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Victorialand

Record Sleeve
1986 (published)
Artist/Maker
Beggars Group, Beggars Banquet Records (4AD) (record label)
23 Envelope (design agency)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

Card cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Victorialand' recorded by the Cocteau Twins. The background design of the whole sleeve gives the impression of crumpled cream paper. The front features an abstract colour photographic image in shades of orange, red and brown and is lettered with only the album title. The back of the sleeve is lettered with the band name in their distinctive 'hand-written' font, the 4AD logo and 4AD catalogue number 'CAD 602'.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleVictorialand
Materials and techniques
Colour print (probably offset lithograph) on card
Card
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Victorialand' recorded by the Cocteau Twins. Design by 23 Envelope. Published by 4AD, Great Britain, 1986.
Physical description
Card cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Victorialand' recorded by the Cocteau Twins. The background design of the whole sleeve gives the impression of crumpled cream paper. The front features an abstract colour photographic image in shades of orange, red and brown and is lettered with only the album title. The back of the sleeve is lettered with the band name in their distinctive 'hand-written' font, the 4AD logo and 4AD catalogue number 'CAD 602'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.5cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Measured by DH 23/02/2011
Marks and inscriptions
  • The back of the sleeve is lettered with the band name in their distinctive 'hand-written' font, the 4AD logo and 4AD catalogue number 'CAD 602'.
  • 'VICTORIALAND' (Album title, lettered on front cover beneath the abstract photograph.)
Subjects depicted
Photograph
Abstraction
Crumpling
Associated objects
Other number
CAD 602 - Record label's number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.293-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
Record URL
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