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I'll Go

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    Object Details

    Published by

    HOB Records, American, founded 1958

    Recorded by

    Shirley Caesar, American

    Produced by

    John Bowden, American

    Photograph by

    Burt Goldblatt, American, 1924 - 2006

    Subject of

    Anthony Heilbut, American, born 1940

    Description

    A 33 1/3 long-playing stereo album record (a) and jacket (b) of I’ll Go recorded by Shirley Caesar with the Institutional Choir of Brooklyn.
    On the front cover of the album jacket (b), Shirley Caesar is depicted standing against a blue-grey studio backdrop, wearing a long pink robe with a bow at the front bottom half. Her arms are raised, her dark hair is brushed close to her head, and her eyes are closed. Above her head in large yellow and orange print is: [Shirley Caesar / I’ll Go]. At the bottom right of the cover between two short horizontal bars, in small yellow print, is [HOB]. Below that in smaller black print is the release number [HOB 266].
    On the reverse of the album jacket is an off-white background with the title and artist name, track lists, and album notes written by Anthony Heilbut. From the top right corner, downward – in small black print, is [HOB 266] and: [I’ll Go / Shirley / Caesar / SIDE A / I’ll Go / He Holdeth The Reins / I’m Glad I Found Jesus / Rapture / When The Trouble Comes / You May not Believe It / SIDE B / Choose Ye This Day / Jesus Is All / Don’t Be Afraid / Waiting On The Promise of Jesus / Battle Field].
    There is one black double-sided record (a) with a grey HOB Records label at the top printed in black ink. Each side has the album title, artist name, track listing, production credits and publishing information.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mrs. Eloise Tyler - Woodside, New York

    Date

    1967

    Object number

    2014.291.15ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown – Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    record covers
    long-playing records

    Medium

    (a) vinyl with ink on paper
    (b) ink on cardboard

    Dimensions

    Diameter (record): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
    L x W (jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 1/4 in. (31.4 × 31.1 cm)

    Place made

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Record Albums

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Christianity
    Gospel (Music)
    Religion
    Singers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f13d2af-c572-4568-b4d2-a41aa1c7cca4

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.291.15ab

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