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Motor Booty Affair

1978

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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, Motor Booty Affair, by Parliament-Funkadelic. This object is comprised of a vinyl disc (a) of the long-playing record, a gate-fold album cover (b), and a paper sleeve (c). 2015.172.28a: A vinyl record from the 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Motor Booty Affair, by Parliament-Funkadelic. The vinyl record has a circular label at the center with black text. At the top of the label is the logo for Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., in orange to red gradient text resembling a neon sign. Below is a color illustration of a desert scene with a small casbah with domed roofed buildings and a minaret. Outside of the Kasbah’s main gates, on either side, is a film crew with cameras and other film equipment and two men on camels. Just above the center hole is the record title, [MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR], printed in black text.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2015.172.28abc

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