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Record Sleeve

c.1959 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Columbia (The Finest Name on Record) ten-inch 78rpm record bag. Line block printed design in purple, of a teenaged girl and boy sitting on the floor listening to records. The reverse carries copy advertising LPs and EPs together with a paragraph on the advantages of microgroove recordings.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Line block printing
Brief description
Record sleeve for a ten-inch 78rpm record. Line block printed design in purple, of a teenaged girl and boy sitting on the floor listening to records. Issued by Columbia, EMI. Printed in the UK, ca.1959.
Physical description
Columbia (The Finest Name on Record) ten-inch 78rpm record bag. Line block printed design in purple, of a teenaged girl and boy sitting on the floor listening to records. The reverse carries copy advertising LPs and EPs together with a paragraph on the advantages of microgroove recordings.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 10in
  • Approx width: 10in
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Columbia / The Finest Name on Record (Part of design.)
Gallery label
RECORD SLEEVE
Issued by Columbia, EMI, about 1959
Lineblock
E.1873-1990

Many record sleeves at this date were not designed for
specific releases but used to suggest a market for the
music. The image on this one reflects the industry's
growing interest in the young, increasingly affluent
record buyer, whose independence was often expressed
in listening to records at home on portable players.
Credit line
Given by Susan Lambert
Historical context
This design reflects the record industry's growing interest at this date in the young, increasingly affluent record buyer, whose independence was often expressed in listening to records at home on portable players and at party dances.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Accession number
E.1873-1990

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Record createdMarch 26, 2008
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