Grey Marl premium weight 100% organic cotton TSPTR 60s sweatshirt with water based ink Peanuts print

During the late 1960s and early 70s the Beach Boys would make a number of records that shared numerous themes with Charles Schulz’s work at the time - ecological concerns, self care, mental well being, love and happiness. Add some music to your day from their classic 1970 album Sunflower, expressed hope in the lyrics that music could bring people together. The world in harmony - something that was desperately needed at that time - in the midst of the Vietnam War, civil rights and student protests.

By the late 60s PEANUTS’ appeal was universal: It was beloved by young and old, by the intelligentsia as well as the masses; While Charles Schulz had existentialist and humanist leanings worthy of Jean-Paul Sartre, his concerns were also that of the youth and especially the recently discovered ‘teenager’. Another California based artist whose concerns very much mirrored those of Schulz was Beach Boy Brian Wilson. In 1966, while the rest of the band was on tour, he wrote and completed what is critically considered to be one of the finest records ever made, Pet Sounds. The complex musical arrangements and lyrics earned Wilson the ‘genius’ tag, deconstructing what is was to be a young person in such turbulent times. 

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