Bustin' Loose Part 1
Bustin' Loose Part 1
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- Description (Brief)
- Phonograph record is Bustin' Loose Part 1 by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers. It is housed in an album cover that is worn and torn with masking tape holding it together. The cover is blue with a red circle design in the left corner and is autographed by DJ Grandmaster Flash. The phonograph record is marked with an arrow and is scratched in a circular pattern on one part of the record. This record was used by Grandmaster Flash to make the unique rap sound of "scratching" on a turntable.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sound recording
- Date made
- 1978
- maker
- Nouveau Music Company
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- vinyl (overall material)
- cardboard (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 cm x 31.5 cm; 12 3/16 in x 12 3/8 in
- ID Number
- 2006.0060.02.1
- accession number
- 2006.0060
- catalog number
- 2006.0060.02.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of Grandmaster Flash
- subject
- Hip-Hop
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Family & Social Life
- Sound Recordings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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