<I>Controversy</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1981
name: label: Recorded by
content: Prince, American, 1958 - 2016
label: Published by
content: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958
label: Published by
content: Controversy Music, American
notes: label: Description
content: A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. This object is comprised of a vinyl disc (a) of the long-playing record and an album cover.
label: Description
content: 2015.172.31a: A vinyl record from the 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. The vinyl record has a white circular label at the center with black text. At the top of the label is the logo for Warner Brothers Records, Inc., a red shield with the letters [WB] at the center and a banner across the shield that reads [RECORDS]. The logo repeats as soft gray watermarks on the white label. Below the red shield is the name of the artist/arranger/composer, the record title, and a numbered list of tracks in black ink. To the right of the center hole is the release number printed in black text that reads [BSK 3601] with the side number printed below. Below the center hole are the track names. The tracks on Side 1 include: [CONTROVERSY], [SEXUALITY], and [DO ME, BABY]. Side 2 is identical to Side 1. The tracks on Side 2 include: [PRIVATE JOY], [RONNIE, TALK TO RUSSIA], [LET’S WORK], [ANNIE CHRISTIAN], and [JACK U OFF]. At the bottom of the label is copyright information and publisher information.
label: Description
content: 2015.172.31b: An album cover from the 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. The front of the album cover is primarily off-white with a color photograph of Prince. Prince is depicted against a background of four newspaper frontpages of a fictitious newspaper titled [The Controversy Daily]. The headlines of these frontpages are related to the songs on the album. Titles include [Love Thy / Neighbor], [Annie Christian / Sentenced to Die!], [Do You / Believe in God], and [President Signs / Gun Control Act]. Prince is depicted from the chest up, arms akimbo, and facing the viewer with a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a white shirt, black necktie, black vest and a lavender jacket with a patch of metal studs over the proper right shoulder and chest. On his proper left lapel is a black and white checkered pinback button with black text that reads [RUDE / BOY]. The artist’s name, [PRINCE], is printed in the top right corner in purple stylized text. The back cover features eleven additional [The Controversy Daily] headlines. At the top is the album title, [CONTROVERSY], and an artist/arranger/composer/performer credits for Prince, printed in stylized purple text in varying sizes. At the bottom of the cover are the track titles, additional musician credits, fan mail mailing address, and manufacturing and distribution information.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (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: 2015.172.31ab
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1981 Warner Brothers Records Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (2015.172.31a): vinyl with ink on paper
label: Medium
content: (2015.172.31b): ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (a. vinyl disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. cardboard jacket): 12 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (31.1 × 31.4 cm)