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Bananarama I Heard a Rumour

Poster
1987 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Records (issuer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Offset lithograph poster advertising the release of The Brand New Single, in two 45 rpm single formats, by the female pop group Bananarama. The design features a photograph of all three memeber sof the group overlaid with the text Bananarama I Heard A Rumour Bananarama.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleBananarama I Heard a Rumour
Materials and techniques
Offset lithography
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Offset lithograph poster advertising the release of the single 'I Heard a Rumour' by the female pop group Bananarama. Issued by London Records. Great Britain. 1987.
Physical description
Offset lithograph poster advertising the release of The Brand New Single, in two 45 rpm single formats, by the female pop group Bananarama. The design features a photograph of all three memeber sof the group overlaid with the text Bananarama I Heard A Rumour Bananarama.
Dimensions
  • Height: 154cm
  • Width: 103.6cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Marks and inscriptions
BANANARAMA / I HEARD A RUMOUR / BANANARAMA / THE BRAND NEW SINGLE / OUT NOW ON 7" & 12" HOROSCOPE MIX (Part of design.)
Object history
This poster would have probably occupied one of the thousands of illegal inner-city sites across the United Kingdom. The sensuous nature of this highly successful all-woman vocal group is here tempered by the dominant typographical message.
Subjects depicted
Singers
Bananarama
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.469-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O173878/bananarama-i-heard-a-rumour-poster-london-records/
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