Wonderful Baby; If I Were a Carpenter: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Four Tops. side 1: If I Were a Carpenter; side 2: Woncerful Baby (Motown M-1124)

This 7-inch 45 rpm record contained the Four Tops single “If I Were a Carpenter” with the B-side “Wonderful Baby” released in 1968. Written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland and released by Motown Records, the single reached number 20 on the Billboard Top 100.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1968
• recording artist: Four Tops
• manufacturer: Motown
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 7 in; 17.78 cm
• place made: United States
• ID Number: 1996.3034.03066
• catalog number: 1996.3034.03066
• nonaccession number: 1996.3034
• label number: M-1124
• Credit Line: Gift of Robert B. Campbell in memory of Dorothy and William Campbell
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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