<I>FAMU Spirit</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1973
name: label: Published by
content: Fidelity Sound Recordings, American
label: Recorded by
content: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
label: Subject of
content: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
label: Owned by
content: William Patrick Foster, American, 1919 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: An unopened, cellophane wrapped, “FAMU Spirit” compact disc of performances by the Florida A&M University Marching Band. The FAMU Spirit disc features an orange front and back cover background with black typeface. The front cover image shows the Marching 100 captured by camera during an evening performance. At the bottom right corner of the image is a pyramid logo with white staggered letters [FSR] overlaying a swirling music measure. Above the image, a graphic design of the FAMU mascot rattlesnake is depicted with orange, green, black, and white tribal patterning throughout its body. One side of the snake reads [FAMU], the other, [SPIRIT] in italicized bold green uppercase print.
label: Description
content: The disc’s case back track-lists 12 major marches and their original composers. At the top, in bold white italicized typeface is: [FAMU SPIRIT / FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND]. Below in black typeface is: [Dr. William P. Foster, Director]. In the upper right corner, in black typeface is: [FSRCD-1286 / Vintage Series] and the compact disc digital audio logo. The bottom right corner features the same black pyramid logo as on the front, with orange color type. Below the pyramid is: FIDELITY SOUND RECORDINGS / P.O. BOX 802 / REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94064 / U.S.A.
label: Description
content: The album’s tracklist includes: “Drum Entrance & Fight Fanfare”, “FAMU Spirit”, “Armed Forces Medley”, “Stars and Stripes Forever”, “U.S. Field Artillery March”, “Anchors Aweigh”, “God Bless America”, “Trumpet Fanfare #1”, “I’m from FAMU”, “Mighty Rattler”, “If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don’t Want To Be Right”, “Where Is The Love?”, “Circus Bee”, “FAMU Alma Mater”, “Drums and 20th Century Fox Fanfare”, “Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite”, “Trumpet Fanfare #2”, “Oh Happy Day”, “A Hot Time In The Old Town”, “Point After Cheer (Johnnie’s Theme)”, “Back Stabbers”, “Get It All”, “People”, Theme from “The Men”, “Hey Big Brother”, “Hot Pants Road”, “I’ll Take You There”, “Florida Song (Far Above Cayuga’s Waters)”.
place: label: Place used
content: Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Marching bands (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Audio
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Anthony Foster in memory of William P. Foster
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.94.6
objectType: label: Type
content: sound recordings
label: Type
content: compact disks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Florida A&M University Marching Band
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic, cellophane and paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Case): 4 15/16 × 5 5/8 × 3/8 in. (12.5 × 14.3 × 1 cm)