The Tigressions-Debut

This was a dollar.  It was also autographed.  That is why I bought it. 

The Tigressions were (and still are) an a capella group from Princeton.  Tired of the male domination of Ivy League collegiate a capella, the group founded by Debbie Gobetz (Class of ’83) presented a female alternative. Past members include singer/songwriter Deborah Hurwitz (Class of ’89).  The group still performs, tours, and puts out recordings.

Link to Tigressions page

The autographs on this album are made out to one Mr “M.A.” and document what must have been a performance for Tenneco (bought by El Paso Energy and then Kinder Morgan).  Located at 1001 Louisiana, it is my bet the performance happened in the underground downtown complex as one autograph references singing in tunnels.  Multiple messages reference a great lunch with the performance and a good time seemed to be had by all.  In the words of the fore-mentioned Hurwitz, the show was one of the “most fun shows possible, I love Houston”.

 

This record is a good collection of the early works of the group featuring two songs which  were early favorites of the collective “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” and ” Get Happy”.  Other highlights include “Java Jive”, “Hold That Tiger”, and “Canada in Springtime”.  It is my guess this album came out sometime around 1985.

For a sample, I went with the Carole King tune “It’s Too Late”.

Being a fan of more blue collar things, it is hard to really get behind an Ivy League record, but it is decent enough.  And I knew what I was gettign into when I bought it.  So satisfactory.