Record sleeve
Island Records
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
c. 1978
Materials
Cardboard record sleeve
Measurements
313 x 317 mm; 633 mm (Width)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672678.2
Summary
A gatefold style cardboard outer sleeve for a vinyl record, the album Handsworth Revolution by Steel Pulse. The front of the sleeve features a drawing of black children sitting amongst green foliage next to a wrecked car that has its passenger door open, with ruined high rise buildings and a mountain peak in the background. The album title is printed across the top of the front of the sleeve in black capital letters with the band name in white capital letters printed across the mountain immediately below. The rear of the sleeve is white with the song titles on each side of the record printed at the top in black. Below this there is a list of the musicians who play on the record, a thank you list from the band and various recording and production credits. At the bottom of the rear of the sleeve is a drawing of black children standing amongst rocks and vegetation. Inside the sleeve the lyrics of the eight songs on the record are printed in black along with seven small colour photographs of the band and individual band members.
Provenance
Cardboard sleeve for the vinyl record Handsworth Revolution by Steel Pulse released by Island Records in July 1978. Purchased by The National Trust via Discogs on 31st August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Marks and inscriptions
Left of centre on rear of sleeve: Handwritten in ink: To L?? All the best for the future 1979 Selwyn Brown (Jimmy)
Makers and roles
Island Records, record label