Ladyslipper Catalog • and Resource Guide • 1988 Records • Tapes Compact Discs Videos V\M Women Mf\A About Ladyslipper Ladyslipper is a North Carolina non-profit, tax- 1982 brought the first release on the Ladys­ exempt organization which has been involved lipper label Marie Rhines/Tartans & Sagebrush, in many facets of women's music since 1976. originally released on the Biscuit City label. In Our basic purpose has consistently been to 1984 we produced our first album, Kay Gard­ heighten public awareness of the achievements ner/A Rainbow Path. In 1985 we released the of women artists and musicians and to expand first new wave/techno-pop women's music al­ the scope and availability of musical and liter­ bum, Sue Fink/Big Promise; put the new age ary recordings by women. album Beth York/Transformations onto vinyl; and released another new age instrumental al­ One of the unique aspects of our work has bum, Debbie Fier/Firelight. Our purpose as a been the annual publication of the world's most label is to further new musical and artistic direc­ comprehensive Catalog and Resource Guide of tions for women artists. Records and Tapes by Women—the one you now hold in your hands. This grows yearly as Our name comes from an exquisite flower the number of recordings by women continues which is one of the few wild orchids native to to develop in geometric proportions. This anno­ North America and is currently an endangered tated catalog has given thousands of people in­ species. formation about and access to recordings by an expansive variety of female musicians, writers, Donations are tax-deductible, and we do need comics, and composers. Many public and univer­ the help of friends to continue to grow. We also sity libraries have added large portions of the are seeking loans of at least $2000 for at least catalog to their collections; in this manner, the a year; if you have some extra money and would recordings are accessible to much larger popu­ like to invest it in a worthy endeavor, please write lations, and archived at the same time. for more information. We are part ot the WILD (Women's Indepen­ dent Label Distributors) network, and promote As a tax-exempt organization we are also eligi­ and distribute recordings by women on indepen­ ble for grants. If you are a grant-writer and can help us out, please write! dent labels in NC, SC, VA, DC, MD, DE, eastern PA, southern NJ, FL and GA. We also distribute many of these recordings to women's and alter­ If you would like us to send any of your native bookstores nationally and international­ friends, relatives or colleagues a free copy of this ly. Additionally, we handle sub-distribution catalog, please send us their names and address­ (distribution to distributors) of several women's es; stamps appreciated. labels and recordings to the WILD network. We hope you enjoy reading this catalog, listen­ ing to the recordings you purchase, and celebrating with us the continuation of a rich and diverse women's culture. % Joan Scovill Kiko Gish 2 LADySUPPER CATALOG Table of Contents Women's Music • Feminist Music 4 Spoken 57 Comedy 16 Children's 60 New Age * Women's Spirituality 17 "Mehn's Music" 67 Holiday 26 Compact Discs 68 Classical 28 Videos 69 Reggae * Calypso 30 Kids' Videos 71 Punk • New Wave 32 Songbooks 71 Rock 34 Calendars 72 "Girl Groups" 36 Books 72 Soul * R&B • Disco 37 Posters 72 Blues 38 Cards 72 Jazz 40 Specials 72 Gospel 43 Resources 72 Country 43 Ladyslipper Mailing List 74 Folk • Traditional 44 Ordering Information 74 International: Order Blank 75 African. 51 Gift Order Blanks 77 Arabic • Middle Eastern 52 Gift Certificates 77 Asian * Pacific 53 More Verbal Typo's 78 European 53 Artist Index 78 Latin American * New Song 54 Native American 55 Jewish 56 How Listings Are Organized Recordings are organized into categories and then alphabetically by first name. We do this because as If You'd Miss Us... women, our first names have been more truly our own, since our last names were generally transferred from male power figures or property owners (fathers, hus­ Friends, bands, slave owners, immigration officers). For your Hello and welcome to our new catalog! We hope you convenience, we are including an artist index, alpha­ will enjoy reading about the exceptional recordings betical by last name. women have been creating over the past and present Some artists have listings in more than one category. years; we're very proud, and you should be too! We We don't have space to cross-reference them all, so want to discuss something serious for a moment, please be sure to check the index, in addition to read­ before you begin the fun of perusing these listings. ing through the entire catalog at least once! Alternative and women's music is facing a financial crisis; stores are filling up on CD's and independent labels are being squeezed out. Sales often aren't high enough to make up for the losses. We at Ladyslipper are feeling this crunch. We love producing this catalog and want to continue being able to offer it free of charge. In order to do this, WE NEED EVERYONE WHO Credits RECEIVES THIS CATALOG TO SEND US A LEAST ONE ORDER. Please know that everytime you do place an order, you are helping us provide this catalog to the Coordinator: Laurie Fuchs public. We do not want to depend on outside funding Research: Laurie Fuchs, Reggae Dodson or paid subscriptions. So if you would miss us if we New Annotations: Laurie Fuchs Layout: Laurie Fuchs weren't there, let us know by ordering from us! Front Cover Art: The Girls Flip for Henna- by Regga Back Cover Art: "A Rainbow Path"-by Gina Halpern © 1987 Ladyslipper Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this catalog may be reproduced in any form without written permission. LADYSLIPPER CATALOG 3 Women's Music • Feminist Music Alix Dobkin, with Carol MacDonald ____5_ 1 Never Been Better (We Are Everywhere) (3- ^Vbi-UM \l SongEP) 3.95 Ever in a ground-breaking, controversial mode, Alix will now shock her folkie fans! High-tech, highly electric music mixes with pointed and political content...mainstream sound transmits un­ Alive! adulterated feminist and lesbian messages! With Carol MacDo­ CityLife 8.95 nald and her women's band Witch, Alix does a rapping song: "A triumph of human and musical spirit-that is City Life at its Boy-Girl Rap., a tight, polished, Some Boys...with music you best. Their individual and collective mastery of idioms-from could hear on the radio, but like nothing on the radio today or ever. bebop and ballads to Afro-Cuban and pop-is abundantly evident Also a re-recording of her classic The Woman in Your Life Is You, on this album"--this quote from their jacket sums it up. The transformed into a C&W/50's rock tune, with strains of Black reasons Alive! is gaining recognition and respect in the greater church and Balkan music! EP only. (Women's Wax Works A004) jazz world will be no mystery to listeners. Specify LP (Alive! 543) or cassette (Alive! C-543). Alive! Call it Jazz 8.95 Recorded at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in May 1981. It's dynamite...this recording actually preserves that elusive, most magical spirit which Alive! embodies in perform­ ance. Produced by Helen Keane. LP only. (Alive! 8484) Alive! Arlene Mantle Alive! 8.95 Class Act 9.95 Alive! is one of the most dynamic jazz ensembles ever to hit the Definitely good old social feminism, in songs about classism Women's Music scene...& one of the most'dynamic ensembles of battered women, nuclear disaster, and love for women from a any kind ever to hit the jazz scene. This 5-women band weaves wonderful Canadian artist who works closely with Trade Union instrumental & vocal improvisation with jazz & classical sounds, Welfare Rights, Peace, Women's, Gay Rights and Solidarity with traditional African & Latin polyrhythms, with female images & movements...but buy this for Woman Blues alone, it's worth it' feminist lyrics. Out of this blend has flowered some of the most Her delivery is deep-voiced, no-nonsense, telling-it-like-it-is revolutionary, unified & beautiful sounds being created these dynamite. Specify LP (On the Line 003) or cassette (On the Line days by anyone. Among the songs here are City Life, C-003). Somebody's Talkin", Dark Side of the Moon, & Spirit Healer. Specify LP (Urana WWE 84) or cassette (Urana CWWE 84). Arlington St. Women's Caucus Honor Thy Womanself 8 95 Alix Dobkin, Kay Gardner, Patches Attorn One of the earlier feminist recordings. These women sine" in Lavender Jane Loves Women 8.95 dividually and as a chorus...traditional feminist & suffraaist sonas The first blatantly lesbian album we know about (1974) and one of Includes Come Daughter & We Might Come In A-Fiohtino LP the first to be completely produced & engineered by & for women. Alix Dobkin only. (Rounder 4006) "gnnng. LP An artful blend of serious & humorous material. Contains some Never Been Better 8.95 real classics, like / Only Want To Be With You, a couple of traditional songs, help from the kids, Alix's voice-training yells, At last, a full-length album release which includes the 3 songs on Ausserhalb plus original Lesbian compositions. Includes The Woman in Your the EP plus several others. Some recorded live, some produced by and featuring Diane Lindsay and Sue Fink, others with Carol Rock Experimental! 8 g5 Life is You, Talking Lesbian & View From Gay Head.