Merchandise - pin badges and patches

An incomplete list of Shadows pin badges 1960-2004, also two patches:

Fan club badge, early 1960s. Unofficial?

Unofficial badge, circa 1964 - this generic design was also made with other 'beat groups' of the time. There are other Shadows ones that are identical to this apart from different colour text - black or red.

From around 1975 


Eurovision 1975 promotional badge...







Hank and Bruce wore these Eurovision badges as well! Here you can see it on Bruce's lapel.

20 Golden Greats circular enamel pin, advertised in the 1979 tour programmes

The same badge was also made with a 'shield' shape back, probably at the same time

20 Golden Greats patch also in the 1979 programme

Change Of Address pin, 1980

Hits Right Up Your Street pin, 1981

Patch, circa 1982? The image is of a prototype so I don't know if this design was ever mass produced.

Red Strat pin, 1982 (This is the only official Shadows pin I actually own!)


'Dancing guitars' pin, advertised in 25th anniversary tour programme, 1983/4

Unknown date - possibly 1986

Uunknown date - possibly 1987 (since the font matches the one on the 'Simply Shadows' album cover).


2004 - a vertical design this time

 
Also...

Not merchandise per se, but a pin badge worn by the Shadows:

You can just about make out that the badges say: "I'm not in the Music Business - I'm in the Shadows"!

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