Year/Genre/City: 1971, Soul / R&B, Washington, D.C.Matrix #: SD 1594Condition: EX, sounds great; has some light marks Cultural Facts: Teacher Years: Before she was famous, Flack worked as a schoolteacher in the D.C. area and played local club sets at night—her career started as a double life, not a fast-track industry launch. Discovery Tape: Her break is tied to a live club performance that was recorded and passed around by insiders; that tape led to her Atlantic deal, a rare “heard it in a room” origin story. Human Control: She was known for insisting on dignity in how she was presented—pushing back on being packaged as a novelty and steering her own image and choices in an era that often tried to control women singers. 6/13/2024 CC 2/14/2026 CC
