Sweetness and Light

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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.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Music
Object type	Record
Title	Sweetness 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	E.1650:1-1992 (Set) E.1650:2-1992 (Set)
Other number	BAD 0013 - Record label's number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1650:3-1992

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

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