Record [Vacances Tahitiennes]
Maker and role
William H Sellen Private Limited, Designer
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Object detail
Accession number
2005.29
Description
A 45rpm vinyl record with a blue paper label and solid centre. Called "Vacances Tahitiennes", it has one track per side. Side one: 'Taurua no Tiurai'. Side two: 'Ori Raa I Tahiti'. Etched in vinyl just beside the label is "7XS868 Side 1" and "7XS869 Side 2" on their respective sides. Encased in a cardboard cover, sealed on 3 sides. On the front is an image of a topless, dark-haired Polynesian woman rowing a dug-out canoe. Her head is turned away from the camera and she is wearing a purple floral sarong. The reverse side has a story write up on Tahiti in English and French and the song list. On the bottom right corner is a red circle with a white 4-leaf clover in the centre and the words: "Disque Polynésien" surrounding it.
Marks
VACANCES TAHITIENNES / DISQUE POLYNESIEN Printed
VACANCES / TAHITIENNES / DESIGNED AND PRINTED IN AUSTRALIA BY/ WILLIAM H. SELLEN PTY. LTD., SYDNEY, N.S.W. Printed
VACANCES / TAHITIENNES / DESIGNED AND PRINTED IN AUSTRALIA BY/ WILLIAM H. SELLEN PTY. LTD., SYDNEY, N.S.W. Printed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
William H Sellen Private Limited. Record [Vacances Tahitiennes], 2005.29. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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