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Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (by Tchaikovsky)

Record Sleeve
c.1957-58 (issued)
Artist/Maker
His Master's Voice (issuer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

HMV, The Hallmark of Quality sleeve for a 12-inch long-playing record. The design features the HMV logo of 'Nipper the Dog' and makes use of the well-worn music publishing ploy of inserting a title into a pre-printed, general-purpose passé-partout frame. This sleeve has been printed for recordings of Tchaikovsky and Berlioz by the N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
Titles
  • Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (by Tchaikovsky)
  • Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet (by Berlioz)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph and letterpress printing
Colour Offset Lithography
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
'HMV, The Hallmark of Quality' sleeve for a 12-inch long-playing record. Colour half-tone and letterpress print. Printed for recordings of Tchaikovsky and Berlioz by the N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. Published by 'His Master's Voice', Great Britain, c.1957-58.
Physical description
HMV, The Hallmark of Quality sleeve for a 12-inch long-playing record. The design features the HMV logo of 'Nipper the Dog' and makes use of the well-worn music publishing ploy of inserting a title into a pre-printed, general-purpose passé-partout frame. This sleeve has been printed for recordings of Tchaikovsky and Berlioz by the N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 12in
  • Approx width: 12in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Edith E. Lloyd
Subjects depicted
Dog
Record Player
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.111 (illus.).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1844-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190793/romeo-and-juliet-fantasy-overture-record-sleeve-his-masters-voice/
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