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House Tornado

Record Sleeve
1988 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'House Tornado' recorded by the group Throwing Muses for 4AD.
The designs of both sides are created from elements of collage and watercolours by Shinro Ohtake and are lettered in varying colours with the lyrics for songs from the album. The 'back' cover is also lettered in green with band member credits, recording and production information, further credits , 'printed in england' and the 4AD catalogue number 'cad 802'.


Object details

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Object type
TitleHouse Tornado
Materials and techniques
Colour print (probably offset lithograph) on paper
Brief description
Inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'House Tornado' recorded by the group Throwing Muses. Design by 23 Envelope, using artwork by Shinro Ohtake. Published by 4AD, Great Britain, 1988.
Physical description
Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'House Tornado' recorded by the group Throwing Muses for 4AD.
The designs of both sides are created from elements of collage and watercolours by Shinro Ohtake and are lettered in varying colours with the lyrics for songs from the album. The 'back' cover is also lettered in green with band member credits, recording and production information, further credits , 'printed in england' and the 4AD catalogue number 'cad 802'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 31cm
Measured by DH 22/02/2011
Marks and inscriptions
Both sides of the sleeve are lettered in varying colours with the lyrics for songs from the album. The 'back' cover is also lettered in green with band member credits, recording and production information, further credits , 'printed in england' and the 4AD catalogue number 'cad 802'.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Other number
CAD 802 - Record label's number
Collection
Accession number
E.279-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
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