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LCO 4. Britten

Compact Disc Inlay Booklet
1989 (published)
Artist/Maker
Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell (designer)
Virgin Records Ltd (publisher)
Richardson, Charlotte (designer)
Timmis, David (photographer)
Davies, Kevin (photographer)
Place of origin
London (published)
Germany (printed)

Compact Disc inlay booklet for a recording entitled LCO 4., a recording of works by Benjamin Britten, by The London Chamber Orchestra for Virgin Classics Ltd.. Lettered with titles, credits and notes on the music, the orchestra and the recording.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Compact Disc Inlay Booklet
TitleLCO 4. Britten
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph print on paper, stapled into a booklet
Printing Ink
Paper
Staple
Colour Offset Lithography
Stapling
Brief description
Compact Disc inlay booklet for a recording entitled 'LCO 4.', a recording of works by Benjamin Britten, by The London Chamber Orchestra. Colour offset lithography. Design by Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell and Charlotte Richardson. Printed in West Germany. Released through Virgin Classics Ltd., London, 1989.
Physical description
Compact Disc inlay booklet for a recording entitled LCO 4., a recording of works by Benjamin Britten, by The London Chamber Orchestra for Virgin Classics Ltd.. Lettered with titles, credits and notes on the music, the orchestra and the recording.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.9cm
  • Width: 12cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with titles, credits and notes on the music, the orchestra and the recording.
  • 'Cover Design: Carroll, Dempsey + Thirkell / Front Cover Photography: David Timmis / Back Cover Photography : Kevin Davies'
  • 'Printed in West Germany'
Credit line
Given by Mike Dempsey
Production
Released by Virgin Classics of Virgin Records Ltd., London.
E.1848-1990 shows this same design used for a record sleeve for a 12-inch long-playing record.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.100.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1852-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190801/lco-4-britten-compact-disc-inlay-richardson-charlotte/
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