Record sleeve
Phonogram Inc.
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
25 Nov 1984 - 3 Dec 1984
Materials
Paper
Measurements
315 x 315 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672566.2
Summary
A paper sleeve for a vinyl record, the twelve inch single version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ by Band Aid. The front cover of the sleeve has ‘’Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ printed at the top in white letters above a colour picture of a festive scene with various children playing with toys. In the foreground of the picture two starving African children are shown in monochrome. The rear of the sleeve is coloured red and features a colour photograph of the Band Aid performers at the top with a numbered key diagram and a list of performers below. The song titles on the record are printed at the bottom and to the left of these is an outline of a ‘Feed The World’ charity tee shirt and the address where this can be obtained from. In the bottom right corner there is a logo of a globe showing Africa shaded out with a knife and fork on either side of the globe and ‘FEED THE WORLD’ printed above it. In the top right corner there is a Phonogram Records label with the records catalogue number (FEED 112) printed next to it. There is a printed message in the centre of the rear of the sleeve stating that all proceeds from the sale of the record and associated merchandise will go towards famine relief in Ethiopia. The artwork for the sleeve was designed by the English pop artist Sir Peter Blake famous for his involvement in the design of the sleeve for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album released by The Beatles in 1967. He also designed the poster for the Live Aid concert held in July 1985 which was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
Provenance
Paper sleeve for the vinyl record 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid released on the Phonogram (UK) and Columbia (USA) record labels on 7th December 1984 with artwork designed by Sir Peter Blake. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 4th March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
Phonogram Inc., record label Columbia Records, record label