Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards
Deck featuring “18 Rock ‘n’ Pop” Superstars portrayed on the court cards and jokers by eight of Britain’s leading illustrators.

Commissioned by Sony Tape and produced by Carta Mundi, this colourful deck features “18 Rock ‘n’ Pop” Superstars portrayed on the court cards and jokers by eight of Britain’s leading illustrators. Each ace, court card, and joker features a different character. The pips are plain.

Above: Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards, manufactured by Carta Mundi, 1980s.
The deck also includes an information card (extra joker) detailing the portraits, and a leaflet with biographical information on each artist on one side, and the rules of several popular card games on the other side.


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