If We Aim To Stop Inflation / I'm Sorry For Leavin' You; Energy Crisis / Just a Little Recession: Museum Object and Cultural History
If We Aim To Stop Inflation / I'm Sorry For Leavin' You; Energy Crisis / Just a Little Recession: recording artist: Energy. manufacturer: Jody. Object Name: sound recording.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a 45 rpm single from the pop band Energy (20) that contained two A-side songs, “If We Aim to Stop Inflation” and “Energy Crisis” with two B-sides “Just A Little Recession” and “I’m Sorry for Leaving You.” The record was released by the label Jody Records, a small outfit from Brooklyn, New York that released mainly spoken word albums. The songs highlight the economic concerns rampant in the era of “stagflation.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording artist: Energy
- manufacturer: Jody
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7 in; 17.78 cm
- place made: United States: New York, Brooklyn
- ID Number: 2000.3053.2580
- label number: A-9071
- nonaccession number: 2000.3053
- catalog number: 2000.3053.2580
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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