Their Satanic Majesties Request
Record Sleeve
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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12-inch LP 'gatefold' record sleeve for Their Satanic Majesties Request by The Rolling Stones. The central image is printed on a faceted sheet of plastic to create a pseudo three-dimensional effect.
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| Title | Their Satanic Majesties Request (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | collages, colour offset lithography and a faceted sheet of plastic (to create a pseudo three-dimensional effect) |
| Brief description | 12-inch LP 'gatefold' record sleeve for 'Their Satanic Majesties Request' by The Rolling Stones. Design of collages, colour offset lithographic printing and a faceted sheet of plastic (to create a pseudo three-dimensional effect). Design and photography by Michael Cooper. Back cover illustration by Tony Meeuwissen. Printed by Robert Stare, England. Issued by Decca. 1967. |
| Physical description | 12-inch LP 'gatefold' record sleeve for Their Satanic Majesties Request by The Rolling Stones. The central image is printed on a faceted sheet of plastic to create a pseudo three-dimensional effect. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | album designed and photographed by michael cooper / back cover illustration by tony meeuwiffen [sic] / Cover photo built by the rolling stones, michael cooper and artchie at pictorial productions, mount vernon, n.y. (Lettered with title and credits.) |
| Gallery label | "Michael Cooper (1941-1973)
The Satanic Majesties Request. L.P. record by the Rolling Stones, recorded by Decca. 1967
Offset lithograph
E.576-1985
In this record sleeve, designed after Sgt. Pepper, Michael Cooper and the Stones created their own set and hired costumes from a theatrical costumier."
Text by Julia Bigham |
| Credit line | Given by Stephen Calloway |
| Object history | Recorded by the Rolling Stones for the Decca Record Company. This design is a direct reposte to the Beatles' Sgt Pepper sleeve by Blake, Haworth and Cooper (E.577-1985). The group portrait is printed on a faceted plastic sheet to create a moving three dimensional photograph. This image was generated by Artchie at Pictorial Productions and was produced at a cost of $25,000. The record retailed at 5 shillings above the average price at the time. |
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| Accession number | E.576-1985 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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