Mississippi Goddam / Sea Lion Woman: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A 7 inch, 45 rpm single of the edited version of "Mississippi Goddam" and "Sea Lion Woman" recorded by Nina Simone. The vinyl record (a) has a white label with black text at the center. The paper album sleeve (b) is also white with black. Across the top it has [MISSISSIPPI / *@!!?*@!] in a hand-drawn font along with the [PHILIPS] logo. At center is [BY NINA SIMONE], followed by smaller text reading [FROM THE ALBUM "NINA SIMONE IN CONCERT" PHS 600-135/PHM 200-135 / This single has been issued for DJ's in answer to your many requests. It has been specially edited for air play, featuring the "BEEP-BEEP" in place of @*?!!??]. The back of the sleeve has no text, marks, or inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1964
• Published by: Sam Fox Publishing Company, American, founded 1906
• Published by: Philips Records, American, founded 1950
• Recorded by: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
• Produced by: Hal Mooney, American, 1911 - 1995
• Type: record covers
• Type: 45 rpm records
• Medium: vinyl , ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (17.5 x 17.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2011.132.9ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.