THE MATERIAL
RECORD
Theme

Music

Objects documenting music, musicians and the visual, editorial and material cultures through which music is circulated.

Five places to start

A suggested route into this theme. The full catalogue follows below.

Catalogue

133 objects

Objects represented across 1976–2020.

TMR-000388The Man Who Fell to Earth1976★ 9.2 / 10TMR-000299The Face No. 1May 1980★ 9.7 / 10TMR-000298The Face No. 2June 19808.9 / 10TMR-000297The Face No. 3July 19808.9 / 10TMR-000296The Face No. 4August 1980★ 9 / 10TMR-000295The Face No. 5September 19808.8 / 10TMR-000294The Face No. 6October 19808.8 / 10TMR-000293The Face No. 8December 1980★ 9 / 10TMR-000292The Face No. 9January 19818.8 / 10TMR-000291The Face No. 10February 1981★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000290The Face No. 11March 19818.8 / 10TMR-000289The Face No. 12April 1981★ 9 / 10TMR-000288The Face No. 13May 19818.9 / 10TMR-000286The Face No. 14June 19818.8 / 10TMR-000285The Face No. 15July 1981★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000284The Face No. 16August 19818.8 / 10TMR-000283The Face No. 17September 1981★ 9 / 10TMR-000282The Face No. 18October 1981★ 9 / 10TMR-000281The Face No. 19November 19818.9 / 10TMR-000280The Face No. 20December 19818.9 / 10TMR-000279The Face No. 21January 19828.9 / 10TMR-000278The Face No. 22February 1982★ 9.2 / 10TMR-000277The Face No. 23March 1982★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000275The Face No. 24April 19828.8 / 10TMR-000276The Face No. 25May 19828.8 / 10TMR-000274The Face No. 26June 19828.5 / 10TMR-000273The Face No. 27July 19828.8 / 10TMR-000272The Face No. 28August 1982★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000271The Face No. 29September 1982★ 9 / 10TMR-000270The Face No. 30October 1982★ 9 / 10TMR-000269The Face No. 31November 1982★ 9 / 10TMR-000268The Face No. 32December 19828.8 / 10TMR-000267The Face No. 33January 1983★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000266The Face No. 34February 1983★ 9.2 / 10TMR-000265The Face No. 35March 19838.5 / 10TMR-000264The Face No. 36April 1983★ 9 / 10TMR-000263The Face No. 37May 19838.8 / 10TMR-000262The Face No. 38June 19838.8 / 10TMR-000261The Face No. 39July 19838.8 / 10TMR-000260The Face No. 40August 1983★ 9 / 10TMR-000259The Face No. 41September 19838.8 / 10TMR-000258The Face No. 43November 19838.8 / 10TMR-000256The Face No. 44December 19838.8 / 10TMR-000255The Face No. 45January 1984★ 9.4 / 10TMR-000254The Face No. 46February 19848.8 / 10TMR-000253The Face No. 47March 1984★ 9 / 10TMR-000252The Face No. 48April 1984★ 9 / 10TMR-000251The Face No. 50June 19848.9 / 10TMR-000250The Face No. 51July 19848.8 / 10TMR-000249The Face No. 52August 1984★ 9 / 10TMR-000248The Face No. 53September 19848.8 / 10TMR-000247The Face No. 54October 19848.8 / 10TMR-000246The Face No. 56December 19848.9 / 10TMR-000287The Face No. 69January 1986★ 9 / 10TMR-000235The Face No. 71March 1986★ 9 / 10TMR-000234The Face No. 72April 1986★ 9 / 10TMR-000233The Face No. 73May 19868.5 / 10TMR-000231The Face No. 76August 19868.2 / 10TMR-000528The Face No. 88August 19878.8 / 10TMR-001007The Face No. 91November 1987 (original issue cover date)★ 9.5 / 10TMR-001006The Face No. 92December 1987 (original printed cover date)★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000300The Face No. 100September 1988★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000399The Face Vol. 2 No. 1October 1988★ 9.1 / 10TMR-001005The Face Vol. 2 No. 2November 1988 (cover date, verified on original)★ 9.6 / 10TMR-000538The Face Vol. 2 No. 4January 1989★ 9 / 10TMR-000543The Face Vol. 2 No. 5February 1989★ 9.2 / 10TMR-000545The Face Vol. 2 No. 6March 1989★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000541The Face Vol. 2 No. 7April 1989★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000546The Face Vol. 2 No. 8May 1989★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000547The Face Vol. 2 No. 9June 1989★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000542The Face Vol. 2 No. 10July 1989★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000529Deadline No. 10August 1989★ 9 / 10TMR-000539The Face Vol. 2 No. 11August 1989★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000530Deadline No. 11September 1989★ 9 / 10TMR-000544The Face Vol. 2 No. 12September 1989★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000531Deadline No. 12October 1989★ 9 / 10TMR-000540The Face Vol. 2 No. 13October 1989★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000537The Face Vol. 2 No. 14November 1989★ 9.2 / 10TMR-000512The Face Vol. 2 No. 17February 1990★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000340VOX No. 1October 1990 (cover date)★ 9 / 10TMR-000400The Face Vol. 2 No. 46July 19928.7 / 10TMR-000402The Face Vol. 2 No. 47August 1992★ 9 / 10TMR-000401The Face Vol. 2 No. 48September 1992★ 9 / 10TMR-000527i-D No. 109October 1992★ 9 / 10TMR-000475Loaded Issue 33January 19978.9 / 10TMR-000480Loaded Issue 37May 19978.8 / 10TMR-000478Loaded Issue 39July 19978.8 / 10TMR-000477Loaded Issue 40August 19978.5 / 10TMR-000476Loaded Issue 41September 19978.9 / 10TMR-000737The Face Vol. 3 No. 20September 1998★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000301The Face Vol. 3 No. 42July 20008.8 / 10TMR-000307Dazed / Dazed & Confused No. 90June 20028.8 / 10TMR-000332Dazed / Dazed & Confused No. 91July 20028.8 / 10TMR-000314Dazed / Dazed & Confused No. 92August 20028.8 / 10TMR-000533Pulse X2002 — contemporary sleeve stock sticker dated 22 August 2002★ 9.8 / 10TMR-000534Dizzee Rascal — I Luv U2002 (white-label circulation; exact date not established)★ 9.8 / 10TMR-000328Dazed / Dazed & Confused No. 98February 20038.5 / 10TMR-000312Dazed / Dazed & Confused No. 99March 20038.8 / 10TMR-000303The Face Vol. 3 No. 75April 20038.2 / 10TMR-000327Dazed / Dazed & Confused No. 100April 2003★ 9 / 10TMR-000321Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 1May 2003★ 9 / 10TMR-000323Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 2June 20038.8 / 10TMR-000319Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 3July 20038.8 / 10TMR-000362Sleazenation Vol. 4 Issue 28July 20038.5 / 10TMR-000305Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 4August 2003★ 9 / 10TMR-000329Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 5September 20038.8 / 10TMR-000318Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 6October 20038.8 / 10TMR-000330Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 7November 20038.5 / 10TMR-000316Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 12April 2004★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000306Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 14June 20048.5 / 10TMR-000324Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 15July 2004★ 9.2 / 10TMR-000311Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 16August 2004★ 9 / 10TMR-000320Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 17September 2004★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000310Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 18October 20048.7 / 10TMR-000309Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 19November 20048.5 / 10TMR-000317Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 22February 20058.8 / 10TMR-000315Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 23March 2005★ 9 / 10TMR-000474PIG Magazine No. 30March 20058.5 / 10TMR-000326Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 26June 20058.9 / 10TMR-000333PIMP Magazine No. 9Late 2006 / early January 2007 (provisional)8.8 / 10TMR-000513i-D No. 272December 2006 / January 20078.8 / 10TMR-000313Dazed / Dazed & Confused Vol. 2 · Issue 34February 20068.8 / 10TMR-000716Klaxons — Atlantis to Interzone2006 · exact Kitsuné 12-inch release date not consistently documented8.8 / 10TMR-001009VICE Vol. 5 No. 22007 (UK month not printed; March 2007 in UK resale catalogues; corresponding global editorial February 2007)★ 9.3 / 10TMR-000334PIMP Magazine No. 102007 (month not stated)8.5 / 10TMR-000336PIMP Magazine No. 112007 (month not stated)8.8 / 10TMR-000337PIMP Magazine No. 132007 (month not stated)8.9 / 10TMR-000508i-D No. 288June 20088.8 / 10TMR-000338PIMP London: The Guide20088.8 / 10TMR-000446Dazed & Confused — Chinese New Year 2010 SupplementFebruary 20108.5 / 10TMR-000558VICE Vol. 8 · No. 8August 2010 (global Anti-Music Issue; UK local month not printed)★ 9 / 10TMR-000535xx — 7″ Box SetDecember 2013 (announced to ship 2 December 2013)8.9 / 10TMR-000708Jamie xx — Idontknow1 May 20208.7 / 10