My Life's Example

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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.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Music
Object type	Vinyl Record
Title	My 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 created	February 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189254/my-lifes-example-vinyl-record-designers-republic/

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