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Ani DiFranco (Debut Album Reissue)

by Ani DiFranco

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    Gatefold jacket 140gram double vinyl (black) in white poly sleeves with 4th side etching + lyrics insert. 2019 remastering.

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    2019 Remastered CD Deluxe Reissue

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All the latest versions (digital, cd, vinyl) of Ani’s debut album stem from 2019 remastering. As Ani puts it these remastered versions of her 1990 debut de-cheese the 80s style reverb treatment of the original and improves the overall sound quality of the recording.

Ani DiFranco's first album is so revolutionary that the purveyors of status quo install women's music sections in the dusty corner of their stores in order to hide it. Dorm rooms coast to coast transform into audio dub houses where young women with aching arms scratch out hand written labels and personal letters like "you have to hear this". These quasi-booking agent and pirate distributors work long into the night purchasing greyhound tickets for a certain young Folksinger to come play at their school.

Today. Folk and poetry prevail. Vulnerable stories arm themselves as powerful songs on Ani DiFranco's self-titled first solo record. Ani's voice is rich and eloquent. Her guitar moves like an appendage. From cockroach pus to abortion rights the record doesn't flinch. This singer/songwriter Folk Mecca contains songs with an epic stage life such as, "Both Hands," "Out of Habit," "The Slant," and "Fire Door". Live versions of these lovely tunes can be located in such divergent locations as Living In Clip and Render: Spanning Time with Ani DiFranco.

All of the tracks embody the love and humor inherent in Ani's music. Thematically this record gives a face to feminism that is both beautiful and accessible to anyone. The stories focus on relationships and humanity. We sit in the waiting room of an abortion clinic after facing an angry crowd in "Lost Woman Song". "Talk to Me Now" and "The Story" confront the inequality of the sexes in a man's world.

The love songs examine relationships with the same discernment as the political ones. "Both Hands" is a hands down favorite among any DiFranco fan. "Every Angle" infuses the thrill of protest with the joy of a crush, "thoughts of you are picketing my brain/ they refuse to work such long hours without rest/ in unstable conditions at best". And the unforgettably poetic and guitarific, "Fire Door" is a heartfelt treat in its first studio recording.

Hair: None.
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar/Vocal Chords.
RBR: A wee seed in the garden of songs.
Misc. The poem, "The Slant" was written in Sekou Sundiata's poetry class at the New School. Sekou's own verse and style can be found in the RBR catalog of cool.
AKA: First Album

Original Release: November 1990

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released June 28, 2019

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Ani DiFranco New Orleans, Louisiana

Grammy winner and feminist icon Ani DiFranco began her career as a proponent of the artist-run label, creating her own Righteous Babe Records in 1990. Since then she has released over twenty studio albums and supported a broad range of social causes including racial justice, reproductive rights, gender equality, environmental issues and prison reform. ... more

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