The Serpent (In Quicksilver)
Record
1987 (issued)
1987 (issued)
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12" 45 rpm long-playing record 'The Serpent (In Quicksilver)', recorded by Harold Budd for Land Records.
Object details
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| Title | The Serpent (In Quicksilver) |
| Materials and techniques | Vinyl record with offset lithograph print paper labels |
| Brief description | 12" long-playing record 'The Serpent (In Quicksilver)', recorded by Harold Budd. Label design and concept by Harold Budd/Kaven Cann (Cipher). Issued by Land Records, Great Britain, 1987. |
| Physical description | 12" 45 rpm long-playing record 'The Serpent (In Quicksilver)', recorded by Harold Budd for Land Records. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Centre labels lettered with titles, credits etc. |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.1580-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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