Dedication

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Artist/Maker	Arista Records (publisher) Ballard, Allan (photographer)
Place of origin	Canada (manufactured) Canada (issued)

Gatefold cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Dedication' recorded by the group Bay City Rollers for Arista Records Inc.
The front and back covers each feature a colour group portrait photograph of the band. The inside of the sleeve is a black and white photograph of the band on-stage in front of thousands of screaming fans and a line of police officers.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Music Scotland
Object type	Record Sleeve
Title	Dedication
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph on cardboard Cardboard Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	Gatefold cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Dedication' recorded by the group Bay City Rollers. Featuring photographs by Allan Ballard. Published by Arista Records Inc. Manufactured and distributed in Canada, 1976.
Physical description	Gatefold cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Dedication' recorded by the group Bay City Rollers for Arista Records Inc. The front and back covers each feature a colour group portrait photograph of the band. The inside of the sleeve is a black and white photograph of the band on-stage in front of thousands of screaming fans and a line of police officers.
Dimensions	Height: 31.2cm Folded width: 32cm Opens to width: 63.5cm Measured by DH 11/02/2011
Marks and inscriptions	Cover lettered with band name, title and an Arista Records logo. Back cover lettered with titles, credits, tracklisting, 'thanks' etc.
Credit line	Given by Stephen Calloway
Production	Inside photograph credited as 'Courtesy of Toronto Sun'.
Subjects depicted	Policemen Bay City Rollers
Associated objects	E.1743-1990 (Set) E.1744-1990 (Set)
Other number	AL 4093 - Record label's number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1742-1990

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Record created	February 23, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190692/dedication-record-sleeve-ballard-allan/

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