The New Haven Women’s Liberation Rock Band & The Chicago Women’s Liberation Rock Band’s “Mountain Moving Day” LP released in 1972 on Rounder Records. There’s not a lot of info about this lp online aside from what has been noted over at the CWLU Herstory Website. This record is really an incredible document into early feminist music. Not only does it have historical value, it’s damn fine music. There’s folk, soul, rock, and even some funky headnodders. Unfortunately my record is a bit rough but check it out. I encourage you to pick up the remastered compilation over at Rounder Records. Here’s some words:
“When I’d never seen a woman give a downbeat, when all-male dance bands had one girl singer sitting in a folding chair snapping her fingers, when women were supposed to be way too competitive to play music together, the Chicago and New Haven Women’s Liberation Rock Bands blew that world apart. Together with some of the punk riot-grrrls who’ve followed, they’re all on the great re-issued CD. This is music you can dance to, rebel to, rap with, and pass on to generations. Just do it!” -Gloria Steinem
“Every movement has a music. At first, it is as raw and dangerous as imagining a different world. Yet it invites us to jump in. It screams, “Come on!” The laughter makes us brave. The music helps us to stop holding our breath, hooking us up to motion that is unfamiliar to our frozen bodies. The voices challenge everything we have ever been taught about ourselves& among the sounds of change was the music of the Chicago and New Haven Women’s Liberation Bands.” -Holly Near ”
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