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Colourbox

Record Sleeve
1985 (published)
Artist/Maker
23 Envelope (design agency)
Beggars Group, Beggars Banquet Records (4AD) (record label)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Colourbox' recorded by the band Colourbox. The sleeve is black with a large number '1' printed on one side in blue and red and a '2' printed on the other. There are two video stills on the '1' side and one still on the '2' side, taken from 'Shotgun' by The Duvet Bros. The sleeve is lettered in different areas with the tracklisting, recording and production details, names of band members, 'thanks' and the 23 Envelope and 4AD logos.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleColourbox
Materials and techniques
Colour print (probably offset lithograph) on paper
Paper
Colour Printing
Brief description
Inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Colourbox' recorded by the band Colourbox. Designed by 23 Envelope. Published by 4AD, Great Britain, 1985.
Physical description
Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Colourbox' recorded by the band Colourbox. The sleeve is black with a large number '1' printed on one side in blue and red and a '2' printed on the other. There are two video stills on the '1' side and one still on the '2' side, taken from 'Shotgun' by The Duvet Bros. The sleeve is lettered in different areas with the tracklisting, recording and production details, names of band members, 'thanks' and the 23 Envelope and 4AD logos.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.6cm
  • Width: 31cm
Measured by DH 23/2/2011
Marks and inscriptions
  • A large number '1' printed on one side in blue and red and a '2' printed on the other.
  • The sleeve is lettered in different areas with the tracklisting, recording and production details, names of band members, 'thanks' and the 23 Envelope and 4AD logos.
Subjects depicted
Film Still
Numbers
Associated objects
Other number
CAD 508 - Record label's number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.285-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O177370/colourbox-record-sleeve-23-envelope/
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