is visible, but nothing too offensive except for those pesky pit stains. Lil bit o’ Oxyclean fix you right up, kid! Again, don’t mean to sound like a sketchy seller who is deliberately evasive and vague, but I do know that this shirt is old (not one of those recent Italian bootlegs or something someone’s selling on their Big Cartel page), but I don’t know if it’s a legit shirt from the band or Wishingwell.”

With The Quickness

By Cooch | Published 04/15/2011

Coupla bangers from my pal incorrectthoughts down in the LV…

This might be my favorite Bad Brains design, too bad this thing is a little chewed. I remember at the WFMU record fair one year, Anthony Countey (Bad Brains manager) was there with about 10 post office bins jammed full of old BB shirts, and he had a few of these. Asking price? $20 a pop or 2 for $30. For some reason I chose to grab a couple of different Quickness era designs, as I was tight on funds. Oops.

Always wondered what that shadowy character was wishing/dreaming in regards to that tree… is he gonna cut it down? Is he gonna climb it? It’s deep, really.

Uniform Choice hoody

By Casali | Published 10/27/2010

God I love ironic_iconic‘s descriptions. Does this not sum up the Wishingwell Records mailorder experience?

This is a Uniform Choice “Screaming For Change” hooded sweatshirt that I bought direct from Wishingwell Records in about 1988, I also ordered a Youth Of Today t-shirt but they were out of stock so sent a Uniform Choice one with a huge burning heart on the back which I no longer have. They also took an unbelievable 9 months to send it out to me!!

Great story and a great sweatshirt.

Big Dude Unity 4 sided bootleg

By Casali | Published 06/07/2010

Seller woodencoin has yet another treat for the big boys ending today. Here we have a very realistic looking reproduction of the very classic Unity Wishingwell 4 sided shirt. Good luck finding a real one in an XXL!

Mailbox Report – Bl’ast! 4 sided wishingwell

By Casali | Published 10/16/2009

I am in need of an original Bl’ast! Wishingwell 4 sided shirt which is UNCUT at the bottom. I have 2 of them, both from dudes who appear on many of the records you own. Both have cut bottoms. Was there a shirt cut and rolling party? Did they dare each other to see how short they could go?

With all that said, I am PROUD to add this item to my collection. It features double logo print on the back and black print on both sleeves. I may attempt to “fix” this one as I did the other one. Other than the bottom, this thing is minty. Would it bother any of you if I wore my Bl’ast! shirt tucked in?

And because you asked for it Town of Hardcore Crew…… here for reference is my other 4 sided previously mentioned in this article. It was a cut shirt, and you can see where I had it “repaired”. Great tuck in shirt. Hey it was cool in the 90′s right? Please note the designs are different. I LOVE wishingwell!

Seller Spotlight – nicktp

By b. murphy | Published 08/07/2009

If you hadn’t noticed, a few hot items just perked up on Ebay. So many choice items from one seller, I knew we had this weeks Seller Spotlight lined up.

I had a chance to ask nicktp a few questions about his collection. We’re not going to tell you who he is. If you really wanted to know, you would have guessed already or figured it out on your on. We’ll keep his identity close to the vest, because as he put it:

When i did my last round of shirts, kids would figure out who i was, somehow tracked down where i lived, and were asking to come by on friday night and hang out, listen to records, order pizza, and have me tell them stories of the old days. That kind of freaked me out.

Check it.

1. How did you get started in the punk/ hardcore scene?

I got into the music scene when i was real young. if i rigged up my crap radio just right, i could get reception from a college radio station that would play punk/hardcore stuff at night. i would tape the shows, then make my own mixed tapes from those tapes of the stuff i liked. I think i was like 10 when i did all this. Eventually I got into skateboarding and with that whole scene came the tie in with punk music and i got much easier access to new music.

2. How did you amass all these amazing tees?

All these shirts came from either being at shows, or from mail ordering stuff. The wishingwell shirts were all mail ordered. I got like 4 shirts, 3 records and a bunch of stickers. I traded the Youth of Today shirt in like 1991 for some awful CD. I wish i still had that one. The smorgasbord shirt i also mail ordered…but in my letter i wrote with my check (cause that’s what you did back then…mailed checks…in the mail!) that i was going to a show in CT at the anthrax. The guy who did the zine showed up with my shirts and records in hand…and went around the show asking if anyone knew me..until he found me. I sold that shirt to a guy years ago, he moved to germany. years later, some girl i dated pulled it out. Turns out it was her brother i sold it to and she brought it back after she went to see him…so she gave it back to me. now its on ebay. sad thing is, the shirts i kept are only a small portion of the shirts i had. so many ended their life being used by my dad to wax his car.

3. What’s the strongest memory attached to one of these shirts (like a great show, or a funny merch table discussion)?

I think i answered this one above. The UC shirt, one time some big dude in my high school came up and asked me, quite seriously, if it was a “gay” shirt. He thought the skinhead was grabbing another mans unit. In actuality, its the microphone. but, pretty funny nonetheless.

There you have it. Go support this dude. Plenty of provenance here. Plus each auction has a little detail on where he got the tee. You can’t beat that with a stick.

Wishingwell Records hoodie

By casali | Published 06/19/2009

Sometimes things just work. This sweatshirt is a perfect example. As far as I am concerned, this is the primo logo in the hardcore world. Who would have thought that it would look great exploded on the back of a shirt/sweatshirt? The Dubars, that’s who. Thank you Courtney and Pat, sleep well tonight.

*the toes add authenticity