<I>The Wiz (The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard Of Oz")</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Published by
content: Atlantic Records, American, founded 1947
label: Directed by
content: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
label: Recorded by
content: Tiger Haynes, American, 1914 - 1994
label: Recorded by
content: Ted Ross, American, 1934 - 2002
label: Recorded by
content: Hinton Battle, American, born 1956
label: Recorded by
content: Stephanie Mills, American, born 1957
label: Recorded by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
label: Recorded by
content: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
label: Recorded by
content: Tasha Thomas, American, 1950 - 1984
label: Recorded by
content: Mabel King, American, 1932 - 1999
label: Recorded by
content: Dee Dee Bridgewater, American, born 1950
label: Illustrated by
content: Milton Glaser, American, born 1929
label: Composed by
content: Harold Wheeler, American, born 1943
label: Written by
content: William F. Brown, American, born 1928
notes: label: Description
content: LP (a), jacket (b), and sleeve (c) of the original cast recording of The Wiz. The LP has a green, white, and red label on the front and back that begins with the logo for Atlantic Records, [A / Atlantic / SD 18137]. The red section has a list of songs that play on each side of the record. In the white line in center of the label, the front of the LP reads, [STERIO ONE] while the back reads, [STEREO TWO].
label: Description
content: The jacket features an image of a woman standing with black and multicolor hair. One of her legs is bent forward and the other blends into the background of a flowing gown. The title of the record is printed in large, black, bold letters in the top left, [THE WIZ / THE SUPER / SOUL MUSICAL "WONDERFUL / WIZARD OF OZ"]. The title continues on the top right, [ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM / WINNER 7 TONY AWARDS / INCLUDING "BEST MUSICAL" CONTAINS "EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD"]. The Atlantic Records logo is on the bottom right and a copyright on the bottom left that reads, [© Copyright The Wiz Company]. The back of the jacket has all the information about the LP including the actors, producers, musicians, etc. A large stamp on the top right in gold ink reads, [Promotional Copy / NOT FOR SALE]. At the bottom is a large photographic image of the four main actors in The Wiz, Hinton Battle as the Scarecrow, Stephanie Mills as Dorothy, Ted Ross as the Lion, and Tiger Haynes as the Tin Man.
label: Description
content: The sleeve is white with black text. In large bold font at the top of the front and back reads [THE WIZ]. On the left front of the sleeve are the names and singers of each song. The right has information on musicians, background voices, chorus, and where it was recorded. The back of the sleeve has a four column description of how The Wiz came to be made, and the full story of The Wiz by act written by William F. Brown.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Disco (Music)
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Record Albums
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gregory and Helynsia Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.6abc
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Wiz Company
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (2018.6a) vinyl with ink on paper;
label: Medium
content: (2018.6bc) ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a. LP): 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.2 × 30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. Jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 5/16 in. (31.4 × 31.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c. Sleeve): 11 15/16 × 12 1/8 in. (30.3 × 30.8 cm)