| Made for the 3 day Live Like A Suicide UKtour in June of 1987. A lot of people think the 3 shows at the Marquee in London were to promote Appetite overseas, since the release was only a month away. While I'm sure they did promote Appetite, the main reason for the shows was due to the popularity of Live Like A Suicide in the UK. You can read all about it in Duff's book on page 123. Also, I was told this was the reason for the shirt by those in the know. Made for the band and crew only. Adriana Smith can be seen wearing this on page 130 of the unparalleled Reckless Road book by Marc Canter, or on page 104 if you have the Classic Rock magazine version of the book. Yes, the back is the same as a much more recent GNR shirt that came out in the mid 1990s. However, again I have had this shirt authenticated by those in the know. Secondly, the tag matches those of other shirts that came out in that era. Just do a google search for "Spring Ford Classic Sportswear". Third, there are slight differences between the back of the old shirt and the back of the newer shirt. One is the feel of the print. The other is the print of the letters. If you look closely, the older shirt (pics on the left) has a white edge to the right of each letter/character, whereas the newer shirt (pics on the right) does not. The colors are also slightly different but this can really only be noticed in person. |
