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Retained within Bootsy Collins’ personal collection

Interior materials (visible in the booklet) document the album’s extensive live collaborations

whose warm tone sits at the heart of his signature sound

Frankie Crocker WBLS Subway Sign dororthy ashby 0 56 24This original subway advertising panel promotes Frankie Crocker, the influential New York radio DJ and program director associated with WBLS. The sign dates from the pre digital era of New York City subway advertising, when printed panels were physically mounted inside subway train carriages above passenger seating (and not covered in any way). According to Victor Simonelli, it was removed from a carriage after becoming partially detached. Crocker was