I Loves You, Porgy / Mississippi Goddam / Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / I Put A Spell On You: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A 45 rpm EP recorded by Nina Simone and released in the Netherlands by Philips Records in 1965. This record has "I Loves You, Porgy" and "Mississippi Goddam" on the A-side, and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "I Put a Spell On You" on the B-side. The album cover features a black and white image of Simone singing at a piano against an orange background with large white text reading [NINA / SIMONE] at the top and smaller white text reading [I LOVES YOU, PORGY / MISSISSIPPI GODDAM / DON'T LET ME BE / MISUNDERSTOOD / I PUT A SPELL ON YOU] at center right, across the piano. The black and silver Philips Records logo is at the top right corner and [452 046 / PHILIPS] is at the bottom left. The back of the album cover has black printed text over a white background and has the song and credit info as well as advertisements for four other Philips Records releases across the bottom. At the very bottom left is [Cover photo: Frits van Swoll] and at bottom right is [Printed in Holland]. The vinyl record has a blue label with silver text on each side.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1965
• Published by: Philips Records, American, founded 1950
• Recorded by: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
• Photograph by: Frits Van Swoll, Dutch, born 1939
• Type: record covers
• Type: 45 rpm records
• Medium: vinyl , cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (18.1 x 18.1 cm)
• Place printed: Netherlands, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2011.132.7ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.