Lonely is an Eyesore
Record Sleeve
1987 (published)
1987 (published)
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Fold-out card cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Lonely is an Eyesore', a compilation of recordings by 4AD artists, summarising the label's mid-eighties productions, including recordings by Dead Can Dance, Throwing Muses, Cocteau Twins and The Wolfgang Press.
The cover art is an abstract design, suggestive of marked and stained concrete or metal sheeting. The design is repeated on all parts of the compilation set. The inside of the cover features varying abstract designs of a tactile nature incorporating band names and the 4AD catalogue number 'CAD D 703'.
The cover art is an abstract design, suggestive of marked and stained concrete or metal sheeting. The design is repeated on all parts of the compilation set. The inside of the cover features varying abstract designs of a tactile nature incorporating band names and the 4AD catalogue number 'CAD D 703'.
Object details
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| Title | Lonely is an Eyesore |
| Materials and techniques | Colour print (probably offset lithograph) on card |
| Brief description | Fold-out card cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Lonely is an Eyesore', a compilation of recordings by 4AD artists, summarising the label's mid-eighties productions. Art design by 23 Envelope. Published by 4AD, Great Britain, 1987. |
| Physical description | Fold-out card cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Lonely is an Eyesore', a compilation of recordings by 4AD artists, summarising the label's mid-eighties productions, including recordings by Dead Can Dance, Throwing Muses, Cocteau Twins and The Wolfgang Press. The cover art is an abstract design, suggestive of marked and stained concrete or metal sheeting. The design is repeated on all parts of the compilation set. The inside of the cover features varying abstract designs of a tactile nature incorporating band names and the 4AD catalogue number 'CAD D 703'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The inside of the cover design features varying abstract designs of a tactile nature incorporating band names and the 4AD catalogue number 'CAD D 703'. |
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| Other number | CAD 703 - Record label's number |
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| Accession number | E.311-1989 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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