Jokes I Can't Tell On Television

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Object Details

Recorded by

Redd Foxx, American, 1922 - 1991

Published by

Dootone Record Corporation, American, 1951 - ca. 1975

Description

A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled Jokes I Can’t Tell on Television recorded by Redd Foxx. The front of the album cover features a black and white photograph of Redd foxx smiling. White type on cover reads "DOOTO / DTL-845 / REDD FOXX / Jokes / I Can't / Tell On / Television / ANTHOLOGY © 1969 DOOTO INC." The back of the cover features a track list, biography, and advertisements for "DOOTO RECORDS." The vinyl disc is black with a brown, green, purple, and orange inner circle.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1969

Object number

2013.101.2ab

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Type

record covers

long-playing records

Medium

vinyl, ink on paper

Dimensions

Diameter (vinyl disc): 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm)

sleeve: 12 7/16 x 12 3/8 x 1/8 in. (31.6 x 31.4 x 0.3 cm)

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Classification

Record Albums

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Amusements

Comedy

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5731a3de0-8980-403b-991b-b1da2efb3362

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.101.2ab