Record sleeve
Dezo Hoffmann (1912 - 1986)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
c. 1972
Materials
Cardboard record sleeve
Measurements
312 x 309 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672667.2
Summary
A cardboard sleeve for a vinyl record, the self titled album by Neil Reid. The front cover of the sleeve features a colour head and shoulder photograph of Reid looking to the right and holding his right hand up to his mouth. The artist's name is printed next to the image in large orange letters and there is a Decca Records logo in the top right corner. The rear of the sleeve features five black and white photographs of Neil Reid in recording and performance scenarios. To the left of these photos there is some printed text about Reid written by Dick Rowe and below this there is a list of the song titles on each side of the record, with song writing credits in brackets after each title. The records catalogue number (SKL 5122) is printed at the top right on the rear of the sleeve and is also printed on its spine along with the artist's name. The photographs on the sleeve were taken by Dezzo Hoffmann.
Provenance
Cardboard sleeve for a vinyl record, the self titled album by Neil Reid released by Decca Records in 1972 with sleeve photographs by Dezo Hoffmann. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 8th March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Dezo Hoffmann (1912 - 1986), photographer Decca Record Company, record label