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LCO 10 Power

Record Sleeve
1990 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell (designer)
Virgin Records Ltd (issuer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'LCO 10 Power'. Cover sleeve for a long-playing recording by the London Chamber Orchestra, featuring recordings of compositions by Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Mozart, Britten and Bicât. On the back of the cover the other nine LP covers from the series are illustrated.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Posters
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleLCO 10 Power
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'LCO 10 Power'. Cover sleeve for a long-playing recording by the London Chamber Orchestra. Designed by Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell. Issued by Virgin Records Ltd., Great Britain. 1990.
Physical description
'LCO 10 Power'. Cover sleeve for a long-playing recording by the London Chamber Orchestra, featuring recordings of compositions by Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Mozart, Britten and Bicât. On the back of the cover the other nine LP covers from the series are illustrated.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with titles, credits and notes on the music, orchestra and the recording.
  • 'Design Maquette: c Carroll, Dempsey + Thirkell' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by Mike Dempsey
Object history
The strawberry image was also used for the poster 'Classical Music Bloody Loud', advertising LCO's Power Concert, 1990 (see E.3026-1990).
Production
Recorded for Virgin Classics Ltd., a part of Virgin Records Ltd..
Subject depicted
Strawberry
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs: Graphics for the Music Business 1690-1990. London. 1991. p.100.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3025-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O191966/lco-10-power-record-sleeve-carroll-dempsey/
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