Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

Object Details

Published by: Westbound Records, American, founded 1968
Recorded by: Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
Produced by: George Clinton, American, born 1941
Recorded by: Bernie Worrell, American, 1944 - 2016; Eddie Hazel, American, 1950 - 1992

Description: A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On," recorded by Funkadelic, produced by George Clinton, and written by Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Eddie Hazel with the record label Westbound Records. The double-sided vinyl disc (2022.31.1a) has a colorful [WESTBOUND RECORDS] label with the album information in black text. The record jacket (2022.31.1b) is printed in color. The cover art was designed by George Clinton and Pedro Bell and drawn by Bell and his brother Bruse Bell. It depicts an outer space landscape with several characters with human and non-human characteristics running with a banner [UNITED STREAKER FRONT], three cliffs, and a body of water. On the bottom left corner in black text is the label name.; The back of the record jacket continues the theme of an outer space landscape with characters on a ship saying [THERE’S NOTHING HARDER / TO STOP THAN A IDEA / WHOSE TIME HAS COME / TO PASS! FUNKADELIC / IS WOT TIME IT IS!]. At the top center is the album list in two columns. In the upper right corner in right text is label number [SEWA 040]. The bottom features the label information and barcode.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Caleb and Eli Tucker-Raymond

1974; reissued 1991

Restrictions & Rights: © 1974 Westbound Records; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: (a) vinyl with ink on paper; (b) ink on cardboard
Dimensions: Diameter (a, disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); H x W (b, jacket): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Record Albums
Movement: Afrofuturism

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Composers (Musicians); Funk (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Music; Musicians; Rhythm and blues (Music)

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