Music For Films III
Record Sleeve
1988 (published)
1988 (published)
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Cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Music For Films III' a compilation of music recorded for Land Records by Brian and Roger Eno, Daniel Lanois, Michael Brook, Roger Eno, Laraaji, Harold Budd, John Paul Jones, Misha Mahlin and Lydia Theremin.
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| Title | Music For Films III |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on cardboard |
| Brief description | Cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Music For Films III' a compilation of music recorded by various artists. Designed by Russell Mills, featuring a drawing by Brian Eno on the front cover. Published by Land Records, Great Britain, 1988. |
| Physical description | Cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Music For Films III' a compilation of music recorded for Land Records by Brian and Roger Eno, Daniel Lanois, Michael Brook, Roger Eno, Laraaji, Harold Budd, John Paul Jones, Misha Mahlin and Lydia Theremin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with titles, credits and 'COVER DRAWING BY BRIAN ENO / BACK COVER BY RUSSELL MILLS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF VEITCH / DESIGN BY RUSSELL MILLS'. |
| Credit line | Given by Lin Barkass, Opal Ltd. |
| Object history | From 1988 Russell Mills was the art director/consultant for Land Records. The same image is used for the record sleeve and the promotional poster, see E.1617 and 1628-1990. |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.1598-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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