They Said It Couldn't Be Done
Record company
Elektra Entertainment Group
Performing artist
Grandmaster Flash
Producer
Grandmaster Flash
Producer
Gavin Christopher
Date1985
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 12 15/16 × 12 15/16 in. (32.861 × 32.861 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.395.6.A-.C
Text EntriesAn album by Grandmaster Flash, released in 1985. It is his second overall studio album, and his first album credited solely to him. It was the first Hip-Hop album released by Elektra Records. It was produced by Gavin Christopher and Grandmaster Flash (the group). The album also included "Girls Love the Way He Spins," and "Sign of the Times."
12inch vinyl record of six men visibly laughing. Grandmaster Flash’s name is printed along the top in light blue lettering and The Said it Couldn’t Be Done is printed in gold letters at the bottom.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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