Junk Culture
Record Sleeve
1984 (manufactured)
1984 (manufactured)
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Card cover sleeve for the 12-inch long-playing record 'Junk Culture' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The design is of brightly-coloured flowers against a black ground on recto and verso. The front is lettered with the title and band name in white text. The back provides the track listing and record label information in white text.
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| Title | Junk Culture |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on card |
| Brief description | Card cover sleeve for the 12-inch long-playing record 'Junk Culture' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Cover design of brightly-coloured flowers against a black ground. Designed by PSA (Peter Saville Associates), with photography by Richard Haughton. Published by Virgin Records Ltd., Great Britain, 1984. |
| Physical description | Card cover sleeve for the 12-inch long-playing record 'Junk Culture' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The design is of brightly-coloured flowers against a black ground on recto and verso. The front is lettered with the title and band name in white text. The back provides the track listing and record label information in white text. |
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| Credit line | Given by Brett Wickens (Peter Saville Associates) |
| Production | The inner-sleeve and vinyl record are E.2272 and 2273-1990 respectively. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. |
| Other number | V 2310 - Record label's number |
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| Accession number | E.2271-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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