Medium-Large. Neck 15.5", Chest 23" pit to pit - 46", Sleeves 32", 31" long.
Up for auction is an original reproduction of John Lennon's New York City Live US Army shirt he wore during the early 70's. All parts are MINT! Shirt & Patches are from the original Korean War Period. Don't be fooled by fakes. "Look carefully at the details" of the shirt compared to the original. They are identical. Patches were handsewn on to shirt and as an Art Director detail is important to me. I made this for the Fans that can "see the difference". Cheers, Tim. *The only reproduction is the patch on the pocket, they stopped making them in early 70's giving out certificates instead of the patch. *PayPal account required to bid.
The New York City Years
Yoko Ono displays never-before-seen John Lennon artefacts in an exhibition at the Big Apple's Rock Annex US Army Shirt, c. 1970
Lennon purchased this shirt from an Army surplus store shortly after moving to New York.
It was to become one of his favourite items of clothing, worn often throughout the Seventies - and on stage at the "One To One" concert to benefit the Willowbrook School for mentally disabled children in 1972 and for the Live in New York City live album.
Shirt is from the Korean War worn by US Soldiers guarding the wall between North and South Korea, which continues to this day.
Live in New York City is a posthumous live album by John Lennon. It was prepared under the supervision of his widow, Yoko Ono, and released in 1986 as his second official live album, the first being Live Peace in Toronto 1969. Recorded on 30 August 1972 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Lennon performed two shows, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, to raise money for children with mental challenges at friend Geraldo Rivera's request. Rivera introduces Lennon and Ono at the beginning of the album, and he is referenced in Lennon's impromptu revised lyrics in the opening song, "New York City." The benefit concerts, billed as One to One, also featured other performers in addition to Lennon, including Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack and Sha-Na-Na, although their performances are not included on this album, nor on the simultaneous video release. Live in New York City captures John Lennon's last full-length concert performance, coming right after the release of Some Time in New York City, which was seen by many as a commercial failure in the United States. Perhaps as a result, Lennon's stage talk, while humorous, is self-deprecating and slightly nervous in tone. Backing Lennon and Ono were Elephant's Memory, who had served as Lennon and Ono's backing band on Some Time in New York City. Although the material Lennon performed was largely drawn from his three most recent albums of the period (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, ImagineSome Time in New York City), Lennon also included in the setlist his Beatles hit "Come Together" and paid tribute to Elvis Presley with "Hound Dog" before leading the audience in a singalong of "Give Peace a Chance". and