Cassette Tape Spec Sheet Shirt | Analog Life Vintage Tee

An owner's manual for a cassette, printed on a garment-dyed tee. The front is laid out like a page from a 1970s equipment manual: specifications, numbered operating instructions, and a diagram of the shell with its parts called out.

Step 2.3 covers rewinding with a pencil. The manual is straight-faced about it, because at the time it was just how you did things. A good gift for anyone who owned a tape deck, or grew up near one.

Fabric & fit: Comfort Colors 1717 blank. 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed, tubular knit with double-needle stitching. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size — size up for oversized.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Cassette Tape Spec Sheet Shirt?
A graphic tee styled as a vintage owner's manual page for a cassette tape — spec table, numbered operating instructions, and a labeled diagram of the shell. Printed on a garment-dyed Comfort Colors 1717 blank. Part of Vintage Life Merch's Analog Life series.

What is the pencil step about?
Rewinding a cassette by hand. Slide a pencil into the hub and turn it — standard practice when the tape deck ate your batteries. The shirt documents it as a numbered procedure.

Is this a good gift?
Yes — for anyone who made tapes, owned a Walkman, or still has a shoebox of them somewhere.

What material is the shirt made of?
Heavyweight, garment-dyed, 100% ring-spun cotton. Pre-shrunk, built to hold up wash after wash.

How is the shirt printed?
DTG, in black or white ink depending on the shirt color — always strong contrast against the background.

What colors and sizes are available?
Light and dark colors, each in the ink that shows up best: Bay, Chambray, Orchid, Violet, Blossom, and Ivory in black ink; Black, Berry, Blue Jean, Blue Spruce, Seafoam, and Navy in white ink. Colors can shift slightly with availability. Sizes S–3XL.

Size chart (Comfort Colors 1717 — measured flat)

Chest width is measured 1" below the armhole — that's half the garment's circumference, not chest size. Body length runs from the high point of the shoulder to the hem.

Care instructions
Machine wash cold (max 30°C/90°F). Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Iron, steam, or dry on low heat. Do not dryclean.

Product information: Comfort Colors® 1717, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Warnings, Hazard: Made in Honduras

Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Do not bleach, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: low heat, Do not dryclean

Product information: Comfort Colors® 1717, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Warnings, Hazard: Made in Honduras

Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Do not bleach, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: low heat, Do not dryclean