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Architecture & Morality

Record Sleeve
1981 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White card inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Architecture & Morality' recorded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark for Dindisc Ltd..
The front is lettered with credits and production details alongside a black and white photograph of a doorway in a tiled wall, the two separated by a vertical red band. The back features a black and white photograph of shadow lines being cast diagonally on a wall.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArchitecture & Morality
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph on card
Brief description
Inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Architecture & Morality' recorded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Design by Peter Saville and Brett Wickens, with photography by Robin Roddey. Published by Dindisc Ltd., Great Britain, 1981.
Physical description
White card inner-sleeve for the 12" long-playing record 'Architecture & Morality' recorded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark for Dindisc Ltd..
The front is lettered with credits and production details alongside a black and white photograph of a doorway in a tiled wall, the two separated by a vertical red band. The back features a black and white photograph of shadow lines being cast diagonally on a wall.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 31cm
Measured by DH 17/02/2011
Marks and inscriptions
The front is lettered in black with credits and production details.
Credit line
Given by Brett Wickens (Peter Saville Associates)
Object history
The inner-sleeve notes that the title of the album was 'suggested by M. Ladly from a book by David Watkin.'
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Thomas, David. 'Architecture and Misunderstanding' Event Magazine April 15-21st 1981, pp. 1-8.
Other number
DID12 - Record label's number
Collection
Accession number
E.2286-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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