The Gospel Truth

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Description: A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled “The Gospel Truth” recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The vinyl record (2014.98.15a) has a black label with white lettering. The front of the album sleeve (2014.98.15b) is purple and has [THE GOSPEL TRUTH SISTER ROSETTA THARPE] at the top in large, decorative orange text, followed by [ALL NEW! HER GREATEST GOSPEL HITS] in smaller white text below, followed by the track listing in light blue text: [On My Way (Got On My Travelin' Shoes) / This Is A Mean Old World / This Train / I Heard My Mother Call / Stretch Out / Ring Those Golden Bells / I Look Down the Road and I Wonder / Nobody Knows, Nobody Care]. At the center of the sleeve is a round, tinted black-and-white photographic portrait of Tharpe wearing a white lace dress, hands open and raised in front of her chest, and looking up and away from the camera. The portrait is surrounded by a circular geometric design in the same light blue as the track listing. The back of the sleeve is white with a track listing and biographical information on Sister Rosetta Tharpe printed in plain black text. The album also has a paper sleeve (2014.98.15c), with advertisements for other Verve records on the front and back.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald

1962

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: vinyl, ink on paper
Dimensions: Diameter (record): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); H x W (album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.5 × 31.5 cm); H x W (paper sleeve): 11 13/16 × 12 in. (30 × 30.5 cm)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Audio Recordings

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Gospel (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Mass media; Rhythm and blues (Music); Rock and roll (Music); Singers (Musicians)

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f17b9443-415d-472c-9880-f01721ea9fa9