Record Sleeve

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Artist/Maker	Columbia Records (issuer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

Columbia New Process Records in-house record bag.
Used for a 12" record of 'Beethoven's Leonora Overture No.3 - Part I', recorded by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter for His Master's Voice (E.1883-1990).

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Music
Object type	Record Sleeve
Materials and techniques	Machine photogravure in shades of blue Paper Printing Ink Photogravure
Brief description	Columbia New Process Records in-house record bag. Machine photogravure in shades of blue. Issued by 'Columbia Gramophone Company Ltd.', Great Britain, second quarter of 20th century.
Physical description	Columbia New Process Records in-house record bag. Used for a 12" record of 'Beethoven's Leonora Overture No.3 - Part I', recorded by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter for His Master's Voice (E.1883-1990).
Dimensions	Height: 31.3cm Width: 31.5cm 31.3 x 31.5 cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Inspiration from the Original Picture by Bernard Partridge R.I.' and 'Columbia New Process Records' (Lettered on front.) Lettered on back with copy promoting various Columbia recordings.
Gallery label	(1991) Music formats changed shape in the first half of the 20th century, evolving into flat records. They were sold in functional protective packaging which advertised the quality of the sound inside. The paper sleeves were often just decorated with record company logos using limited colours and images for efficient production.
Credit line	Given by Susan Lambert
Production	Issued by 'Columbia Gramophone Company Ltd.'
Associated object	E.1883-1990 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1882-1990

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Record created	February 23, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190829/record-sleeve-columbia-records/

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