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Swingin', Shoutin', Really Movin' Gospel

Object Details

Description
A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled “Swingin', Shoutin', Really Movin' Gospel” recorded by Little Richard and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The vinyl record (2014.98.14a) has a purple label with white and black lettering. Across the top of the album sleeve (2014.98.14b) is the title in large block letters in a color gradient going from red to yellow: [Swingin', Shoutin', Really Movin'] followed by [GOSPEL] in blue and [LITTLE RICHARD] in red. Below, in smaller black type is [with SISTER ROSETTA THARPE]. The cover features a large color photograph of Little Richard covering the bottom two thirds of the cover. He is wearing a dark suit with white shirt and pocket square and a light-colored pattern tie. He is looking up and has his left hand slightly raised with his palm facing up. He is standing behind what appears to be a pulpit or lectern, with a microphone in stand just beside it.
The back of the sleeve is white with black text divided into thickly blocked sections, with [Gospel] in decorative font at the top, next to a Guest Star Records logo. At center left is the tracking listing [SIDE A / Certainly Lord / Does Jesus Care / Shine For Jesus / Just a Closer Walk / God Leads Us Along]. At center right is the track listing [SIDE B / I've Just Come From The Fountain / Tell God My Troubles / I Do - Don't You / Precious Lord / Jesus Walk This Lonesome Valley].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Recorded by
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
Little Richard, American, 1932 - 2020
Distributed by
Guest Star Records, American, founded 1954
Manufactured by
Synthetic Plastics Company, American
Date
ca. 1964
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
Medium
vinyl, ink on paper
Dimensions
Diameter (record): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
H x W (album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.5 × 31.5 cm)
Type
record covers
long-playing records

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