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My Life's Example

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

7" 45rpm vinyl record single of 'My Life's Example' recorded by Treebound Story. The centre labels on both sides feature the tracklisting, logos, credits etc., lettered in black on a white ground. Side A also features the image of a branch of thorns, in grey. Side B features an abstract line drawing, in green.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Vinyl Record
TitleMy Life's Example (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
polyvinyl chloride with offset lithograph print paper labels
Polyvinyl Chloride
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
7" vinyl record single of 'My Life's Example' recorded by Treebound Story. Labels designed by the Designers Republic. Published by Fon Records. Distributed by Rough Trade, England, 1986.
Physical description
7" 45rpm vinyl record single of 'My Life's Example' recorded by Treebound Story. The centre labels on both sides feature the tracklisting, logos, credits etc., lettered in black on a white ground. Side A also features the image of a branch of thorns, in grey. Side B features an abstract line drawing, in green.
Dimensions
  • Approx diameter: 7in
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title and credits.
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Subjects depicted
Thorn
Bird
Associated object
E.818-1990 (Set)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.819-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189254/my-lifes-example-vinyl-record-designers-republic/
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