Miniature steering wheel promotional item from the band Chicago
Promotional Item
late 1970s (production)
late 1970s (production)
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This small metal steering wheel would have been sent to music magazines and radio stations in order to promote the band Chicago, to get their records played or reviewed.
Chicago are an American band from 1967 that started with an experimental sound and attitude but found greatest success with a more middle-of-the-road (MOR) sound. Their biggest hit in the US and UK was 1976's If You Leave Me Now. Their recognisable logo, featured on this promotional item and in some form on every one of their 32 albums, was designed by Nick Fasciano, a graphic artist who worked for Columbia Records in 1963.
Chicago are an American band from 1967 that started with an experimental sound and attitude but found greatest success with a more middle-of-the-road (MOR) sound. Their biggest hit in the US and UK was 1976's If You Leave Me Now. Their recognisable logo, featured on this promotional item and in some form on every one of their 32 albums, was designed by Nick Fasciano, a graphic artist who worked for Columbia Records in 1963.
Object details
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| Title | Miniature steering wheel promotional item from the band Chicago |
| Materials and techniques | Metal, plastic and silver ink. |
| Brief description | Miniature steering wheel promotional item from the band Chicago, late 1970s. |
| Physical description | Small dark grey metal steering wheel-shaped ornament with plastic button in the middle, printed in silver with the logo for the band Chicago. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Shearlaw |
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| Summary | This small metal steering wheel would have been sent to music magazines and radio stations in order to promote the band Chicago, to get their records played or reviewed. Chicago are an American band from 1967 that started with an experimental sound and attitude but found greatest success with a more middle-of-the-road (MOR) sound. Their biggest hit in the US and UK was 1976's If You Leave Me Now. Their recognisable logo, featured on this promotional item and in some form on every one of their 32 albums, was designed by Nick Fasciano, a graphic artist who worked for Columbia Records in 1963. |
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| Accession number | S.917-2010 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2010 |
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