Aladdin Sane

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Artist/Maker	Duffy, Brian (designer) Philo, Celia (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

12 inch long-playing record gatefold sleeve, two inner sleeves and record. Recorded by David Bowie for RCA/Victor 1973. Sleeve lettered with title, song titles and credits, one inner sleeve lettered with song lyrics colour off set lithograph. The front sleeve features a head and shoulders photo and airbrushed portrait of Bowie wearing make-up

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Category	Labels & Packaging
Object type	Record Sleeve
Title	Aladdin Sane (generic title)
Materials and techniques	printing Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	Record sleeve for Aladdin Sane by David Bowie, designed by Duffy/Duffy Design Concepts & Celia Philo
Physical description	12 inch long-playing record gatefold sleeve, two inner sleeves and record. Recorded by David Bowie for RCA/Victor 1973. Sleeve lettered with title, song titles and credits, one inner sleeve lettered with song lyrics colour off set lithograph. The front sleeve features a head and shoulders photo and airbrushed portrait of Bowie wearing make-up
Dimensions	Length: 31cm Approx width: 62cm When fully opened
Credit line	Given by Stephen Calloway
Object history	The lightning bolt on David Bowie’s face was designed and drawn on Bowie’s face by Duffy, who asked make up artist Pierre Laroche to fill in the flash according to his colour requirements. Many fans attended concerts imitating the flash of red and blue facial make up using the sleeve as a model.
Subject depicted	Bowie, David
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.583-1985

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Record created	February 29, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O146513/aladdin-sane-record-sleeve-duffy-brian/

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