Barney Bubbles (British 1942-1983): Original Artworks For F-Beat Records, Founded By Elvis Costello And Jake Riviera,1980, comprising four in-house single sleeve variants, each paste-up board with several overlays, with sample colours, pantone instructions and sketched designs, two with printed sleeve and vinyl, each 9 x 21 3/4in (23 x 55.3cm)FootnotesOne of Bubbles' printer's instructions reads: Artwork is deliberately done badly. Do not adjust. All but one of these was put into production; this exception includes black pen artwork drawn directly onto the board. F-Beat was set up in 1979, its first release being I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who went on to release fifteen hits for the label before it closed in 1986. Provenance: From a Private Collector. A proportion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will go to the Barney Bubbles Estate.Saleroom noticesPlease note that the two vinyl are for illustrative purposes only, and are not included in the Lot as catalogued.
Barney Bubbles (British 1942-1983): Original Artworks For F-Beat Records, Founded By Elvis Costello And Jake Riviera,1980, comprising four in-house single sleeve variants, each paste-up board with several overlays, with sample colours, pantone instructions and sketched designs, two with printed sleeve and vinyl, each 9 x 21 3/4in (23 x 55.3cm)FootnotesOne of Bubbles' printer's instructions reads: Artwork is deliberately done badly. Do not adjust. All but one of these was put into production; this exception includes black pen artwork drawn directly onto the board. F-Beat was set up in 1979, its first release being I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who went on to release fifteen hits for the label before it closed in 1986. Provenance: From a Private Collector. A proportion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will go to the Barney Bubbles Estate.Saleroom noticesPlease note that the two vinyl are for illustrative purposes only, and are not included in the Lot as catalogued.
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