The Last Poets, Douglas 3
- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Recorded by
- The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
- Published by
- Douglas, American, 1968 - 1977
- Composed by
- Bin Hassan, Umar, American, born 1948
- Nuriddin, Jalal M., American, born 1944
- Oyewole, Abiodun, American, born 1948
- Produced by
- East Wind Associates, American, active 1970s
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- vinyl, ink on paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
- Description
- The Last Poets is the debut spoke word album by The Last Poets, released in 1970. The vinyl record (a) features a black label with white type. The album sleeve (b) features a large photograph of the group standing on a New York City sidewalk set against a blue background. At the top is [THE LAST POETS] in blue type against a yellow background.
- The track listing is as follows:
- Side A:
- "Run, Nigger"
- "On the Subway"
- "Niggers Are Scared of Revolution"
- "Black Thighs"
- "Gashman"
- "Wake Up, Niggers"
- Side B:
- "New York, New York"
- "Jones Comin' Down"
- "Just Because"
- "Black Wish"
- "When the Revolution Comes"
- "Two Little Boys"
- "Surprises"
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Actors
- Communities
- Film
- Identity
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Umar Bin Hassan
- Object number
- 2011.80.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Douglas Records
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.