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Bustin' Loose Part 1

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Phonograph record is Bustin' Loose Part 1 by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers. It is housed in an album cover that is worn and torn with masking tape holding it together. The cover is blue with a red circle design in the left corner ans is autographed by DJ Grandmaster Flash. The phonograph record is marked with an arrow and is scratched in a circular pattern on one part of the record. This record was used by Grandmaster Flash to make the unique rap sound of "scratching" on a turntable.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Nouveau Music Company
Date made
1978
Credit Line
Gift of Grandmaster Flash
Physical Description
vinyl (overall material)
cardboard (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 13/32 in; 31.50006 cm
Object Name
sound recording

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