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One Thousand Years of Trouble

Record Sleeve
1987 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover sleeve for a 12" long-playing record of 'One Thousand Years of Trouble', recorded by the group Age of Chance for Virgin Records Ltd... Band name and album title in yellow text top-centre; and a large motif incorporating a red star, yellow chevrons, a globe, and the city names Leeds . Detroit . Berlin . New York, against a black ground. On the reverse are the tracklisting, credits, logos, mass-media images and excerpts of text.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOne Thousand Years of Trouble (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph print on cardboard
Brief description
Cover sleeve for a 12" long-playing record of 'One Thousand Years of Trouble', recorded by the group Age of Chance. Design by Ian Anderson and Nick Phillips (of The Designers Republic). Issued by Virgin Records Ltd., England, 1987.
Physical description
Cover sleeve for a 12" long-playing record of 'One Thousand Years of Trouble', recorded by the group Age of Chance for Virgin Records Ltd... Band name and album title in yellow text top-centre; and a large motif incorporating a red star, yellow chevrons, a globe, and the city names Leeds . Detroit . Berlin . New York, against a black ground. On the reverse are the tracklisting, credits, logos, mass-media images and excerpts of text.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 12in
  • Approx width: 12in
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title, credits and 'One Thousand Years of Artwork Made in The Designers Republic'.
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Production
See sketches used in the construction of this design, E.841, 843, 844, 845, 855-1990.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Accession number
E.789-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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