Shades Of...

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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 record of "Shades Of..." by Gray. The record (2016.31.4.1a) is unopened and still in its plastic packaging. The record cover (2016.31.4.1b) has a white background with black ink finger prints throughout. Text at the center reads: [GRAY / SHADES OF...]. The bottom of the cover contains the signatures of Michael Holman and Nicholas Taylor. The tope right has a white sticker with black lettering text that reads: [Featuring / Jean-Michel Basquiat / "Glorious ruptures!" / New York Times / Autographed and numbered / by Gray's / Michael Homan & / Nick Taylor]. The back of the cover is white with tan fingerprints throughout. Black text has information about Gray, a song list, and a list of performers. The bottom right corner contains a barcode.

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