One Thousand Years of Trouble

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Artist/Maker	Designers Republic (design agency) Anderson, Ian (designer) Phillips, Nick (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Preliminary sketch for the cover sleeve design for 'One Thousand Years of Trouble' recorded by the group Age of Chance for Virgin Records Ltd..

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Categories	Designs Labels & Packaging
Object type	Design Sketch
Title	One Thousand Years of Trouble
Materials and techniques	Sketch in pencil, ball-point pen, felt marker and wash Pencil Ball Point Pen Felt Tipped Pen Wash Wash Technique Sketching
Brief description	Preliminary sketch for the cover sleeve design for 'One Thousand Years of Trouble' recorded by the group Age of Chance. Pencil, ball-point pen, felt marker and wash. By Ian Anderson and Nick Phillips (of the Designers Republic), England, 1987.
Physical description	Preliminary sketch for the cover sleeve design for 'One Thousand Years of Trouble' recorded by the group Age of Chance for Virgin Records Ltd..
Dimensions	Approx height: 41.7cm Approx width: 59.1cm Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Credit line	Given by The Designers Republic
Object history	For related artwork see E.839 to 845-1990 and E.854 to 856-1990. For a printed sleeve, inner-sleeve and record see E.789 to 791-1990. The sketch includes ideas for suitable imagery suggested by Age of Chance and noted at a meeting between the group and Ian Anderson held to discuss the design. On the back of the sheet is a preliminary pecil sketch for a cover sleeve for the 12" single 'Don't Get Mad . . . Get Even! The All-nite Crankpower Mix' recorded by Age of Chance for Virgin Records (1987). For related artwork see E.853-1990. For a printed sleeve and record see E.759 and 760-1990.
Associated objects	E.841-1990 (Set) E.844-1990 (Set) E.845-1990 (Set) E.855-1990 (Set) E.789-1990 E.839-1990 E.840-1990 E.842-1990 E.854-1990 E.856-1990 E.790-1990 E.791-1990 E.853-1990 E.759-1990 E.760-1990
Bibliographic reference	Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.137.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.843-1990

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Record created	February 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189278/one-thousand-years-of-trouble-design-sketch-designers-republic/

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