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Sweetness and Light

Record
1990 (published)
Artist/Maker
V23 (design agency)
Beggars Group, Beggars Banquet Records (4AD) (record label)
Oliver, Vaughan (designer)
Friedman, Jim (photographer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

12" single record 'Sweetness and Light' recorded by the group Lush. The Side A label has a design that resembles the cover sleeve design and is lettered with the band name and title. Side B has a similar design in a black and green colourway and is lettered with the band name, '45', tracklisting, credits etc.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record
TitleSweetness and Light
Materials and techniques
Vinyl record with colour print (probably offste lithograph) paper labels
Paper
Colour Printing
Brief description
12" single record 'Sweetness and Light' recorded by the group Lush. Labels designed by Vaughan Oliver of v23, with photography by Jim Friedman. Published by 4AD, Great Britain, 1990.
Physical description
12" single record 'Sweetness and Light' recorded by the group Lush. The Side A label has a design that resembles the cover sleeve design and is lettered with the band name and title. Side B has a similar design in a black and green colourway and is lettered with the band name, '45', tracklisting, credits etc.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 30.1cm
Measured by DH 01/03/2011
Marks and inscriptions
  • The Side B label is lettered with the band name, '45', tracklisting, credits, 'Made in England', the 4AD logo and catalogue number 'BAD 0013'.
  • The Side A label is lettered with the band name in yellow and ''A Sweetness and Light (Anderson)' in green.
Associated objects
Other number
BAD 0013 - Record label's number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1650:3-1992

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O240010/sweetness-and-light-record-oliver-vaughan/
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