The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

The Great Aretha Franklin The First 12 Sides


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Jazz
Catalogue NumberPC31953
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Columbia
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number009150
Number of Tracks12
Date Recorded1972
Album Artists
Notes Recordings were originally recorded in 1960-61 and released on record in 1972

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Won't Be Long
Composer(s) : J. Leslie McFarland
2 - Over the Rainbow
Composer(s) : E.Y. Harburg; H. Arlen
3 - Love is the Only Thing
Composer(s) : J. Leslie McFarland
4 - Sweet Lover
Composer(s) : S. Wyche; J. Leslie McFarland
5 - All Night Long
Composer(s) : C. Lewis
6 - Who Needs You?
Composer(s) : J. Burns; B. Holiday
7 - Right Now
Composer(s) : J. Leslie McFarland
8 - Are You Sure
Composer(s) : M. Wilson
9 - May I'm a Fool
Composer(s) : J. Leslie McFarland
10 - It ain't Neccesarily So
Composer(s) : I. Gershwin; G. Gershwin
11 - By Myself
Composer(s) : J. Leslie McFarland; J. Bailey
12 - Today I Sing the Blues
Composer(s) : C. Lewis; C. Hamner