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Walking on Thin Ice

Record Sleeve
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Transparent plastic cover sleeve for a limited edition clear 12" vinyl record of the single 'Walking on Thin Ice' recorded by We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It! for WEA Records. The design features black and white images, one of a person sitting cross-legged holding a book and another smaller image (diagonally above) of the artist Yoko Ono sitting cross-legged. A white sticker is attached to the sleeve, lettered 'Promotional Copy Only Not For Resale'.

Object details

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Object type
TitleWalking on Thin Ice (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
print on plastic
Brief description
Transparent plastic cover sleeve for a limited edition clear 12" vinyl record of the single 'Walking on Thin Ice' recorded by We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!. Designed by the Designers Republic. Issued by WEA Records Ltd., United Kingdom, 1989.
Physical description
Transparent plastic cover sleeve for a limited edition clear 12" vinyl record of the single 'Walking on Thin Ice' recorded by We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It! for WEA Records. The design features black and white images, one of a person sitting cross-legged holding a book and another smaller image (diagonally above) of the artist Yoko Ono sitting cross-legged. A white sticker is attached to the sleeve, lettered 'Promotional Copy Only Not For Resale'.
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
'PROMOTIONAL / COPY ONLY / NOT FOR / RESALE' (Lettered on white sticker attached to sleeve.)
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Historical context
Yoko Ono wrote the track 'Walking on Thin Ice' .
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Accession number
E.787-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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