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Music in Twelve Parts Parts 1&2

Record Sleeve
1974 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Music in Twelve Parts Parts 1&2' recorded by Philip Glass for Virgin Records Ltd. The cover design features only Philip Glass' name and the album title, lettered in white, against a red background with lots of thin yellow vertical lines running across it. The reverse is lettered with titles, credits, tracklisting etc. and three columns of text by Philip Glass.


Object details

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Object type
TitleMusic in Twelve Parts Parts 1&2
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph on cardboard
Brief description
Cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Music in Twelve Parts Parts 1&2' recorded by Philip Glass. Cover design by Sol LeWitt. Published by Virgin Records Ltd., Great Britain, 1974.
Physical description
Cardboard cover sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Music in Twelve Parts Parts 1&2' recorded by Philip Glass for Virgin Records Ltd. The cover design features only Philip Glass' name and the album title, lettered in white, against a red background with lots of thin yellow vertical lines running across it. The reverse is lettered with titles, credits, tracklisting etc. and three columns of text by Philip Glass.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.3cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
31.3 x 31.5 cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • The reverse is lettered with titles, credits, tracklisting etc. and three columns of text by Philip Glass.
  • 'PHILIP GLASS / MUSIC IN TWELVE PARTS / PARTS 1&2' (Only text on front cover.)
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.1806-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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