Artist: Twiggy
Here's a Twiggy record I picked up at Mezzanine Records and Vintage, a shop I stumbled upon on an autumn stroll through my neighborhood last night. When she retired from modeling in 1970, Twiggy (aka. Lesley Lawson) declared there was a lot more to her than just a thin-yet-sturdy frame to hang designer clothing upon. She went on to appear in films made by her friend Ken Russell, including an award-winning turn in THE BOYFRIEND in 1971.
This Twiggy solo LP, released five years later in 1976, was well-received by the reviewer at Rolling Stone: "Her voice, which at alternate times recalls Olivia Newton-John and Melanie (but without the former's calculated submissiveness or the latter's hyperextended vulnerability) is strong and self-assured." I like Twiggy's music too. But I'm especially drawn to how on the front of her album she looks like she's thinking really hard—perhaps even pondering or weighing her options—but when you flip the record over you find that Twiggy has definitely made up her mind.
You can find more about Twiggy's career on Wikipedia, including some specific information about this self-titled debut solo LP, then visit her website to find out what she's up to nowadays and to order some of her more recent musical recordings.
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