Controversy

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.

A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. This object is comprised of a vinyl disc (a) of the long-playing record and an album cover. 2015.172.31a: A vinyl record from the 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. The vinyl record has a white circular label at the center with black text. At the top of the label is the logo for Warner Brothers Records, Inc., a red shield with the letters [WB] at the center and a banner across the shield that reads [RECORDS]. The logo repeats as soft gray watermarks on the white label. Below the red shield is the name of the artist/arranger/composer, the record title, and a numbered list of tracks in black ink. To the right of the center hole is the release number printed in black text that reads [BSK 3601] with the side number printed below. Below the center hole are the track names.

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