Record sleeve
Roger Sargent (b.1970)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
8 Oct 2003 - 30 Aug 2004
Materials
Cardboard record sleeve
Measurements
313 x 317 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672639.2
Summary
A cardboard sleeve for the vinyl record ‘The Libertines’ by the band of the same name. The front cover of the sleeve has THE LIBERTINES printed in large white letters across the centre, over a colour image of two members of the band, Carl Barat on the left and Peter Doherty on the right. This image was taken by photographer Roger Sargent at the Tap ‘n’ Tin club in Chatham, Kent on the 8th October 2003 immediately following Doherty’s release from jail earlier that day. The rear of the sleeve has a black and white image of all four members of the band walking along a street (left to right: Carl Barat, Peter Doherty, Gary Powell and John Hassall). To the right of this image is a list of the song titles on each side of the record and at the bottom there is a logo for Rough Trade records. The band/album name and the catalogue number for the record (RTRADLP166) are printed on the spine of the sleeve.
Provenance
Cardboard sleeve for the vinyl record The Libertines released by Rough Trade Records on 30th August 2004 with cover image taken by Roger Sargent on 8th October 2003. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 7th August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Roger Sargent (b.1970), photographer Rough Trade Records, record label