Forever Changes: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A vinyl record (a), dust jacket (b), and paper sleeve (c) for the album "Forever Changes" by the band Love. The label on the vinyl record has a red, yellow, and blue multi-colored background. On the right side of the label is a butterfly with the Elektra records logo next to it in white. Printed across the top of the label in black is the title of the album. Printed below that in black is the album information. The front cover of the dust jacket has a white background with a multi-colored illustration at the center. The illustration is comprised of blue, purple, red, yellow, and green and depicts the heads of the members of the group all together. There is a thin black square border around the illustration. At the top left corner is [LOVE] in black and at the bottom right corner is [forever changes]. The back of the jacket hs a black and white photo of Arthur Lee at the top. Listed at the bottom left are the songs on the album. Printed below the titles of the songs are the names and positions of the members in the band. Printed at the bottom center is the Elektra records logo in black with the manufacturer information printed next to it. Printed at the bottom right is [LOVE] and [forever changes]. The paper sleeve is blank, but the paper has yellowed and there are creases at each corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Manufactured by: Elektra Records, American, founded 1950
• Recorded by: Love, American, 1965 - 2005
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl with ink on paper and cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W (a. vinyl): 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.2 × 30.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (b. dust jacket): 12 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (31.1 × 31.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (c. sleeve): 12 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (30.8 × 30.6 cm)
• Place made: London, England, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Object number: 2025.49abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
• 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: © Elektra Records Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.