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Between Tides

Compact Disc
1988 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Opal - Land Records (publisher)
Mills, Russell (designer)
Mills, Russell (painters (artists))
Coppenhall, Dave (designer)
Veitch, Jeff (photographer)
Eno, Roger (musician)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

[Together with E.1609-1990] 'Between Tides' by Roger Eno: compact disc, jewel case and inlay card. The cover design is a photograph of an original cement, acrylic and collage painting by Russell Mills.


Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Compact Disc
TitleBetween Tides
Materials and techniques
Screen-print
Screen Printing
Brief description
'Between Tides' by Roger Eno: compact disc, jewel case and inlay card. Design by Russell Mills and Dave Coppenhall, the cover featuring a photograph of an original artwork by Russell Mills. Issued by Land Records, Great Britain, 1988.
Physical description
[Together with E.1609-1990] 'Between Tides' by Roger Eno: compact disc, jewel case and inlay card. The cover design is a photograph of an original cement, acrylic and collage painting by Russell Mills.
Dimensions
  • Compact disc diameter: 12cm
  • Case height: 12.4cm
  • Case opens to width: 27.5cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Credit line
Given by Lin Barkass, Opal Ltd.
Historical context
Land Records formed part of the Opal Group of Companies. Founded in 1984, Opal represented Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, John Paul Jones, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, Roger Eno, Michael Brook, Laraaji, and visual artists Russell Mills and Andrew Logan. Opal not only encompassed many aspects of the music business such as music publishing, artist management, record production and its own label, Land Records, but was also involved worldwide in video and art installations, concert promotion and book publishing. Since 1991 Opal concentrated solely on music publishing and Brian Eno's own work.
Association
Eno, Roger
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
  • Mills, Russell. 'Between Tides' - An Explanation Of The Cover Artwork. Opal. March 1988, no 8. pp.13-16.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1610-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190560/between-tides-compact-disc-mills-russell/
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