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Abandoned Cities

Record
1987 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

12" 45rpm long-playing record of 'Abandoned Cities', recorded by Harold Budd for Land Records.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAbandoned Cities
Materials and techniques
Vinyl record with offset lithograph print labels
Brief description
12" long-playing record 'Abandoned Cities', recorded by Harold Budd. Label design and concept by Harold Budd/Kaven Cann (Cipher). Issued by Land Records, Great Britain, 1987.
Physical description
12" 45rpm long-playing record of 'Abandoned Cities', recorded by Harold Budd for Land Records.
Dimensions
  • Approx diameter: 12in
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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Collection
Accession number
E.1582-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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