The Gospel Truth

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled “The Gospel Truth” recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe at the Gospel Temple Church of God in Christ in Harlem, accompanied by the Sally Jenkin Singers. The vinyl record (2014.98.18a) has a black label with white lettering. The front of the album sleeve (2014.98.18b) is white, with a graphic design of four purple, blue and black squares arranged in a gradient around a central, uneven white cross. The bottom left square is black and contains a colored photographic image of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is pictured from the head up, face tilted upwards, eyes closed and appears to be singing. Along the right side is the Mercury logo in red followed by [THE GOSPEL TRUTH] in pink, [SISTER ROSETTA THARPE] in green [AND THE SALLY JENKINS SINGERS] in purple [RECORDED] in white [AT THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST HARLEM] in blue.

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