Sassy and Strong: Forgotten Sides From Nashville Finest Ladies [1967-1973] (RSD 2021, Ltd to 500) [Vinyl]

* EU/UK RSD 2021 Exclusive
* Limited Edition Deluxe Gatefold LP with exclusive scholarly liner notes by Alvin Lucia
* Full dynamic range 2021 remasters direct from the first generation analogue master tapes
* Limited Edition 500 LPs - 250 "Nashville Gold" Gold LPs! / 250 "Black Pearl" Black LPs! (randomly inserted)

In the long shadow of anthems like "These Boots Are Made For Walking" and "Ode To Billie Joe"...

Here are some of the finest, most forgotten moments from Nashville best known and most unknown Ladies. An incredible compendium of seldom heard Countrypolitan Triumphs: Fuzztone Fables to the great God of Avarice - Mammon, totally Boss bass-string belters for Hard-Working Beer-Joint Babes, fearless Existential tracts of Mortality and jaded, jaundiced Serenades for Jilted Lovers.

Years in the making - "Sassy & Strong" presents 16 timeless tirades from when Nashville put the Pedal Steel to the Metal, when Rubber hit the Country Road: Burnished Broken tales of Celebrity, fumbling, faltering Crises of Identity, Deep, Deep, Probing Lamentations, exhilarating Celebratory Gospel Exaltations and feisty epic Biblical Emancipations.

Upfront and uplifting, profound, proud, reflective and questioning - some of these original 45s are extremely rare and are reissued here for the very first time. All for your rumbling, righteous listening pleasure.

WITNESS Norma Jean cry HEAVEN HELP THE WORKING GIRL!
HEAR Anita Carter declare I WONT CHANGE FOR YOU!
SEE Judy West sing bittersweet to the NASHVILLE WIVES!

Tracklist:

SIDE A
1. Norma Jean - Heaven Help The Working Girl
2. Jeannie C. Riley - Shed Me No Tears
3. Anita Carter - Its My Life (And Ill Live It)
4. Judy West - Nashville Wives
5. Arlene Harden - Would You Walk With Me Jimmy
6. Sammi Smith - The Toast Of 45
7. Wanda Jackson - The Hunter
8. Lorene Mann - Slip Away

SIDE B
9. Jeannie C. Riley - The Rib
10. Arlene Harden - Money, Money, Money
11. Donna Fargo - The Awareness Of Nothing
12. Sammi Smith - Brownville Lumberyard
13. Judy West - Tomorrow (Im Going Have A Talk With My Heart)
14. Anita Carter - I Wont Change For You
15. Margie Singleton - (When Mama Socked It To The) Harper Valley P.T.A.
16. Wanda Jackson - Oh Happy Day