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Bullshit Detector

Record
1980 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Crass Records (issuer)
Vaucher, Gee (artist)
Crass (musicians)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Bullshit Detector' by Crass. 12-inch record, inner-sleeve and a cover sleeve that unfolds to a poster.
Set of 3 objects:
Cover-sleeve/poster (E.3285:1)
Plain paper inner-sleeve (E.3285:2)
Record (E.3285:3)

The cover-sleeve/poster also acts as a lyrics sheet, with each song printed in a different layout as part of the overall design.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Printed Pages & Sheets
Posters
Music
Object type
Record
TitleBullshit Detector
Materials and techniques
Cover Sleeve/Poster: lithograph on paper; Records: lithograph on paper, on both sides of vinyl disc; Inner-Sleeves: plain paper
Paper
Vinyl
Printing Ink
Lithography
Brief description
'Bullshit Detector' by Crass. 12-inch record, inner-sleeve and a cover sleeve that unfolds to a poster. Artwork by Gee Vaucher. Issued by Crass Records, Great Britain, 1980.
Physical description
'Bullshit Detector' by Crass. 12-inch record, inner-sleeve and a cover sleeve that unfolds to a poster.
Set of 3 objects:
Cover-sleeve/poster (E.3285:1)
Plain paper inner-sleeve (E.3285:2)
Record (E.3285:3)

The cover-sleeve/poster also acts as a lyrics sheet, with each song printed in a different layout as part of the overall design.
Dimensions
  • Sleeve poster (folded) height: 31cm
  • Sleeve poster (folded) width: 31cm
  • Sleeve poster (unfolded) height: 62.3cm
  • Sleeve poster (unfolded) width: 88.8cm
  • Labels on vinyl record diameter: 10cm
  • Inner sleeve height: 31cm
  • Inner sleeve width: 30.7cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Style
Punk
Credit line
Given by Gee Vaucher
Subjects depicted
Music
Lyrics
Associated object
E.3286-1991
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3285-1991

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198070/bullshit-detector-record-vaucher-gee/
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