All N' All: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "All N' All" by Earth, Wind & Fire with vinyl record (a) and printed cardboard album jacket (b).

The album jacket features a full cover color illustration of an ancient Egyptian tomb entrance set into a cliffside beneath a golden pyramid. The pyramid is set against a blue gradiant sky with [EARTH WIND & FIRE] in large letters across the top. Beneath the pyramid, there are two seated golden pharaoh figures seated at either side of the entrance with several smaller golden figures of Isis amidst their feet. There are rows of other small figures in front and behind as well as hieroglyphics. At center is the tomb entrance, with a burning fire in front, an orb of bright light visible from within the tomb. Carved above the entrance is [ALL 'N ALL], with a smaller statue of a standing pharoah set into the design above. The scene is continued on the reverse of the jacket, with a futuristic cityscape set into the same cliffside. The sky appears a deep red to the left of the futurist buildings, with spacecraft rockets rising into the air above.

The vinyl record has a red center label with [COLUMBIA] repeated around the outer edge in yellow text and the title, track listing, and copyright notice printed in black at center. there is a Kalimba Productions logo at top center. Each side has four tracks along with "Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1977
• Recorded by: Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
• Recorded by: Maurice White, American, 1941 - 2016
• Recorded by: Verdine White, American, born 1951
• Recorded by: Fred White, American, born 1955
• Recorded by: Philip Bailey, American, born 1951
• Recorded by: Ralph Johnson, American, born 1951
• Recorded by: Larry Dunn, American, born 1953
• Recorded by: Johnny Graham, American, born 1953
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl with ink on paper and cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm)
• Dimensions: Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
• Place printed: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Object number: 2013.1.13ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1977 CBS Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.