Recorded by
Summer, Donna, American, 1948 - 2012
Produced by
Omartian, Michael, American, born 1945
Published by
Geffen Records, American, founded 1980
Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958
Date
1984
Medium
plastic , magnetic tape , ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
H x W (jacket): 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.2 × 14 cm)
H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 11 × 1.7 cm)
Description
An audio cassette of Donna Summer’s "Cats Without Claws" (1984).
2015.263.2a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is white plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [Supernatural Love - It's not The Way - There Goes My Baby - / Suzanna-Cats Without Claws] on Side 1, and [Oh Billy Please - Eyes - Maybe It's Over - I'm Free - Forgive Me] on Side 2. The Geffen Record logo, copyright information, and the cassette number [M5G 24040 / C171252] are featured on both sides.
2015.263.2b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket has a black background with a color image of Donna summer squatting in a black-and-white outfit. Type in the top right corner of the image reads: [DONNA SUMMER / CATS WITHOUT CLAWS]. Manufacturing information is found below the image and on the back of the jacket.
2015.263.2c: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and black plastic on the back. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.
Place depicted
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Type
audio cassettes
Topic
Disco (Music)
Popular music
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
Object number
2015.263.2abc
Restrictions & Rights
© 1984 The David Geffen Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5730edc27-9cc3-4bc0-b071-122e095de5ef

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