Miss You Much: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An audio cassette of Janet Jackson "Miss You Much" b/w "You Need Me" (1989).

2015.263.19a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is white plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: PROGRAM ONE: 7:29/Miss You Much/You Need Me/JANET JACKSON/CASSETTE SINGLE] on Side 1 and Side 2. The A&M Records logo, copyright information, and the cassette number [TS 1495] are featured on both sides.

2015.263.19b: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and clear plastic on the back. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• 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: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.263.19ab
• 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: © 1989 A&M Records, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.