Lesbian Concentrate
Encyclopedia
Lesbian Concentrate: A Lesbianthology of Songs and Poems is a compilation of music and spoken word
by lesbian artists. It was released by Olivia Records
in 1977 in response to Anita Bryant
's anti gay rights
campaign Save Our Children
.
The album's cover – a reference to Bryant's role as spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission – has more recently received a great deal of attention on the Internet, by appearing in a number of "worst album covers ever" lists.http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covershttp://www.worstalbumcovers.org/page/More+Thrills+And+spillshttp://www.octanecreative.com/Parodyville/worst_album_covers/index.html
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
by lesbian artists. It was released by Olivia Records
Olivia Records
Olivia Records was a collective founded in 1973 to record and market women's music. Olivia, named after the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at French boarding school, was the brainchild of ten lesbian-feminists living in Washington, DC who wanted to...
in 1977 in response to Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant
Anita Jane Bryant is an American singer, former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and gay rights opponent. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses", which reached #5...
's anti gay rights
LGBT rights opposition
LGBT rights opposition refers to active opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights. Organizations influential in LGBT rights opposition frequently challenge judicial rulings, and legislative initiatives, and dispute findings that sexual orientation is an immutable...
campaign Save Our Children
Save Our Children
Save Our Children, Inc. was a political coalition formed in 1977 in Miami, Florida, U.S. to overturn a recently legislated county ordinance that banned discrimination in areas of housing, employment, and public accommodation based on sexual orientation...
.
The album's cover – a reference to Bryant's role as spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission – has more recently received a great deal of attention on the Internet, by appearing in a number of "worst album covers ever" lists.http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covershttp://www.worstalbumcovers.org/page/More+Thrills+And+spillshttp://www.octanecreative.com/Parodyville/worst_album_covers/index.html
Track listing
- "Don't Pray For Me"' – Linda TilleryLinda TilleryLinda Tillery is an American singer and percussionist from San Francisco.-History:Tillery first came to prominence as the lead singer in San Francisco group The Loading Zone in 1968-69...
- "Nina" – Meg ChristianMeg ChristianMeg Christian is an American folk singer associated with the Women's music movement.-Biography:She graduated from the University of North Carolina and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1969, where she performed in nightclubs and began writing material from an explicitly political and feminist perspective...
- "Prove It On Me Blues" – Teresa TrullTeresa TrullTeresa Trull is an American female singer from Durham, North Carolina.Trull sang in churches as a child, and played in rock & roll groups in the early 1970s on the East Coast. Her debut album, The Ways a Woman Can Be, in 1977, and has recorded two albums with Barbara Higbie...
- "Sweet Woman" – Cris WilliamsonCris WilliamsonCris Williamson is an American feminist singer-songwriter, who achieved fame as a recording artist, and who was a pioneer as a visible lesbian political activist, during a time when few who were not connected to the Lesbian community were aware of Gay and Lesbian issues...
- "A History Of Lesbianism" – Judy GrahnJudy GrahnJudy Rae Grahn is an American poet. She has written many lesbian / feminist works.-Activities:Judy Grahn is a poet who writes about women's lives, including lesbian experience. She was a member of the Gay Women's Liberation Group, the first lesbian feminist collective on the west coast, founded...
- "Gay And Proud" – Berkeley Women's Music Collective
- "Leaping Lesbians" – Sue FinkSue FinkSue Fink is an American singer, songwriter, conductor, and voice teacher.She is the founder and conductor of the Angel City Chorale as well as a songwriter and voice teacher...
- "Sugar Mama" – Gwen Avery
- "Kahlua Mama" – Be Be K'Roche
- "No Hiding Place" – Mary Watkins
- "For The Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant" – Pat ParkerPat ParkerPat Parker was an African-American lesbian feminist poet.-Early life:Parker grew up working class poor in Third Ward, Houston, Texas, a mostly African-American part of the city...
- "Ode To A Gym Teacher" – Meg ChristianMeg ChristianMeg Christian is an American folk singer associated with the Women's music movement.-Biography:She graduated from the University of North Carolina and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1969, where she performed in nightclubs and began writing material from an explicitly political and feminist perspective...
- "Woman-Loving Women" – Teresa TrullTeresa TrullTeresa Trull is an American female singer from Durham, North Carolina.Trull sang in churches as a child, and played in rock & roll groups in the early 1970s on the East Coast. Her debut album, The Ways a Woman Can Be, in 1977, and has recorded two albums with Barbara Higbie...
External links
- Lesbian histories and cultures: an encyclopedia, Bonnie Zimmerman, Garland Publishers 2003
- Download page from Archive.org (under a CC licenseCreative Commons licensesCreative Commons licenses are several copyright licenses that allow the distribution of copyrighted works. The licenses differ by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002 by Creative Commons, a U.S...
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