Cut
The Slits
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
c. Jan 1979 - 7 Sep 1979
Materials
Vinyl record with cardboard and paper sleeves
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672662
Summary
A vinyl record, the album Cut by The Slits. The record comes in a protective paper sleeve featuring cartoons drawn by Brian Gaylor and Viv Albertine, inside an outer cardboard sleeve designed by Bloomfield/Travis with photographs by Pennie Smith.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by The Slits in 1979 and released by Island Records on 7th September 1979, with the inner paper sleeve featuring cartoons drawn by Brain Gaylor and Viv Albertine and the outer cardboard sleeve designed by Bloomfield/Travis with photographs by Pennie Smith. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs circa March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
The Slits, band Island Records, record label Pennie Smith (b.1949), photographer Viv Albertine (b.1954), musician Brian Gaylor, record producer