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Fear of a Black Planet

1990; republished 2014

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 long-playing (LP) record album, Fear of A Black Planet, recorded by Public Enemy. The album consists of a vinyl record (a) with jacket cover (b) and paper sleeve (c). The vinyl record has a black center label. [Def / Jam / recordings] is printed in the top half of the label, with the D and J almost interlocking. There is also an outline of a gramophone printed on the label. The tracks on either side are printed below the notched center hole. On side A they are "Contract On The World Love Jam," "Brothers Gonna Work It Out," "911 Is A Joke," "Incident At 66.6 FM," "Welcome To The Terrordome," "Meet The G That Killed Me," "Pollywanacraka," "Anti-Nigger Machine," "Burn Hollywood Burn" and "Power to the People." On side B they are "Who Stole the Soul?

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Catalog reference: 2015.195.36abc

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