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CD Cover: Fact TwentyTwo

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Research in ProgressCD packaging from Emigre Music.CD cover in form of miniature black book. Black hard cover in textured fabric. Natural brown paper book slip that sildes over book. Imprinted in black, left center on slip: "Fact TwentyTwo" and black outlined rectangle divided in half. First box, black illustration of book and second box, imprinted in black: "The/ Biographic/ Humm." Imprinted on right side: logo of "EMIGRE" of slanted black ellipse.Inside CD book, unpaginated pages with song titles and lyrics.Page 1. Recto: Imprinted in black, on left: "The/ Biographic/ Humm" and illustration of book on right. Imprinted in black, below: "Fact TwentyTwo". Verso: Square divided into three sections. Top section, imprinted in black: "Words and music written and recorded by JAMES TOWNING..." and additional credits. Bottom left section contains "53.47" which is total playing time of CD. "Bottom right section contains list of songs-"1. James T. Kafka/ 2. Emanation Feel/ 3. Immortal Earache/ 4. Electrical Storms/ 5. Tragedy/ 6. Seth Sez/ 7. Citizen/ 8. Collapse/ 9. Skullcracker/ 10. Watching Children Sleep/ 11. Douglas Rain/ 12. Closing"Page 2. Recto: Superimposed on pixelated image of man's head in brown tones, illustration of music recorder and perpendicular black lines with logo on upper left. Imprinted in black, below: "ECD 007X" Imprinted in black, bottom: "Graphic design by Emigre Graphics. Illustrations by James Towning". Verso: Square divided into three sections of unequal area which is repeated motif throughout all pages. Imrpinted in black "I/ James T. Kafka" and lyrics "Lay me down in this...
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Text
Format:
Fabic Book Cover, Natural Paper Book Slip, And Printed Paper
Rights:
Gift of Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Smithsonian Institution