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==Mo' Wax Merchandise 1994-1997==


The original Mo' Wax Merchandise range was created and sold by Swifty, and included three t-shirts and a record bag. Also available were Swifty and Straight No Chaser t-shirts. These were all advertised for sale in Straight No Chaser Magazine<ref>http://rackraider.blogspot.com/2014/04/mowax-stuff.html</ref>. The t-shirts sold for 16 pounds, and were available through mail order<ref>https://talesfromtheracks.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/straight-no-chaser-the-jazz-messenger/</ref>.
The original Mo' Wax Merchandise range was created and sold by Swifty, and included three t-shirts and a record bag. Also available were Swifty and Straight No Chaser t-shirts. These were all advertised for sale in Straight No Chaser Magazine<ref>http://rackraider.blogspot.com/2014/04/mowax-stuff.html</ref>. The t-shirts sold for 16 pounds, and were available through mail order<ref>https://talesfromtheracks.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/straight-no-chaser-the-jazz-messenger/</ref>.
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In 1996 a new MoWax Merchandise Catalogue was released, featuring four new designs by Will Bankhead and Ben Drury, a new record bag design and a slipmat (not pictured). Each includes a MWM (MoWax Merchandise) catalogue number, eg. MWM001T for the first t-shirt design.<ref>https://www.mowaxdiscography.com/postcards--flyers.html</ref>
In 1996 a new MoWax Merchandise Catalogue was released, featuring four new designs by Will Bankhead and Ben Drury, a new record bag design and a slipmat (not pictured). Each includes a MWM (MoWax Merchandise) catalogue number, eg. MWM001T for the first t-shirt design.<ref>https://www.mowaxdiscography.com/postcards--flyers.html</ref>


==MWMT001==
The box design also featured on the Faces Z compilation which was released in 1996, and its design is credited to Ben Drury.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Various-Mo-Wax-Recordings-Presents-Faces-Z/master/114475</ref>
 
Another design was also available and has the catalogue number of MWMT001<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb8UCwbgC7k/</ref>, this design is undated and features a tag with the following text: "Screen Stars by Fruit of the Loom, Printed in USA."<ref>https://www.ebay.ie/itm/MO-WAX-T-SHIRT-MWMT001-RARE/283535984448?hash=item42040fc740:g:41UAAOSwyy5dHIF8</ref> A white version and dark blue version appear to have been released,<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X0a4BJ-09/</ref> with an eBay listing for the dark version claiming the user received it as a promo from Mo' Wax in the 1990's and that it was never on sale to the public.<ref>https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MO-WAX-PROMO-T-SHIRT-ORIGINAL-1990s-VINTAGE-BACK-PRINT-trip-hop-James-Lavelle-/174225941166?nma=true&si=npX8NIoiyxXtrMolvUMlmCGsZYw%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</ref>
 
Two versions of the white t-shirt have appeared online with the same designs but slightly different tags. Both tags mention Screen Stars as the creator.<ref>https://www.ebay.ie/itm/MO-WAX-T-SHIRT-MWMT001-RARE/283535984448?hash=item42040fc740:g:41UAAOSwyy5dHIF8</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb8UCwbgC7k/</ref> For clearer versions of the tags as featured on other t-shirts, see Minor Thread on Flickr.<ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/minorthread/34018085565/in/photolist-TQ4zED</ref><ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/69605165@N06/42989148691</ref>
 
Fruit of the Loom was a USA based T-shirt company which operated during the 1980's and 1990's.<ref>http://www.defunkd.com/blog/2010/01/30/screen-stars/</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:SwiftyBook 1.jpg|thumb|Early MoWax Tshirts in Swifty's Book
File:SwiftyBook 1.jpg|thumb|Early MoWax Tshirts in Swifty's Book
File:Monkpostcard.jpg|thumb|Postcard advertising T-shirt
File:Monkpostcard.jpg|thumb|Postcard advertising T-shirt
File:MoWaxMerchCatalogue96.jpg|thumb|MoWax Merch Catalogue 1996
File:MoWaxMerchCatalogue96.jpg|thumb|MoWax Merch Catalogue 1996
File:96 Mo Wax Box Tee.jpg|thumb|Box Tee Front
File:96 Mo Wax Box Tee Back.jpg|thumb|Box Tee Back
File:96 Mo Wax Box Tee detail.jpg|thumb|Box Tee sleeve detail
File:MoWaxMerchRecordBag 2.jpg|thumb|Record Bag 1996
File:MoWaxMerchRecordBag 2.jpg|thumb|Record Bag 1996
File:RecordBag1996Review.png|thumb|Review of 1996's record bag in Mix Mag April 1997
File:RecordBag1996Review.png|thumb|Review of 1996's record bag in Mix Mag April 1997
</gallery>


==MWMT001==
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| image_file    =File:USA MoWaxTee.jpg
| image_size = 100
| designer      =
| year          = 1995?
| type          = T-shirt
| material      =
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Another design was also available and has the catalogue number of MWMT001<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb8UCwbgC7k/</ref>, this design is undated and features a tag with the following text: "Screen Stars by Fruit of the Loom, Printed in USA."<ref>https://www.ebay.ie/itm/MO-WAX-T-SHIRT-MWMT001-RARE/283535984448?hash=item42040fc740:g:41UAAOSwyy5dHIF8</ref> A white version and dark blue version appear to have been released,<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X0a4BJ-09/</ref> with an eBay listing for the dark version claiming the user received it as a promo from Mo' Wax in the 1990's and that it was never on sale to the public.<ref>https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MO-WAX-PROMO-T-SHIRT-ORIGINAL-1990s-VINTAGE-BACK-PRINT-trip-hop-James-Lavelle-/174225941166?nma=true&si=npX8NIoiyxXtrMolvUMlmCGsZYw%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</ref>
Two versions of the white t-shirt have appeared online with the same designs but slightly different tags. Both tags mention Screen Stars as the creator.<ref>https://www.ebay.ie/itm/MO-WAX-T-SHIRT-MWMT001-RARE/283535984448?hash=item42040fc740:g:41UAAOSwyy5dHIF8</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb8UCwbgC7k/</ref> For clearer versions of the tags as featured on other t-shirts, see Minor Thread on Flickr.<ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/minorthread/34018085565/in/photolist-TQ4zED</ref><ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/69605165@N06/42989148691</ref>
Fruit of the Loom was a USA based T-shirt company which operated during the 1980's and 1990's.<ref>http://www.defunkd.com/blog/2010/01/30/screen-stars/</ref>
<gallery>
File:MoWaxTee.jpg|thumb|MoWax T-shirt MWMT001
File:MoWaxTee.jpg|thumb|MoWax T-shirt MWMT001
File:USA MoWaxTee.jpg|thumb|MoWax T-shirt MWMT001
File:USA MoWaxTee.jpg|thumb|MoWax T-shirt MWMT001
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File:MoWax90s Dark MWMT001 Tee.jpg|thumb|Front Detail Dark MWMT001 Tee
File:MoWax90s Dark MWMT001 Tee.jpg|thumb|Front Detail Dark MWMT001 Tee
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Mo' Wax T-shirts 1998+==
{{Infobox clothing item
| image_file    =File:MoWax Wire Logo front.jpg
| image_size = 100
| designer      = Ben Drury
| year          = 1998
| type          = T-shirt
| material      =
| on_display_at =
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In 1998 Mo' Wax signed a new partnership with XL Records/Beggars Group, and new merchandise was produced. T-shirts here don't have a specific date, and while they are presumed to have been produced between 1998-2003 this hasn't been confirmed. Some of these t-shirts were released in bags with a MWT logo.
<gallery>
File:MoWax Wire Logo front.jpg|thumb|MoWax Wire Logo Front (bagged)
File:MoWax Wire Logo bagged.jpg|thumb|MoWax Wire Logo (bagged) - Back of bag
File:MoWax Block Logo front.jpg|thumb|MoWax Block Logo front (bagged)
File:MoWax Block Logo bag.jpg|thumb|MoWax Block Logo (bagged) - Back of bag
File:MoWax Block Logo bag detail.jpg|thumb|Bag detail
File:MoWax Block Logo tag.jpg|thumb|MoWax Block Logo Tag
</gallery>
==See Also==
[https://www.unklewiki.com/index.php?title=DJ_Shadow_T-shirts DJ Shadow T-shirts]
[https://www.unklewiki.com/index.php?title=Money_Mark_Merchandise Money Mark T-shirts and Toys]
[https://www.unklewiki.com/index.php?title=Urban_Archeology_T-shirt T-shirt for the Mo' Wax Urban Archeology exhibition]
[https://www.unklewiki.com/index.php?title=Ape_Vs_Mo%27Wax_Clothing Ape VS Mo' Wax Collaborations c1997]


==External Links==
==External Links==
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[https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X0a4BJ-09/ Dark MWMT001 Tee on Instagram]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X0a4BJ-09/ Dark MWMT001 Tee on Instagram]
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/34090554@N08/albums/72157717136027687 Mo' Wax T-shirts on Flickr]


[https://www.flickr.com/photos/minorthread/34018085565/in/photolist-TQ4zED Screen Stars by Fruit of the Loom on Flickr]
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/minorthread/34018085565/in/photolist-TQ4zED Screen Stars by Fruit of the Loom on Flickr]

Revision as of 08:50, 6 December 2020

MoWax Merchandise
DesignerSwifty
Year1994
TypeT-shirt
Material100% Cotton
MoWax Merchandise
DesignerWill Bankhead and Ben Drury
Year1996
TypeT-shirt

Mo' Wax Merchandise 1994-1997

The original Mo' Wax Merchandise range was created and sold by Swifty, and included three t-shirts and a record bag. Also available were Swifty and Straight No Chaser t-shirts. These were all advertised for sale in Straight No Chaser Magazine[1]. The t-shirts sold for 16 pounds, and were available through mail order[2].

In 1996 a new MoWax Merchandise Catalogue was released, featuring four new designs by Will Bankhead and Ben Drury, a new record bag design and a slipmat (not pictured). Each includes a MWM (MoWax Merchandise) catalogue number, eg. MWM001T for the first t-shirt design.[3]

The box design also featured on the Faces Z compilation which was released in 1996, and its design is credited to Ben Drury.[4]

Gallery

  • Advertisement from Straight No Chaser #20 page 52

    Advertisement from Straight No Chaser #20 page 52

  • Advertisement in 1994 issue of Straight No Chaser

    Advertisement in 1994 issue of Straight No Chaser

  • DJ Shadow wearing UNKLE T-shirt

    DJ Shadow wearing UNKLE T-shirt

  • Record Bag 1994

    Record Bag 1994

  • Record Bag 1994

    Record Bag 1994

  • Record Bag in The Face January 1994

    Record Bag in The Face January 1994

  • Early MoWax Tshirts in Swifty's Book

    Early MoWax Tshirts in Swifty's Book

  • Postcard advertising T-shirt

    Postcard advertising T-shirt

  • MoWax Merch Catalogue 1996

    MoWax Merch Catalogue 1996

  • Box Tee Front

    Box Tee Front

  • Box Tee Back

    Box Tee Back

  • Box Tee sleeve detail

    Box Tee sleeve detail

  • Record Bag 1996

    Record Bag 1996

  • Review of 1996's record bag in Mix Mag April 1997

    Review of 1996's record bag in Mix Mag April 1997

MWMT001

MoWax Merchandise
Year1995?
TypeT-shirt

Another design was also available and has the catalogue number of MWMT001[5], this design is undated and features a tag with the following text: "Screen Stars by Fruit of the Loom, Printed in USA."[6] A white version and dark blue version appear to have been released,[7] with an eBay listing for the dark version claiming the user received it as a promo from Mo' Wax in the 1990's and that it was never on sale to the public.[8]

Two versions of the white t-shirt have appeared online with the same designs but slightly different tags. Both tags mention Screen Stars as the creator.[9][10] For clearer versions of the tags as featured on other t-shirts, see Minor Thread on Flickr.[11][12]

Fruit of the Loom was a USA based T-shirt company which operated during the 1980's and 1990's.[13]

  • MoWax T-shirt MWMT001

    MoWax T-shirt MWMT001

  • MoWax T-shirt MWMT001

    MoWax T-shirt MWMT001

  • Back of MWMT001

    Back of MWMT001

  • Front Design of MWMT001

    Front Design of MWMT001

  • Back Design of MWMT001

    Back Design of MWMT001

  • Alt Tag of MWMT001

    Alt Tag of MWMT001

  • Dark MWMT001 Tee Front

    Dark MWMT001 Tee Front

  • Dark MWMT001 Tee Back

    Dark MWMT001 Tee Back

  • Front Detail Dark MWMT001 Tee

    Front Detail Dark MWMT001 Tee

Mo' Wax T-shirts 1998+

MoWax Merchandise
DesignerBen Drury
Year1998
TypeT-shirt

In 1998 Mo' Wax signed a new partnership with XL Records/Beggars Group, and new merchandise was produced. T-shirts here don't have a specific date, and while they are presumed to have been produced between 1998-2003 this hasn't been confirmed. Some of these t-shirts were released in bags with a MWT logo.

  • MoWax Wire Logo Front (bagged)

    MoWax Wire Logo Front (bagged)

  • MoWax Wire Logo (bagged) - Back of bag

    MoWax Wire Logo (bagged) - Back of bag

  • MoWax Block Logo front (bagged)

    MoWax Block Logo front (bagged)

  • MoWax Block Logo (bagged) - Back of bag

    MoWax Block Logo (bagged) - Back of bag

  • Bag detail

    Bag detail

  • MoWax Block Logo Tag

    MoWax Block Logo Tag

See Also

DJ Shadow T-shirts

Money Mark T-shirts and Toys

T-shirt for the Mo' Wax Urban Archeology exhibition

Ape VS Mo' Wax Collaborations c1997


External Links

Images of Tshirts on MoWax Discography

Advertisements and early MoWax / Unkle images

Unknown MoWax T-shirt Design

Record bag on Instagram

MWMT001 Tee on Pirate Ship

Dark MWMT001 Tee on Instagram

Mo' Wax T-shirts on Flickr

Screen Stars by Fruit of the Loom on Flickr

Stars by Fruit of the Loom on Flickr

References

  1. ↑ http://rackraider.blogspot.com/2014/04/mowax-stuff.html
  2. ↑ https://talesfromtheracks.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/straight-no-chaser-the-jazz-messenger/
  3. ↑ https://www.mowaxdiscography.com/postcards--flyers.html
  4. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Various-Mo-Wax-Recordings-Presents-Faces-Z/master/114475
  5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb8UCwbgC7k/
  6. ↑ https://www.ebay.ie/itm/MO-WAX-T-SHIRT-MWMT001-RARE/283535984448?hash=item42040fc740:g:41UAAOSwyy5dHIF8
  7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X0a4BJ-09/
  8. ↑ https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MO-WAX-PROMO-T-SHIRT-ORIGINAL-1990s-VINTAGE-BACK-PRINT-trip-hop-James-Lavelle-/174225941166?nma=true&si=npX8NIoiyxXtrMolvUMlmCGsZYw%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
  9. ↑ https://www.ebay.ie/itm/MO-WAX-T-SHIRT-MWMT001-RARE/283535984448?hash=item42040fc740:g:41UAAOSwyy5dHIF8
  10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb8UCwbgC7k/
  11. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/minorthread/34018085565/in/photolist-TQ4zED
  12. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/69605165@N06/42989148691
  13. ↑ http://www.defunkd.com/blog/2010/01/30/screen-stars/
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