“For millions of years mankind lived just like animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk.” – Stephen Hawking, sampled, on Pink Floyd’s ‘Keep Talking’ (Division Bell, Side 2, Track 9)

This turntable slipmat features the flag of Mexico, with its distinctive green, white and red, and the national coat of arms with the eagle eating a snake, which was based on the ancient Aztec symbol for Mexico City.