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hit the ground

Record Sleeve
1989 (made)
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.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Prints
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
Titlehit 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
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.797-1990

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