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That Nigger's Crazy

1974; reissued 1975

United States, North and Central America

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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 LP vinyl disc (a) with cardboard jacket (b) and paper sleeve (c) of the comedy album “That Nigger’s Crazy” by Richard Pryor. The black vinyl disc has orange labels with the Reprise Records logo, album title, artist, and credit information printed in black. The front cover of the album jacket has a large, center, color photograph of Pryor, pointing towards his own head with both index fingers. The square image is surrounded by a rainbow striped background. Yellow text at the top reads [RICHARD PRYOR / “THAT NIGGER’S CRAZY]. The back of the album jacket has an orange background with a rainbow striped border and a small icon of a finger-pointing hand at each corner. At center are two strips with multiple square color photographs of Pryor, crossed at the center to form an “X.

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Catalog reference: 2011.173.82abc

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