Record Album, "How to CB," 1976

Summary

Truckers use citizens' band (CB) frequencies to talk to other truckers in their vicinity. In the 1970s, CB radio became a fad with drivers of all types. This record instructed the uninitiated in the truckers' language and culture.

Truckers use citizens' band (CB) frequencies to talk to other truckers in their vicinity. In the 1970s, CB radio became a fad with drivers of all types. This record instructed the uninitiated in the truckers' language and culture.

Artifact

Phonograph record

Date Made

1976

Creators

Doodah, Inc. 

Jensen, Leif 

Pickwick International, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States 

Creator Notes

Recordings produced by Doodah, Inc. & narrated by Leif Jensen; cover designed by Pickwick International; printed in the United States.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

95.29.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John L. Rogers.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Polyvinyl chloride

Color

Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 12.375 inches

Length: 12.375 inches

Inscriptions

Printed on front: HOW TO / CB. / 500 CB TERMS FOR QUICK / ON THE ROAD REFERENCE / THE NEW RECORD THAT MAKES IT EASY TO LEARN THE NEW SLANGUAGE OF CB Printed lower reverse: PRODUCED BY DOODAH, INC, ...IN ASSOCIATION WITH: WRAGBY PRODUCTIONS, INC. / PERIN FILM ENTERPRISES, LTD. DEDICATED TO JANIE LEE JOHNSON, DON & FRED, APRIL & ERIKA / WRITERS: FELICIDAD / PEGGI HORTON-COUTTS / KEVIN COUTTS/ RECORDING ENGINEER: KEVIN COUTTS / NARRATOR: LEIF JENSEN [...] / AUDIO: ED IACONA / COPYRIGHT DOODAH, INC. 1976 / ARTWORK AND COVER DESIGN COPYRIGHT BY PICKWICK INT. 1976

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