<I>To Be Young, Gifted and Black</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1972
name: label: Published by
content: RCA Records, founded 1901
label: Written by
content: Keiko Tsuru, Japanese
label: Composed by
content: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
label: Written by
content: Ivan Mogull Music Corporation, American
notes: label: Description
content: A 7" 45 rpm single record (a) of with the song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" on Side 1. Recorded by Japanese artist Keiko Tsuru and released in Japan on RCA Records. The record has a cream colored label with grey printed text. The RCA logo is on the left side. Most of the text is in Japanese with [(Bel Enfant Noir)] printed beneath the Japanese song title on Side 1. Both the Japanese and translated title have been circled with red pencil.
label: Description
content: The record has a red RCA Records paper sleeve (b) with the RCA logo repeated in white down the center, [The World's Greatest Artists are on RCA Records] in white text across the top and white Japanese text across the bottom.
label: Description
content: The record is accompanied by a letter (c) written to Andy Stroud from Ivan Mogull. The letter consists of black typewritten text on a grey printed letterhead with [ivan mogull music corporation] along with contact information at the top and [harvard music inc.] along the bottom. It is dated [June 21, 1972] addressed to [Mr. Andrew B. Stroud / Stroud Productions & Enterprises, Inc.] with [Re: "TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK" / By Nina Simone & Weldon Irvine] as the subject line. It is signed by Ivan Mogull in blue ink. The sheet of paper has a cream colored treble clef symbol printed in the center.
place: label: Place made
content: Yokohama, Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Record Albums
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.132.8.3
objectType: label: Type
content: 45 rpm records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1972 RCA Records
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: vinyl , paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (17.5 x 17.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (letter): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)