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Music For Films III

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

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.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record
TitleMusic For Films III
Materials and techniques
Vinyl record with offset lithograph print paper labels
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
12" long-playing record 'Music For Films III' a compilation of music recorded by various artists. Published by Land Records, Great Britain, 1988.
Physical description
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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12in
Marks and inscriptions
Both central label are lettered with the title, credits and tracklistings.
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.
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1600-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190550/music-for-films-iii-record-mills-russell/
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