Isis – Self Titled.

I had a leave day booked today and was reminded of this album so decided to dig it out.

This 1970’s all female funk/rock group is one of the few albums both my partner and I own separately. I found a copy at a fair years ago.

Singer Carol MacDonald was unapologetic about her 2 loves on this record – women and Jesus. It seems the label asked her to mix it up a bit. Can you be less gay? Ok, how about a track about football in the middle of the record?

They didn’t hold back on song titles either – Rubber Boy and Cocaine Elaine to mention a few.

Isis were one of a handful all female bands to first sign to a major label, with Carol MacDonald’s first band Goldie & the Gingerbreads being one of the first all-female rock bands and the first to be signed to a major record label. What a ground breaker.

Despite all of this, little is mentioned about her or the band.

* The band name didn't age well. Probs not going to test hash tagging this one.

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