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Roberta Vandevort and Sally Townes
Roberta Vandervort and Sally Townes
Forager Records
FORLP003
- Compilation highlighting rare works of two private press singer-songwriters from 1977-1983
- Includes liner note insert written by Los Angeles based music journalist Jocelyn Romo
- Period correct tip on style sleeve
- Illustration by Dylan Anderson
Description
To enter the world of Sally Townes and Roberta Vandervort is to be swept away into a dimension of unique sound. Embellishments of smoldering jazz funk, seductive soft rock, breezy AOR, and misty folk, all paint a picture of the worlds which they inhabited; from the endless flat expanse of Dallas, the hot and humid bustle of a Bourbon Street night club, to the late night buzz of a Los Angeles studio session.
While Sally Townes and Roberta Vandervort never crossed paths in our reality, their supernatural union on this compilation feels like the meeting of old, yet familiar friends, set in a parallel dimension with lives intertwined. The songs feel like old friends, too — a comforting time capsule of the popular sounds of the era, yet offering something completely new. Bridged by the striking similarities in their musical confidence, vocal conviction, and boundless creativity, both women encapsulate an uncompromising passion for living, loving, and creating on their own terms."
