Chapter Music: Strong Love - Songs Of Gay Liberation 1972-81 (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

"Strong Love explores the first wave of openly gay songwriting that emerged after New York's Stonewall Riots kickstarted the modern gay rights movement in 1969. It took just a few years for the defiant chanting and interlocked arms of early 70s pride marches to reverberate onto record, and Strong Love begins with one of the earliest known recordings of openly gay songwriting, 1972's A Gay Song by London hippie collective Everyone Involved. Across 15 tracks, the compilation takes in disarmingly personal folk, uplifting soul, outsider country and dark synth-rock. The songs on Strong Love illustrate the vision, talent and raw courage that drove 1970s songwriters to sacrifice popular careers for the sake of honesty and self-expression. Compiled by Chapter Music’s Guy Blackman, with an evocative introduction from drummer Richard Dworkin (who played with Blackberri and Buena Vista and is one of the few to have witnessed many Strong Love artists firsthand), the album is a powerful tribute to pioneering artists whose music has been neglected for too long." - Chapter Music

• compilation of openly gay folk, soul + rock songs from the 1970s
• baby pink colored vinyl
• originally released on CD in 2012, first time on vinyl
• includes printed insert w/ extensive liner notes
• digital download included
• limited edition
• music label: Chapter Music 2021