Produced by
Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
Recorded by
Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
Date
1966
Medium
vinyl, paper (fiber product), adhesive, cardboard, and printing ink
Dimensions
H x W x D (sleeve): 12 5/16 × 12 3/8 × 1/16 in. (31.3 × 31.4 × 0.2 cm)
Diameter (vinyl record): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Description
This cardboard record sleeve features a portrait of Elijah Muhammad at the center of the front cover. Muhammad wears a fez decorated with the Islamic star and crescent symbol and he also wears a black bow tie. Muhammad looks off camera to the right, his eyes on something in the distance. There are four lines of large black text across the top of the cover which read [MUHAMMAD SPEAKS/The Judgment of the World is/NOW!]. To the bottom left of Muhammad's portrait is a line of diagonal black script which reads [Elijah Muhammad/Messenger of Allah]. To the bottom right of his portrait there is a block of black text which reads [THERE ARE/3 VOLUMES/THIS IS/VOL. 1/PLEASE/PURCHASE/ALL THREE]. This cardboard sleeve is water damaged and tearing along one of its sides.
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Record Albums
Type
record covers
long-playing records
Topic
Men
Nation of Islam
Preaching
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malcolm Ali
Object number
2015.24.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3f8dc61-3cca-4080-81bb-4c11dfd26511

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