{"product_id":"ameba-sperm-all-over-print-t-shirt-psychic-tv-genesis-p-orridge-dead-stock-nwt-1990s","title":"Ameba Sperm All-Over Print T-Shirt — Psychic TV \/ Genesis P-Orridge. Dead Stock NWT. 1990s.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ameba (official Psychic TV merchandise label, registered trademark, eye logo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e All-over sperm print, front and back — white on deep burgundy ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep Burgundy (Dark Red)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e L \/ XL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChest:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 cm \/ 23.62 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 79 cm \/ 31.10 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dead Stock — New With Tags (NWT)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[OVERVIEW]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1990s, Genesis P-Orridge — founder of Throbbing Gristle, architect of industrial music, and one of the most consequential figures in postwar avant-garde culture — was operating Psychic TV at the intersection of acid house, rave culture, and occult performance art. The band's merchandise label, \u003cem\u003eAmeba\u003c\/em\u003e, produced a series of garments that were not conventional band T-shirts but wearable extensions of the Psychic TV worldview: transgressive, biomorphic, and designed to provoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe all-over sperm print — white spermatozoa swarming across a deep burgundy ground, covering every surface of the garment including the back — is among the most visually arresting and conceptually coherent pieces from this period. The \u003cem\u003eAmeba\u003c\/em\u003e label itself, with its eye logo and registered trademark, is a document of the seriousness with which P-Orridge approached the material culture of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe provenance of this piece is confirmed by a period photograph included in the listing: \u003cstrong\u003eGenesis P-Orridge is photographed wearing this exact shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside Mark Metz (left) and Paula P-Orridge (centre). The photograph was taken during the early 1990s and circulated in the underground press of the period. This is not a piece that resembles something Genesis wore — it is the shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[WHY THIS PIECE IS A PRIZED COLLECTOR'S ITEM]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenesis P-Orridge Provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e The period photograph included in this listing documents Genesis P-Orridge wearing this exact garment. For collectors of Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle, or 1990s avant-garde material culture, provenance of this directness is exceptionally rare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmeba Label — Official Psychic TV Merchandise:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003eAmeba\u003c\/em\u003e brand, with its eye logo and ® registration, was the official merchandise vehicle for Psychic TV in the early 1990s. Surviving examples in any condition are scarce; dead stock examples with tags intact are virtually unknown in the collector market.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Over Print Construction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The full-coverage sperm print — front, back, and sleeves — required a production process significantly more complex than standard screen-printed band merchandise. This is a manufactured garment, not a tour print-run shirt, which further limits the original production quantity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDead Stock, New With Tags:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thirty years after production, this shirt has never been worn. The tags are intact. The print is at full intensity. For a garment from the early 1990s rave and industrial underground, this survival condition is extraordinary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMark Metz Connection:\u003c\/strong\u003e The listing photograph was sourced from the archive of Mark Metz, the Chicago-based photographer and publisher whose documentation of the 1990s underground — through his journal \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e and his close association with figures including Genesis P-Orridge — constitutes one of the primary visual records of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[CONDITION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDead Stock — New With Tags. Never worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody \u0026amp; Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pristine. Full print intensity, no fading, no cracking. The deep burgundy ground is at original saturation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTags:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intact and attached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e No pulls, no pilling, no wear of any kind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease carefully inspect all high-resolution listing photos to verify condition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65692461826397,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_3524.jpg?v=1787721245","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/ameba-sperm-all-over-print-t-shirt-psychic-tv-genesis-p-orridge-dead-stock-nwt-1990s","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}