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Heaven & The Sea

Record Sleeve
1986 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cardboard cover sleeve for 12 inch long-player record of Pete Shelley's 'Heaven & The Sea'. Design in black, red and green. Lettered with titles, credits and a quotation from Chuang Tzu, 4th century B.C.
An optical illusion of movement and colour change is produced when the plastic (E.1241-1988) and card sleeves (each with printed motifs) are drawn apart.


Object details

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Object type
TitleHeaven & The Sea (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph print in black, red and green
Brief description
Cardboard cover sleeve for 12 inch long-player record of Pete Shelley's 'Heaven & The Sea'. Design in black, red and green. Designed by Health and Efficiency. Published by Mercury Records/Phonogram (London) Ltd., 1986.
Physical description
Cardboard cover sleeve for 12 inch long-player record of Pete Shelley's 'Heaven & The Sea'. Design in black, red and green. Lettered with titles, credits and a quotation from Chuang Tzu, 4th century B.C.
An optical illusion of movement and colour change is produced when the plastic (E.1241-1988) and card sleeves (each with printed motifs) are drawn apart.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with titles, credits and a quotation from Chuang Tzu, 4th century B.C.
Historical context
Chuang Tzu (also written as Zhuang Zhou) was an influential Chinese philosopher, who lived around the 4th century BC.
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Collection
Accession number
E.1242-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
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