Collection 454 is one of those drops where the dead weight got left behind and everything that made the cut actually earns its spot. Late 70s through mid-90s, all original Grateful Dead, Metallica, Iron Maiden, GNR, Aerosmith, and a deep supporting cast that holds its own.
Here's what's in it:
The Dead have the most real estate in this drop, and rightly so. The 1970s Grateful Dead Bertha is the top-dollar piece of the whole collection. The 1993 Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas tee is a legitimate grail; Hunter Thompson meets the Dead. Round that out with a 1994 tour shirt, a 1994 crew shirt, a 1993 tour shirt, and a 1985 Music Never Stopped. Six Dead pieces, zero filler.
Metallica shows up twice: the 1988 ...And Justice For All and the second AJFA alongside a 1988 One single promo shirt. Three Metallica originals from the same era, that's a good day.
The 1992 Guns N Roses / Faith No More co-headliner tee needs no sales pitch. If you know, you know. Aerosmith comes in hot with both the 1990 Pump Tour and the 1994 Get a Grip Tour. The 1991 AC/DC Razors Edge Tour is exactly what it sounds like.
Beyond the big names: a 1988 Iron Maiden California Tour that's priced accordingly, a 1972 Slade promo shirt that is genuinely old and genuinely rare, a 1989 Winger, a Allman Brothers Eat a Peach, a 1992 Tesla, and a 1985 S.O.D. Stormtroopers of Death that's one of the more underrated pieces in the drop.
A few curveballs worth calling out: the 1988 Michael Jackson Bad Tour, a 1990 Paul McCartney New World Tour, two runs of 1994 Lollapalooza shirts, a 1987 Yes, a 90s Operation Ivy, a 1987 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love, and a 1990 Knebworth Silver Clef Award Winners tee that'll stop a collector cold.
Also in the mix: a 1990s Super Mario World Nintendo shirt, a 1996 Essence Music Festival, a 1998 Black Crowes Tour, and a handful of 1970s Pop Rocky Magazine tees that are some of the more obscure pieces we've pulled together in a while.
All authenticate, once they're gone, they're gone.