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Prince Charming

Record Sleeve
1981 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Card gatefold cover sleeve for the long-playing 12" record 'Prince Charming' recorded by the group Adam and the Ants.

The front of the cover is lettered with the band name and album title and shows a photographic image of Adam Ant, viewed from the waist up, dressed in the New-Romantic style.

The inside of the cover shows photographic images off all five band members set against a painted image of a baroque hall with blue walls. The album tracklist is lettered on the walls of the hallway.

The back of the cover shows a full-length group portrait of four of the band members (not Adam Ant) dressed in the New-Romantic style. The back is lettered in gold with a copyright statement, CBS logo and catalogue number '85268'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePrince Charming
Materials and techniques
Colour print (probably offset lithograph) on card
Brief description
Gatefold cover sleeve for the long-playing 12" record 'Prince Charming' recorded by the group Adam and the Ants. Artwork concept by Adam Ant, featuring photography by Allan Ballard and artwork by Ian Fogden. Published by CBS Records, Europe, 1981.
Physical description
Card gatefold cover sleeve for the long-playing 12" record 'Prince Charming' recorded by the group Adam and the Ants.

The front of the cover is lettered with the band name and album title and shows a photographic image of Adam Ant, viewed from the waist up, dressed in the New-Romantic style.

The inside of the cover shows photographic images off all five band members set against a painted image of a baroque hall with blue walls. The album tracklist is lettered on the walls of the hallway.

The back of the cover shows a full-length group portrait of four of the band members (not Adam Ant) dressed in the New-Romantic style. The back is lettered in gold with a copyright statement, CBS logo and catalogue number '85268'.
Dimensions
  • Closed height: 31.5cm
  • Closed width: 31.5cm
  • Opened height: 31.5cm
  • Opened width: 63cm
Measured by DH 01/03/2011
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • The back is lettered in gold with: a copyright statement; CBS logo and catalogue number '85268'; 'CB 271 / 57 / LC 0149'.
  • The cover is lettered with the band name (in red capitals) and album title (in gold cursive).
  • The walls of the hall in the inside design are lettered either side with the track listing and (on the left) 'THE THIRD ADAM & THE ANTS L.P.' and (on the right) 'ALL SONGS BY ANT/MARCO'.
Subjects depicted
Other number
85268 - Record label's number
Collection
Accession number
E.585-1985

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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