Gala

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Artist/Maker	Beggars Group, Beggars Banquet Records (4AD) (record label) V23 (design agency) Oliver, Vaughan (designer) Bigg, Christopher (designer) Lush (band)
Place of origin	Great Britain (published)

12" long-playing record 'Gala', the debut compilation album recorded by the group Lush. The centre labels have a bold graphic design in yellow, grey, orange, green and purple and are lettered with the band name, album title, tracklisting etc.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Music
Object type	Record
Title	Gala
Materials and techniques	Vinyl record with colour print (probably offset lithograph) paper labels Paper Colour Printing
Brief description	12" long-playing record 'Gala', the debut compilation album recorded by the group Lush. Labels designed by Vaughan Oliver and Chris Bigg at v23. Published by 4AD, Great Britain, 1990.
Physical description	12" long-playing record 'Gala', the debut compilation album recorded by the group Lush. The centre labels have a bold graphic design in yellow, grey, orange, green and purple and are lettered with the band name, album title, tracklisting etc.
Dimensions	Diameter: 30.1cm Measured by DH 01/03/2011
Marks and inscriptions	The centre labels are lettered with the band name, album title, tracklisting, production notes, '33', 4AD logo and catalogue number 'CAD 0017' and 'made in england'. The inside of the record sleeve is printed with a design incorporated the name of the band
Object history	This compilation was released in America in 1990 to introduce Lush to the American market. It comprises of the band's first three EPs (in reverse chronological order) plus two additional tracks. The compilation was also released by 4AD in the UK.
Associated objects	E.1651:1-1992 (Set) E.1651:2-1992 (Set) E.1651:3-1992 (Set)
Other number	CAD 0017 - Record label's number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1651:4-1992

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O240007/gala-record-oliver-vaughan/

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