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Between Tides

Record
1988 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Opal - Land Records (publisher)
Mills, Russell (designer)
Coppenhall, Dave (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

12-inch LP record sleeve for Between Tides by Roger Eno. Centre labels with tracklisting, production information etc. against a background pattern that is suggestive of the sea.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record
TitleBetween Tides
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph print label
Offset Lithography
Brief description
12" long-playing vinyl record of 'Between Tides' by Roger Eno. Label design by Russell Mills and Dave Coppenhall. Issued by Land Records, Great Britain, 1988.
Physical description
12-inch LP record sleeve for Between Tides by Roger Eno. Centre labels with tracklisting, production information etc. against a background pattern that is suggestive of the sea.
Dimensions
  • Approx diameter: 12in
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.
Production
The sleeves for this record are E.1589 and 1590-1990.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1591-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190541/between-tides-record-mills-russell/
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