<I>More of the Best of Jerry Butler</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Published by
content: Vee-Jay Records, American, founded 1950
label: Recorded by
content: Jerry Butler Jr., American, born 1939
label: Recorded by
content: Betty Everett, American, 1939 - 2001
label: Designed by
content: George S. Whiteman, American
notes: label: Description
content: A 33 1/3 rpm promotional copy of a record album titled, More of the Best of Jerry Butler, by Jerry Butler and featuring Betty Everett. This object is comprised of a vinyl disc (a) of the long-playing record, an album cover (b), and a paper sleeve (c).
label: Description
content: 2015.172.65a: The vinyl record has a white and blue circular label at the center with black and blue text and a graphic. At the top of the label is the album title, [MORE OF THE BEST OF / JERRY BUTLER], followed by the catalog number, [VJLP-1119], the side number, and the text [Long Playing – Microgroove]. To the left and right of the center hole are identical blue logos for Vee-Jay records: the text [VJ / VEE-JAY / RECORDS] inside blue brackets. Above and below the center hole are the track listings. The tracks on Side 1 include: [I Stand Accused], [I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore], [Giving Up On Love], [Need To Belong], [Strawberries], and [Let It Be Me]. Side 1 is identical to Side 2. The tracks on Side 2 include: [Just A Little Bit], [Smile], [Message To Martha], [Motherless Child], [Just Be True], and [Ain't That Loving You Baby].
label: Description
content: 2015.172.65b: The front of the album cover features a full sized photograph of Butler seated on a large rock. He is depicted in profile, facing the left edge of the image. His proper right leg is extended in front of him, and he is seated upright with his arms wrapped around his proper left knee, which is slightly raised. Butler is wearing dark pants and an olive green sweater over a white dress shirt. He has a pipe in his mouth, and he is looking into the distance. In the background are four skyscrapers set against a clear blue sky. Printed inside a black band at the top, center of the cover is the album title, [MORE OF THE BEST OF / JERRY BUTLER], printed in white and light blue text. The title is framed on either side with blue semicircles. Printed below on the left is a thin black outlined box with black text inside that reads [WITH SPECIAL GUEST / APPEARANCE OF / BETTY EVERETT]. Printed in black text along the left edge of the cover are the album’s track listings. Along the top right edge is the blue logo for Vee-Jay records: the text [VJ / VEE-JAY / RECORDS] inside blue brackets. In the top right corner is a white adhesive price sticker with [4 15 / 3.99] printed on it. The back of the album is white with black text and black-and-white photographs. Large text printed at the top of the album reads [THE GREAT SOUND OF POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT ARE ON] followed by the Vee-Jay Records logo. Printed inside two large brackets below are liner notes on the left and track listings on the right. Below, additional text that reads [OTHER FINE RECORDSING THAT WILL ENTERTAIN YOU], are small images of four other Jerry Butler album covers with the title, artists’ names, and track listings below. Printed in small text at the bottom of the cover is a mailing address to obtain a Vee-Jay Records picture catalog.
label: Description
content: 2015.172.65c: A red and white paper sleeve with advertisement for Vee-Jay Records.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Jamaica, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.172.65abc
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Concord Music Group, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (2015.172.65a): vinyl with ink on paper
label: Medium
content: (2015.172.65b): ink on cardboard
label: Medium
content: (2015.172.65c): ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (a. vinyl disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b. cardboard jacket): 4 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (12.3 × 12.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c. paper sleeve): 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (12 × 12 cm)