Armed Forces/Elvis Costello
Record Covers
1979 (published)
1979 (published)
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record sleeve, printed in colour showing. The front depicts a herd a herd of elephants. On the back are three illustrations of: sailors in white uniforms loading a canon; three soldiers in green uniforms holding machine guns; and two tanks. These fold out to reveal the inside which is decorated with abstract patterns, paint splashes and tiger print.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Armed Forces/Elvis Costello (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | colour printing |
| Brief description | Vinyl record with printed labels, Armed Forces by Elvis Costello, designed by Barney Bubbles, 1979 |
| Physical description | record sleeve, printed in colour showing. The front depicts a herd a herd of elephants. On the back are three illustrations of: sailors in white uniforms loading a canon; three soldiers in green uniforms holding machine guns; and two tanks. These fold out to reveal the inside which is decorated with abstract patterns, paint splashes and tiger print. |
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| Gallery label | The aesthetic of punk pushed graphic design in fresh directions. A new decade saw a flourishing of smart, startling record art which drew from multiple sources simultaneously. Independent record labels in particular created adventurous record sleeves which challenged traditions of marketing. Confident pop imagery used hooks as memorable as the songs themselves.(2019) |
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| Accession number | E.47:1 to 3-2011 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2011 |
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