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Assembly I

Record Sleeve
1988 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Opal - Land Records (publisher)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Standard paper inner-sleeve as issued by Land Records. Used for 'Assembly I' a compilation of music by Brian and Roger Eno, Harold Budd, Hugo Largo and Laraaji for Land Records.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleAssembly I
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Standard paper inner-sleeve as issued by Land Records. Used for a 12" record of 'Assembly I', a compilation of music by Brian and Roger Eno and other musicians. Issued by Land Records, Great Britain, 1988.
Physical description
Standard paper inner-sleeve as issued by Land Records. Used for 'Assembly I' a compilation of music by Brian and Roger Eno, Harold Budd, Hugo Largo and Laraaji for Land Records.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 12in
  • Approx width: 12in
Marks and inscriptions
Land Records logo on front, top-right corner.
Credit line
Given by Lin Barkass, Opal Ltd.
Historical context
Land Records formed part of the Opal Group of Companies. Founded in 1984, Opal represented Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, John Paul Jones, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, Roger Eno, Michael Brook, Laraaji, and visual artists Russell Mills and Andrew Logan. Opal not only encompassed many aspects of the music business such as music publishing, artist management, record production and its own label, Land Records, but was also involved worldwide in video and art installations, concert promotion and book publishing. Since 1991 Opal concentrated solely on music publishing and Brian Eno's own work.
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1567-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
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