Live: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

2015.263.9a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [THE 5TH DIMENSION/"LIVE"] on both Side 1 and Side 2, with lists of songs underneath. The Bell Records logo and the cassette number [BEJ /59000] are featured on both sides. The top side of the cassette has a stamp in black ink that reads: [A J 59000].

2015.263.9b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket is portrait orientation and is white with a triangle containing multiple color images of The 5th Dimension during performances. The back of the jacket has a white background with black text that lists the tracks on the cassette.

2015.263.9c: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and black plastic on the back. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Recorded by: The 5th Dimension, American, founded 1966
• Published by: Bell Records, American, 1952 - 1974
• Type: audio cassettes
• Medium: plastic , magnetic tape , ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D (cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (jacket): 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.2 × 14 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 11 × 1.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2015.263.9abc
• 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: © Bell Records, A Division of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.