Bullshit Detector

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Artist/Maker	Crass Records (issuer) Vaucher, Gee (artist) Crass (musicians)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Bullshit Detector' by Crass. 12-inch record, inner-sleeve and a cover sleeve that unfolds to a poster.
Set of 3 objects:
Cover-sleeve/poster (E.3285:1)
Plain paper inner-sleeve (E.3285:2)
Record (E.3285:3)

The cover-sleeve/poster also acts as a lyrics sheet, with each song printed in a different layout as part of the overall design.

Object details

Categories	Labels & Packaging Printed Pages & Sheets Posters Music
Object type	Record
Title	Bullshit Detector
Materials and techniques	Cover Sleeve/Poster: lithograph on paper; Records: lithograph on paper, on both sides of vinyl disc; Inner-Sleeves: plain paper Paper Vinyl Printing Ink Lithography
Brief description	'Bullshit Detector' by Crass. 12-inch record, inner-sleeve and a cover sleeve that unfolds to a poster. Artwork by Gee Vaucher. Issued by Crass Records, Great Britain, 1980.
Physical description	'Bullshit Detector' by Crass. 12-inch record, inner-sleeve and a cover sleeve that unfolds to a poster. Set of 3 objects: Cover-sleeve/poster (E.3285:1) Plain paper inner-sleeve (E.3285:2) Record (E.3285:3) The cover-sleeve/poster also acts as a lyrics sheet, with each song printed in a different layout as part of the overall design.
Dimensions	Sleeve poster (folded) height: 31cm Sleeve poster (folded) width: 31cm Sleeve poster (unfolded) height: 62.3cm Sleeve poster (unfolded) width: 88.8cm Labels on vinyl record diameter: 10cm Inner sleeve height: 31cm Inner sleeve width: 30.7cm Measurements taken from Registry File.
Style	Punk
Credit line	Given by Gee Vaucher
Subjects depicted	Music Lyrics
Associated object	E.3286-1991
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3285-1991

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Record created	March 4, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198070/bullshit-detector-record-vaucher-gee/

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