Museum object · Record Albums
The Last Poets, Douglas 3
1970
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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.
The Last Poets is the debut spoke word album by The Last Poets, released in 1970. The vinyl record (a) features a black label with white type. The album sleeve (b) features a large photograph of the group standing on a New York City sidewalk set against a blue background. At the top is [THE LAST POETS] in blue type against a yellow background.
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Catalog reference: 2011.80.2ab
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