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Walkman Classics

Printel Leaflet
ca.1988 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft (publisher)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

'Walkman Classic'. Illustrated leaflet advertising a series of low price Deutsche Grammophon music cassettes for personal stereos. Lettered with catalogue descritpions of available tapes and a chart of the most popular titles inthe series.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Advertising
Music
Labels & Packaging
Object type
Printel Leaflet
TitleWalkman Classics
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography
Printing Ink
Paper
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'Walkman Classic'. Illustrated leaflet advertising a series of low price Deutsche Grammophon music cassettes for personal stereos. Colour offset lithography. Published by Deutsche Grammophon. Great Britain. ca.1988.
Physical description
'Walkman Classic'. Illustrated leaflet advertising a series of low price Deutsche Grammophon music cassettes for personal stereos. Lettered with catalogue descritpions of available tapes and a chart of the most popular titles inthe series.
Dimensions
  • Opens to height: 42cm
  • Opens to width: 29.7cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with catalogue descritpions of available tapes and a chart of the most popular titles inthe series.
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Object history
For this series, Deutsche Grammophon employed the trademark 'Walkman' under licence from the Sony Corporation, manufacturers of the first personal stereo cassette player, the Walkman which went on sale in 1980.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1315-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189747/walkman-classics-printel-leaflet-deutsche-grammophon-gesellschaft/
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