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Bizarro

Record Sleeve Design
1989 (issued)
Artist/Maker
BMG Records (publisher)
RCA Records (publisher)
The Designers Republic (design agency)
Place of origin
England (designed)
Great Britain (published)

Proof of record labels, cassette box, inlay, compact disc label and box inlays, for 'Bizarro' recorded by The Wedding Present for BMG Records (UK) Ltd/RCA Records. Designs in green and orange, each lettered with titles and credits.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Designs
Object type
Record Sleeve Design
TitleBizarro
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph print in green and orange
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Proof of record labels, cassette box, inlay, compact disc label and box inlays, for 'Bizarro' recorded by The Wedding Present for BMG Records (UK) Ltd/RCA Records. Offset lithograph print in green and orange. Made by the Designers Republic, Sheffield, England, 1989.
Physical description
Proof of record labels, cassette box, inlay, compact disc label and box inlays, for 'Bizarro' recorded by The Wedding Present for BMG Records (UK) Ltd/RCA Records. Designs in green and orange, each lettered with titles and credits.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 51cm
  • Sheet width: 76cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
Each design is lettered with titles and credits. The cassette inlay and one of the compact disc inlays are also lettered 'A FISH NEEDS THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC'.
Credit line
Given by The Designers Republic
Object history
For an example of a 'Bizarro' long-playing record, cover sleeve, inner-sleeve, tape cassette, inlay and box see: E.753 to 755-1990 and E.828 to 829-1990.
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.846-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189281/bizarro-record-sleeve-design-bmg-records/
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