When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1997
Materials
Vinyl record with paper label in centre
Measurements
305 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672552.1
Summary
A vinyl record, one of three by the band Cornershop, this record containing the first eight songs from the double album ‘When I Was Born For The 7th Time’. The record has a green label on Side A and a brown/orange label on Side B. Both labels have the band’s name and the album title printed at the top in yellow and orange lettering with a list of song titles on each side printed immediately below. The albums catalogue number (WIJLP 1065) and a Wiiija Records logo are both printed at the bottom of the label on both sides. Cornershop are an English rock band who formed in 1991. 'When I was Born For The 7th Time' was the bands third album. It was recorded at the 657 Holloway Road and Eastcote studios in London, Sun Plantation in San Francisco and West Orange studio in Preston. The record was produced by the band member Tjinder Singh with Daniel Nakamura and Daddy Rappaport and was released on the Wiiija record label.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by Cornershop and released by Wiija Records in 1997. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 13th August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
Cornershop, band Wiiija Records Ltd, record label