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Phonograph Record
2005 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Tappin Gofton (design studio)
Place of origin
London (designed)

LP gatefold cover, 2 inner sleeves for a vinyl LP and 2 vinyl long playing records.

Object details

Category
Music
Object type
phonograph record
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Record Cover
  • Record Cover
  • Record Cover
  • Phonograph Record
  • Phonograph Record
TitleX&Y (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printed record cover; vinyl disc
Paper
Vinyl
Pressing
Brief description
LP gatefold cover with yellow inner sleeve and purple inner sleeve and 2 vinyl discs. Coldplay: X&Y, 2005. Design by Tappin Gofton.
Physical description
LP gatefold cover, 2 inner sleeves for a vinyl LP and 2 vinyl long playing records.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.3cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
  • Vinyl disc diameter: 12in
Gallery label
(2019)
In the download age, music graphics have shrunk into pixels on a tiny screen and records are no longer something you can hold in your hand. A recent upturn in vinyl sales can in part be attributed to the exciting graphic design of a new wave of album visuals. New LP art is flourishing in a rich mix of inspirations and methods of image making. The sometimes mysterious designs invite us to examine and decode like the historic telegraph communications system seen in the Coldplay LP sleeve.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.7:1 to 5-2018

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Record createdDecember 12, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1427065/xy-phonograph-record-tappin-gofton/
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