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Secret 7″ returns for final anonymous record artwork sale
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 16 January 2020
The Secret 7″ record sleeve project has announced that it will return for the seventh and final time this summer.
As ever, seven tracks will be pressed up onto seven-inch vinyl, each limited to 100 copies. Then 700 artists will create one-off sleeves into which those records will be slipped, the identities of the artwork designers kept a secret until the sleeves have been sold. Money raised from those sales will be donated to the Help Refugees charity.
Founders of the project, Kevin King and Jordan Stokes, say in a statement: “By the time Secret 7″ 2020 comes to a close we will have made 4900 one-of-a-kind records for 49 different tracks and raised over £250,000 for good causes. Over the years we’ve been developing and pushing the project and now it feels like we’ve reached its logical conclusion. Ending on the seventh year feels wonderfully apt. We’re looking forward to celebrating the power of art and music for the last time as Secret 7″”.
This year’s tracks are:
Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead
Bob Dylan – Blind Willie McTell
Foo Fighters – This Is A Call
Koffee – Toast
Miles Davis – Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
The Internet – Come Over
Vampire Weekend – Harmony Hall
The 700 sleeves will go on public display at the Now Gallery in Greenwich from 9-30 May. They will then go on sale on 31 May. For more information on the project, including how to submit artwork, check the website here.
