NME Award
Award
1975 (manufactured)
1975 (manufactured)
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This is an New Musical Express (NME) music industry award from 1975. It was awarded to Warner Bros. Records for the cover design of 10cc's album The Original Soundtrack. In very small print below the corporation's name is the name of the designer, John Kosh. It is unusual in being awarded to the record company rather than the designer.
Object details
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| Title | NME Award |
| Materials and techniques | Stamped metal glued to varnished wood. |
| Brief description | New Musical Express (NME) award presented to album artwork designer John Kosh, for Best British Designed Record Sleeve, for the album The Original Soundtrack by 10cc, 1975. |
| Physical description | White metal plaque mounted on varnished wood with metal hinge at back with wooden stand. The glued-on plaque has slipped down the wood and the metal is very dark. The plaque is designed to look like a copy of the NME. |
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| Credit line | Given by Stephen Brendell |
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| Summary | This is an New Musical Express (NME) music industry award from 1975. It was awarded to Warner Bros. Records for the cover design of 10cc's album The Original Soundtrack. In very small print below the corporation's name is the name of the designer, John Kosh. It is unusual in being awarded to the record company rather than the designer. |
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| Accession number | S.902-2010 |
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| Record created | August 26, 2010 |
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