A MIDDLESBROUGH artist has created a real 'wall of sound' out of formerly unloved 1970s records.

Bob Page's art installation is now on display at the Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough's largest shopping centre, where the graphic artist has also created new entrance signage which is inspired by local landmarks.

Centre manager Graeme Skillen and Middlesbrough-based artist Mr Page hope the art installation and new mall entrance signage will help add colour and ambience to the shopping mall.

Mr Page said: “I like to make art made from redundant forms, destined for the bin; in this case unloved old vinyl records. The Wall of Sound is about producing order from chaos because it was produced chaotically but now looks very orderly.”

The Sheffield-born former Cleveland College of Art and Design student creates “eyeball-like patterns” by introducing a mix of bright paints and chemicals whilst spinning the records at high speed using an old oscillating office fan.

He gets the scratched and unwanted 1970s vinyl from Stockton record store Sound it Out with records by 1970s crooner David Essex particular favourites for an artistic rebirth.

“My work is quite transient,” added Mr Page. “It is designed for a passing audience, so it should work well in the Cleveland Centre shopping mall. I hope it will maybe cheer shoppers up, put a smile on their face and make them think too.”

Mr Page, who runs a graphic art studio under the name of TubbyPhunk, worked with Cleveland Centre’s marketing agency Emmerson Marketing on the signage projects.