Sold Date: August 4, 2019
Start Date: July 28, 2019
Final Price: $15.00 (USD)
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LAURA LEE Women's Love Rights FROM 71-A RALLYING CRY FOR DOWNTRODDEN WOMEN A VG LP ON HOT WAX 708

FROM 1971 AND STILL WITH SHRINK WRAP OVER COVER!

PRODUCED BY RONALD DUNBAR AND WILLIAM WEATHERSPOO

TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS

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When Holland-Dozier-Holland broke up with Motown in 1968, two female vocalists proved crucial in putting the songwriters' newly established record labels on the map. First Freda Payne was signed to Invictus and scored a massive crossover hit with "Band of Gold" in 1970. Out of contract with Chess, Laura Lee was convinced to record for Invictus' sister label Hot Wax. The title track of 1972's Women's Love Rights made up for its average chart success with its perfectly timed manifesto and rallying cry for downtrodden women. Its outspokenness went as far as attracting the attention of one Jane Fonda who was touring the country advocating women's liberation. Their connection to Holland-Dozier-Holland aside, Lee and Payne originated from widely different backgrounds. Remarkably, Motown's Berry Gordy had tried in vein to sign jazz vocalist Payne, who had worked with Duke Ellington, while at the same time showing not much interest in the gospel stylings of Lee. The latter would go on to explore her gritty side in Muscle Shoals, in the wake of then labelmate Etta James who had just cut Tell Mama. Next to some signature Southern soul ballads, an uptempo song like "Wanted: Lover, No Experience Necessary" with hindsight foreshadowed her Hot Wax output. Partly responsible for this was songwriter William Weatherspoon, who enabled Lee to build directly on her Chess sides. He had already contributed a gem of a cheatin' song in Payne's "Love on Borrowed Time," but his mark proved more rewarding on Lee's thematically more coherent debut. Music magazine Mojo would recognize it's anthem-like qualities by including "Wedlock Is a Padlock" in a Top 100 of protest songs for its May 2004 issue. In its turn the bolshie monologue preceding the Buddy Johnson ballad "Since I Fell for You" would be acknowledged as the lyrical jump off point for Millie Jackson, who would make candid revelations into whole concept albums. Although it spawned four Top 40 R&B chart hits, Lee would always remain more of a critics' favorite. The singer would go on to record two more albums for Holland-Dozier-Holland of which Two Sides of Laura Lee nearly matches her debut. Quite possibly it urged Chess to belatedly release part of her single sides into album form. Love More Than Pride could rightfully be perceived as the blueprint for her Hot Wax albums.

COVER STOCK STILL WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP INTACT. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.

SPINDLE HOLE WITH SOME LIGHT RUB MARKS. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK WITH SOME LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE RUB SCUFF MARKS AND PLAY LINES UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION. WE'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP BY SAMPLING EACH TRACK 2-3 TIMES ON A VPI TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO REFERENCE ONE WOOD CARTRIDGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS AND SOUNDING QUITE FINE HERE.

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