<I>Spirit</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Recorded by
content: Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
label: Published by
content: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
label: Produced by
content: Maurice White, American, 1941 - 2016
label: Produced by
content: Charles Stepney, American, 1931 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Thomas Washington, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: The Earth, Wind & Fire long-playing record album Spirit, comprised of a vinyl disc (a) with album jacket (b), and paper sleeve (c). The vinyl disc (a) has a round red label with yellow text around the perimeter that reads “COLUMBIA” followed by the Columbia Records logo. There is black text within the center of the label. The jacket (b) cover front depicts nine members of the band dressed in white, arranged in various poses to form a symmetrical design with Maurice White at front and center, his hands clasped together at center and his eyes closed. They stand on a white ground with black lines receding into the distance. In the background are three tall white pyramids against a yellow backdrop. Across the top margin in white and black text are the words “EARTH, WIND & FIRE/ SPIRIT.” There is a rectangular price sticker in the upper right corner. The back of the jacket cover has a yellow background with black text in the center upper half. The top text list the songs on the album. The bottom text gives production information. In the center of the page in white ink is a large symbol for the planet Jupiter, a monogram of the initial letter of the corresponding Greek name. At the bottom of the page is a small logo for Columbia Records in black ink. The paper sleeve (c) front has a yellow background with a repeating graphic of white pyramids with blue shading. Each pyramid casts a black shadow, creating an overall geometric effect. The back of the sleeve has a yellow background and is covered with columns of dense black text. These are the lyrics to the album’s songs, and production information in the last column. There is a central round medallion symbol in the middle of the page in black ink. Below it in a black rectangle in white text is a dedication from the band leader Maurice White. Album release number PC 34241.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
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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: 2015.189.52abc
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1976 CBS Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: vinyl with ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (a. disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c. sleeve): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)