Recorded by
Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
White, Maurice, American, 1941 - 2016
White, Verdine, American, born 1951
White, Fred, American, born 1955
Bailey, Philip, American, born 1951
Johnson, Ralph, American, born 1951
Dunn, Larry, American, born 1953
Graham, Johnny, American, born 1953
McKay, Al, American, born 1948
Morgan, Gary L., American
Woolfolk, Andrew, American, born 1950
Produced by
White, Maurice, American, 1941 - 2016
Designed by
Nagaoka, Shusei, Japanese, 1936 - 2015
Produced by
Kalimba Productions, American, founded 1976
Published by
Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958
Date
1977
Medium
vinyl with ink on paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (album jacket): 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm)
Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Description
A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "All N' All" by Earth, Wind & Fire with vinyl record (a) and printed cardboard album jacket (b).
The album jacket features a full cover color illustration of an ancient Egyptian tomb entrance set into a cliffside beneath a golden pyramid. The pyramid is set against a blue gradiant sky with [EARTH WIND & FIRE] in large letters across the top. Beneath the pyramid, there are two seated golden pharaoh figures seated at either side of the entrance with several smaller golden figures of Isis amidst their feet. There are rows of other small figures in front and behind as well as hieroglyphics. At center is the tomb entrance, with a burning fire in front, an orb of bright light visible from within the tomb. Carved above the entrance is [ALL 'N ALL], with a smaller statue of a standing pharoah set into the design above. The scene is continued on the reverse of the jacket, with a futuristic cityscape set into the same cliffside. The sky appears a deep red to the left of the futurist buildings, with spacecraft rockets rising into the air above.
The vinyl record has a red center label with [COLUMBIA] repeated around the outer edge in yellow text and the title, track listing, and copyright notice printed in black at center. there is a Kalimba Productions logo at top center. Each side has four tracks along with "Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)."
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Record Albums
Type
record covers
long-playing records
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Funk (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Musicians
Popular music
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.1.13ab
Restrictions & Rights
© 1977 CBS Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538049eca-118f-483a-9dff-18f84c041e13

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