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Very Metal Noise Pollution

Record Sleeve
1989 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cardboard gatefold cover sleeve for a 7" recording of 'Very Metal Noise Pollution' recorded by the group Pop Will Eat Itself. The cover design features the band's logo of a robot head, in orange on a purple ground. The reverse gives the tracklisting, credits etc. in silver text, over a design of large orange numbers and text against a purple ground. The fold-out interior features song lyrics printed in silver and orange text, against white and purple grounds, repsectively.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVery Metal Noise Pollution (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph print on cardboard
Brief description
Cardboard gatefold cover sleeve for a 7" recording of 'Very Metal Noise Pollution' recorded by the group Pop Will Eat Itself. Designed by the Designers Republic. Issued by RCA Records/BMG Records, Great Britain, 1989.
Physical description
Cardboard gatefold cover sleeve for a 7" recording of 'Very Metal Noise Pollution' recorded by the group Pop Will Eat Itself. The cover design features the band's logo of a robot head, in orange on a purple ground. The reverse gives the tracklisting, credits etc. in silver text, over a design of large orange numbers and text against a purple ground. The fold-out interior features song lyrics printed in silver and orange text, against white and purple grounds, repsectively.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 7in
  • Approx width: 7in
Marks and inscriptions
'Designer Pollution by the Designers Republic (A Warm Glow All Over)' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Accession number
E.815-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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