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Artist/Maker	Native Records (record label) Epic Records (record label) CBS Corporation, CBS Records (distributor) Designers Republic (designer) Gray, Andy (photographer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Paper sleeve for the 7" vinyl record single 'hit the ground' recorded by the darling buds. The cover design features the band name and song title in white; an image of the four members of the band in pink and red roses, against a blue ground. The reverse features the tracklisting, credits etc. and a barcode sticker attached to the top-right corner.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Prints Music
Object type	Record Sleeve
Title	hit the ground (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	colour offset lithograph on paper Paper Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	Paper sleeve for the 7" vinyl record single 'hit the ground' recorded by the darling buds. Designed by the Designers Republic. Issued by Native Records/Epic Records/CBS Records, England, 1989.
Physical description	Paper sleeve for the 7" vinyl record single 'hit the ground' recorded by the darling buds. The cover design features the band name and song title in white; an image of the four members of the band in pink and red roses, against a blue ground. The reverse features the tracklisting, credits etc. and a barcode sticker attached to the top-right corner.
Dimensions	Approx height: 7in Approx width: 7in
Marks and inscriptions	Lettered with titles, credits and 'sleeve by the designers republic: designing a better world original photography by andy gray'.
Credit line	Given by The Designers Republic
Subjects depicted	Men Women
Associated objects	E.796-1990 (Set) E.798-1990 (Set) E.772-1990 E.773-1990 E.774-1990
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.797-1990

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Record created	February 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189232/hit-the-ground-record-sleeve-designers-republic/

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