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Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

1974; reissued 1991

United States, North and Central America

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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 "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On," recorded by Funkadelic, produced by George Clinton, and written by Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Eddie Hazel with the record label Westbound Records. The double-sided vinyl disc (2022.31.1a) has a colorful [WESTBOUND RECORDS] label with the album information in black text. The record jacket (2022.31.1b) is printed in color. The cover art was designed by George Clinton and Pedro Bell and drawn by Bell and his brother Bruse Bell. It depicts an outer space landscape with several characters with human and non-human characteristics running with a banner [UNITED STREAKER FRONT], three cliffs, and a body of water. On the bottom left corner in black text is the label name.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2022.31.1ab

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