Bettenchi [Alternative Universe]

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Artist/Maker	Epic Records (publisher) Sony (publisher) CBS Corporation, CBS Records (publisher) Fukuoka, Kazuhiko (art director) Ishikawa, Junshi (art director) Saito (designer) Hayashi, Kyoko (designer) Hirano, Kaoru (photographer) Ono, Masa (photographer) Higuchi, Munehisa (photographer)
Place of origin	Japan (issued)

Cardboard cover sleeve for a 12-inch long-play record compilation featuring recordings by Killing Time, Young Odeon, UPLM, Date of Birth and Screen. Lettered with titles, lyrics and credits in a combination of Japanese and English.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Music
Object type	Record Sleeve
Title	Bettenchi [Alternative Universe]
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithographic print on cardboard Cardboard Printing Ink Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	Cover sleeve for a 12-inch long-play record compilation featuring recordings by Killing Time, Young Odeon, UPLM, Date of Birth and Screen. Colour offset lithographic print on cardboard. Designed by Saito and Hayashi. Published by Epic/CBS/Sony Inc., Tokyo, Japan. 1986.
Physical description	Cardboard cover sleeve for a 12-inch long-play record compilation featuring recordings by Killing Time, Young Odeon, UPLM, Date of Birth and Screen. Lettered with titles, lyrics and credits in a combination of Japanese and English.
Marks and inscriptions	Lettered with titles, lyrics and credits in a combination of Japanese and English.
Object history	The art director for this project was Junshi Ishikawa, with design by [?] Saito and Kyoko Hayashi. The cover photograph is by Kaora Hirano, the inner photograph by Masa Ono and Munehisa Higushi.
Production	'Alternative Universe' is a loose translation of the Japanese title. The art director for this project was Junshi Ishikawa, with design by [?] Saito and Kyoko Hayashi. The cover photograph is by Kaora Hirano, the inner photograph by Masa Ono and Munehisa Higushi.
Subjects depicted	Coral Tulip Car
Associated objects	E.1205-1988 (Set) E.1206-1988 (Set) E.1207-1988 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1204-1988

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Record created	November 24, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O174826/bettenchi-alternative-universe-record-sleeve-fukuoka-kazuhiko/

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