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My Life's Example

Record Sleeve
1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
FON Records (record label)
Rough Trade (distributer)
Designers Republic (Designer)
Treebound Story (Band)
Place of origin
England (made)

Cardboard cover sleeve for the 7" vinyl record single 'My Life's Example' recorded by Treebound Story. The cover features the band name and song title lettered in black, an abstract green line drawing and a grey branch of thorns (images repeated on the centre labels of the vinyl record), on a white ground. The reverse features credits, logos etc. in black text, on a white ground.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Prints
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleMy Life's Example (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph in black and green on cardboard
Cardboard
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Cardboard cover sleeve for the 7" vinyl record single 'My Life's Example' recorded by Treebound Story. Design by the Designers Republic. Published by Fon Records. Distributed by Rough Trade, England, 1986.
Physical description
Cardboard cover sleeve for the 7" vinyl record single 'My Life's Example' recorded by Treebound Story. The cover features the band name and song title lettered in black, an abstract green line drawing and a grey branch of thorns (images repeated on the centre labels of the vinyl record), on a white ground. The reverse features credits, logos etc. in black text, on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 7in
  • Approx width: 7in
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Object history
The design is inspired by the book covers of The Penguin Modern Classics Series.
Subject depicted
Thorn
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.818-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189253/my-lifes-example-record-sleeve-designers-republic/
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