Record sleeve
Parlophone Records Ltd
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
2000 - 26 Mar 2001
Materials
Paper record sleeve
Measurements
308 x 304 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672680.5
Summary
A protective paper sleeve for one of the two vinyl records that comprise the self titled double album by Gorillaz. This is the sleeve for the record that contains songs nine to sixteen on the album. Each side of the sleeve is divided into four square cartoon style drawings by the bands co-creator Jamie Hewlett, with some of the lyrics from each of the eight songs contained on the record housed in the sleeve printed over each drawing.
Provenance
Paper sleeve designed and illustrated by Jamie Hewlett for one of the two vinyl records comprising the self titled double album recorded by Gorillaz and released by Parlophone Records on 26th March 2001 Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Parlophone Records Ltd, record label