Squeeze
Record Sleeve
1978 (manufactured)
1978 (manufactured)
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12-inch record sleeve for the self-titled LP by the British group Squeeze. Design of a photograph of a Mr. Universe contestant, with the word Squeeze collaged over his eyes, against a pink ground.
Object details
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| Title | Squeeze |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithography |
| Brief description | Cover sleeve for the 12" self-titled long-playing record by the pop group Squeeze. Design by Nick Marshall. Art direction by Michael Ross. Photograph by George Greenwood. Printed by CMCS Print & Colour Ltd. A&M Records Ltd. 1978. |
| Physical description | 12-inch record sleeve for the self-titled LP by the British group Squeeze. Design of a photograph of a Mr. Universe contestant, with the word Squeeze collaged over his eyes, against a pink ground. |
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| Gallery label | The aesthetic of punk pushed graphic design in fresh directions. A new decade saw a flourishing of smart, startling record art which drew from multiple sources simultaneously. Independent record labels in particular created adventurous record sleeves which challenged traditions of marketing. The Squeeze album art is Pop Art at its brightest, while Barney Bubbles designed abstract splashes and shapes that echoed the energy of the museum inside. Confident pop imagery used hooks as memorable as the songs themselves.(2019) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. |
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| Accession number | E.371-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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