Here's a 45, complete with damaged picture sleeve, that I was surprised to find among a batch that I bought online a few years ago. From 1981, it's a group promoting themselves as "The Normal Majority" with two smug, idiotic songs promoting the elimination of feminism. The b-side of this record appeared on this side many years ago, as part of a compilation, but without any of the images, and without the a-side, which is at least as ridiculous as the b-side.
I'm sure this is meant as humor, and maybe you'll find some in it, but to me it falls completely flat. I'd love to think that this was meant as satire (although even then, I'd consider it a failed attempt), but at the same time, I'm fairly sure there's not a chance of that. The address on the back, where you can join their club, indicates that they meant every word.
The one thing that does not surprise me about this record is that it came out of Techny, IL. I grew up two miles east of the tiny hamlet of Techny, which was founded by an extremely conservative religious order, and was still, in 1981, dominated by their facilities. While those facilities certainly contained gorgeous architecture, flora and grounds, they also housed men who, while not married themselves, probably held views about marriage which were quite similar to those on this record. (Techny is no longer a separate community, having been annexed by its neighbor, Northbrook, about a decade after this record was released.)
The Normal Majority - From Adam's Rib Came Woman's Lib (MP3)
The Normal Majority - In the Kitchen (MP3)
"From Adam's Rib" Label (JPG) | "In the Kitchen" Label (JPG)
I'm surprised it's not a typical hippy-bashing country record...
Posted by: ljp | November 25, 2013 at 07:20 AM
Judging by that picture, feminism leads to hula girls worshipping a giant mouse in a cowboy hat.
Posted by: MrFab | November 25, 2013 at 01:35 PM
This reminds me of a Psi Records single called "Zeus Creation" by The Outraged Husbands. Ever hear of THAT one? Hmmm?
Posted by: Jerry D. Withers | January 02, 2014 at 05:24 AM