Recorded by
The Pointer Sisters, American, founded 1969
Produced by
Perry, Richard, American, founded 1942
Published by
RCA Records, founded 1901
Date
1985
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 Pointer Sisters "Contact" (1985).
2015.263.3a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is white plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [Pointer Sisters – Contact / twist My Arm • Hey You • Pound, Pound, / Pound • Back In My Arms • Burn Down The / Night] on Side 1, and [Pointer Sisters – Contact / Bodies And Souls • Contact • Dare Me • Freedom] on Side 2. The RCA Record logo, copyright information, and the cassette number [AJK1-5487] are featured on both sides.
2015.263.3b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket has a black background with a color image of the Pointer Sisters posing in black, white, and animal print outfits, with [POINTER SISTERS / CONTACT] as the title, above a list of songs, in white type. Production and manufacturing information, as well as a barcode are on the back of the jacket.
2015.263.3c: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and black plastic on the back. There is a sticker on the front of the case in top right corner. The sticker is white with blue handwritten type, and reads: [Scherr]. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Time-based Media - Audio
Type
audio cassettes
Topic
Funk (Music)
Popular music
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
Object number
2015.263.3abc
Restrictions & Rights
© 1985 RCA Records
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ab7816d-de92-476b-961f-fddd2d0e2cdf

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