title: Olivia Records: The Production of a Movement.
abstract: This article looks at the early years of Olivia Records, setting the context for the historic release of the album Where Would I Be Without You. From its origins as a Washington, D.C.-based activist collective in 1973, Olivia became a hugely successful recording company, marketing radical lesbian recordings and performances that soon defined the "women's music" movement. Both artistically and politically, Olivia's woman-identified albums became the soundtrack for a generation awakening to lesbian activism. Pat Parker and Judy Grahn's 1976 spoken-word recording is a unique demonstration of Olivia's radical production values and expanding catalog.
authors.affiliation: a Women's Studies Program, George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music / Q000266:history*; D011639:Public Opinion; D012922:Social Change; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States
keywords: Olivia records; lesbian albums; women's music