Menu
Cart

1975 Average White Band Vintage band t-shirt iron-on retro Eric Clapton american fashion

  • 6500


70s Vintage Average White Band Rock band t-shirt iron-on from Cut the Cake 1975 Album, New Old Stock. 

Wiki says:

Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces", and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others such as the Brand New Heavies, and been sampled by various musicians including the Beastie Boys, TLC, The Beatnuts, Too Short, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, and A Tribe Called Quest, as well as Arrested Development[1] – making them the fifteenth most sampled act in history.[2] As of 2012, forty years after their formation, they continue to perform.

AWB was formed in early 1972[3] by Alan Gorrie,[4] and Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, with Onnie McIntyre,[5] Michael Rosen (trumpet), Roger Ball, and Robbie McIntosh[6] joining them in the original line-up. Hamish Stuart[7] quickly replaced Rosen. Duncan and Ball, affectionately known as the Dundee Horns, studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (now part of the University of Dundee), and were previously members of Mogul Thrash. Gorrie and McIntyre had been members of Forever More. McIntyre and McIntosh were used as session musicians on Chuck Berry's recording of "My Ding-a-Ling".[3]

In 1975, the single "Pick Up the Pieces" – taken from the No. 1 AWB album – reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song knocked Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" out of No. 1 and sold over one million copies. It was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in March 1975.[11] It also prompted The J.B.'s, the backup band of the "Godfather of Soul", James Brown, to record and release a song in reply, "Pick Up the Pieces, One by One", under the name AABB (Above Average Black Band). It was both a tribute to AWB's knowledge of funk and a tongue-in-cheek play on the Scottish band's name.

AWB followed up with the LPs Cut the Cake (1975) and Soul Searching (1976), both big sellers and yielding further Top 40 singles. Cut the Cake was dedicated by the surviving band members to McIntosh's memory. Their next LP, Benny & Us, was a collaboration with Ben E. King.[8]

Also known as AWB
Origin Dundee, Scotland
Genres Blue-eyed soul, funk, soul, disco
Years active 1972–1983
1989–present
Labels Atlantic, RCA, MCA, Rhino, Arista

Members
Alan Gorrie
Onnie McIntyre
Fred Vigdor
Rocky Bryant
Brent Carter
Rob Aries

Past members
Roger Ball
Malcolm "Molly" Duncan
Robbie McIntosh
Michael Rosen
Hamish Stuart
Steve Ferrone
Eliot Lewis
Alex Ligertwood
Tiger McNeilPeter Abbott
Fred "Catfish" Alias
Adam Deitch
Brian Dunne
Klyde Jones
Morris Pleasure
Monte Croft

 

JUST LIKE OUR PARENTS FAVORITE T-SHIRT SHOPS in the malls back in 1973, you walk in, point to a transfer, and in five minutes you have a unique tee. Well, 35+ years ago, we boxed up that shop and have now re-opened on the internet, those same old boxes from 1973!

LOOK BACK IN TIME right here, browse our 1000+ titles, which are in the same mint condition, just as they were found and boxed-up 35+ years ago, for you, right now! Ready to be collected or applied to your favorite american fashion tee or other garment, today.

LET US (Irononstation.com) BE YOUR SOURCE for unique and original 70s american fashion t-shirt iron-ons... fill your closet with the goods for that special weekend with your friends. THEY WILL SAY "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT!"

+ SEE CUSTOMER PICTURES on our Website Blog
+ Rare items listed at random!
+ SIGN-UP for our alerts on the website (www.irononstation.com)

See our other authentic 70s categories?

+ 70s Sex, Drugs, Rock n Roll
+ Hot Rods, Vans, Monster Trucks, Moto
+ Tasteless Themes
+ 70s TV Series and Movie Stars
+ Cartoons
+ Astrology, Zodiac
+ Cute and Fuzzy, Slang and Sayings
+ 420 and Booze Themes
+ 1000+ titles to browse through, all 1960s to 1970s

Remember don't miss our flash sales and rare relics... Sign-up for our alerts!

+ We will be listing more items daily and weekly when possible (1200+ titles coming soon!)
+ More boxes unopened since the 1970s and 80s full of surprises to be sure.
+ Wholesale lots of 50-1000+ units are available (see our listings), custom orders welcome.
+ Limited quantities, when gone, they are gone!
+ We use a home iron for ours & 99.9% of our buyers do too! If nervous, use a pro :-)

+ Have a store? We are wholesalers of 1960s Vintage Fashion as well. Let's talk!

Please share with your friends.


We Also Recommend