Sweat & Love: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Record, jacket, and sleeve for Sweat & Love by David Porter from the set of Scandal.

a. The black vinyl record has a circular black label in the center with white text. There is a rainbow colored logo at the top with the word “ENTERPRISE” below. Side A has text which reads [SWEAT AND LOVE / DAVID PORTER] on the proper right and [ENS-1026 A / (ES0459) / COMPATIBLE / STEREO] on the proper left side. There is white text which reads [(P) 1973 Stax / Records, Inc.]. There is a list of four song titles, their length in minutes and second, and the names of the songwriters. There is text on the bottom which reads [ENTERPRISE RECORDS, A DIV. OF STAX RECORDS INC.] followed by an address in Memphis. Side B has the same information except there are five songs and the text on the right side reads [ENS-1026 B / (ES0460)]. There is some slight wear and tear on the labels on either side of the record.

b. The front of the jacket features a color image of a woman wearing a t-shirt. The image starts above the chest and ends at the stomach. Parts of the woman’s arms are showing. The t-shirt is wet. It features a reddish brown silhouette of David Porter’s dace. It is on a yellow background and there is a black border around the background. There is white text on the border which reads [DAVID PORTER / SWEAT & LOVE]. There is a yellow “ENTERPRISE” logo on the bottom proper left corner. There is yellow text along the spine which reads [SWEAT AND LOVE DAVID PORTER ENTERPRISE RECORDS]. The back of the jacket has a color image of David Porter wearing a silky, long sleeve pink shirt with no front, white pants, and a brimmed hat with strings hanging down from it. There is pink text which reads [DAVID PORTER / SWEAT & LOVE] followed by the song titles on each side of the record. There are four rectangular color images of David Porter. There is text at the bottom which contains production and copyright information, and the names of individuals involved in various aspects of creating the record. There are areas of wear and tear in several places on the jacket.

c. The sleeve is black. There is a red, black, grey, and off-white logo near the top center which reads [stax] in red with a black and grey image of a hand snapping its fingers below. There is an off-white rectangular background behind the logo. The word “RECORD” appears in red below the image. There is white text on the black sleeve which reads [where music is…]. There is white text at the bottom of the sleeve which reads [The Stax Organization, Memphis, U.S.A.]. The back of the sleeve has yellow text at the top which reads [The Memphis Sound.] There are four rows and four columns of images of album covers, each containing the title and the artist’s name typed below the image. There are some small tears and folds in several areas on the sleeve.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1973
• Produced by: Enterprise Records, American
• Recorded by: David Porter, American, founded 1941
• Used by: Shondaland, American, founded 2005
• Type: long-playing records
• Type: 45 rpm records
• Medium: a. vinyl with ink on paper
• Medium: b. ink on cardboard
• Medium: c. ink on paper
• Dimensions: Diameter (a.): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (b.): 12 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (32.7 × 32.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (c.): 11 7/8 × 12 1/8 in. (30.2 × 30.8 cm)
• Place made: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Topic: Television
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2019.90.12.5abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walt Disney Television
• 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: © Universal Music Group Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.