Recording of 1963 Indianapolis 500 Race
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Before videocassettes, digital video recorders and YouTube, the most dramatic way to relive an automobile race was through a phonograph record. The sounds of the cars, the crowd and the drivers were reproduced in vibrant stereo. The 1963 album Indianapolis 500 captured audio highlights of that year's race, won by Parnelli Jones in an Offenhauser-powered roadster built by A.J. Watson.
Before videocassettes, digital video recorders and YouTube, the most dramatic way to relive an automobile race was through a phonograph record. The sounds of the cars, the crowd and the drivers were reproduced in vibrant stereo. The 1963 album Indianapolis 500 captured audio highlights of that year's race, won by Parnelli Jones in an Offenhauser-powered roadster built by A.J. Watson.
Artifact
Phonograph record
Date Made
1963
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Lynn
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Ravin Recordings, Inc.and distributed by Fleetwood Records. Produced by Richard I. Black. Both Ravin Recordings, Inc. and Fleetwood Records were located in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2009.123.120
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Vinyl
Technique
Pressing
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Width: 12.375 in
Height: 12.375 in
Inscriptions
On front cover: FLEETWOOD/ STEREO/ FLP40075/ INDIANAPOLIS/ 500 On back of cover: INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY/ UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE COMPETITION COMMITTEE/ UNITED STATES/ AUTO/ CLUB/ A Brief History of the/ Indianapolis Motor Speedway/.../ ©1963 RAVIN RECORDINGS INC., LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS/ FLEETWOOD / RECORDS/ COMPETITION/ SOUND/ SERIES On record label: FLEETWOOD RECORDS/ INDIANAPOLIS 500/ FLP40075/ P4RS-9461/ TIME 26:26/ 33 1/3/ RPM/ RIAA/ SIDE 1/.../ STEREOPHONIC/ DISTRIBUTED BY FLEETWOOD RECORDS, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
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