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Bizarro

Record Sleeve
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
BMG Records (record label)
Designers Republic (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Dark-green cardboard cover sleeve for 12" vinyl record of 'Bizarro', an album recorded by The Wedding Present for BMG Records (UK) Ltd/RCA Records. The design features the band name lettered above a scrawled orange mark. The reverse features the album title and track listing in orange.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleBizarro (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph print in green and orange, on cardboard
Cardboard
Recycled Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Dark-green cardboard cover sleeve for 12" vinyl record of 'Bizarro', an album recorded by The Wedding Present. Offset lithograph print in green and orange. Design by the Designers Republic. Issued by BMG Records (UK) Ltd/RCA Records, England, 1989.
Physical description
Dark-green cardboard cover sleeve for 12" vinyl record of 'Bizarro', an album recorded by The Wedding Present for BMG Records (UK) Ltd/RCA Records. The design features the band name lettered above a scrawled orange mark. The reverse features the album title and track listing in orange.
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title and credits and 'A FISH NEEDS THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC / SLEEVE MADE FROM RECYCLED PAPER'.
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Object history
For a proof sheet of 'Bizarro' record labels, cassette inlay, compact disc label and box inlays see E.846-1990.
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.753-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189188/bizarro-record-sleeve-designers-republic/
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