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Words for the Dying

Record Sleeve
1989 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Opal - Land Records (publisher)
Brown, Hugh (art director)
Brown, Hugh (designer)
Heiden, Jeri (designer)
Heiden, John (designer)
Basilia, Eduard (photographer)
Thomas, Dylan (poet)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Words for the Dying', recorded by John Cale for Land Records. The front features a large black and white photograph of the Orchestra of Symphonic and Popular Music of Gosteleradio, USSR. The reverse features the text of four poems by Dylan Thomas: On A Wedding Anniversary, Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night and There Was A Saviour.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleWords for the Dying
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Words for the Dying' recorded by John Cale. Design by Hugh Brown, Jeri Heiden and John Heiden. Issued by Land Records, Great Britain, 1989.
Physical description
Paper inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Words for the Dying', recorded by John Cale for Land Records. The front features a large black and white photograph of the Orchestra of Symphonic and Popular Music of Gosteleradio, USSR. The reverse features the text of four poems by Dylan Thomas: On A Wedding Anniversary, Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night and There Was A Saviour.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with lyrics, credits etc., including 'FRONT COVER PHOTO: DEBORAH FEINGOLD [NEW YORK] OTHER PHOTOS: EDUARD BASILIA [MOSCOW] ART DIRECTION: HUGH BROWN DESIGN: JOHN HEIDEN, HUGH BROWN & JERI HEIDEN'.
  • The words to four poems by Dylan Thomas [On A Wedding Anniversary, Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night and There Was A Saviour] are given on the reverse.
Credit line
Given by Lin Barkass, Opal Ltd.
Historical context
'LAND Records forms part of the Opal Group of Companies. Founded in 1984, Opal now represents 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 encompasses many aspects of the music business such as music publishing, artist management, record production and its own label, Land Records, but is also involved worldwide in video and art installations, concert promotion and book publishing, as well as producing USSR/UK satellite links between Western and Soviet artists and musicians.'

Copy taken from a Land Records record sleeve, E.1566-1990.
Subjects depicted
Orchestra
Conductor
Orchestra of Symphonic and Popular Music of Gosteleradio, USSR
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1576-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
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