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Hypnotised

Record Sleeve
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
EMI Records (publisher)
Parlophone (publisher)
The Designers Republic (design agency)
Place of origin
England (designed)
Great Britain (made)

'Hypnotised' by Cabaret Voltaire; Cardboard cover sleeve for 12" vinyl record single; Cover artwork featuring a stylised eye-like motif in silver, against a background design in shades of purple. Title and band name in silver and black text. On the reverse: tracklisting in silver on a black ground, with a purple and silver logo of the letters C and V interspersed by a lightening bolt; Colour print on cardboard.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleHypnotised (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Cardboard
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'Hypnotised' by Cabaret Voltaire; Cardboard cover sleeve for 12" vinyl record single; Cover artwork featuring a stylised eye-like motif in silver, against a background design in shades of purple; Colour print on cardboard; Design by Designers Republic; Parlophone; England; 1989.
Physical description
'Hypnotised' by Cabaret Voltaire; Cardboard cover sleeve for 12" vinyl record single; Cover artwork featuring a stylised eye-like motif in silver, against a background design in shades of purple. Title and band name in silver and black text. On the reverse: tracklisting in silver on a black ground, with a purple and silver logo of the letters C and V interspersed by a lightening bolt; Colour print on cardboard.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
White sticker with red text, attached to reverse of sleeve: MANUFACTURERS PROPERTY / NOT FOR SALE
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Object history
The designers have used a stylised 'staring eye' motif printed in silver to evoke the state of a hypnotised individual. It appears in various sizes and numbers on all formats of packaging relating to the recording 'Hypnotised'.
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.762-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189197/hypnotised-record-sleeve-emi-records/
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