Sugar Town – Nancy Sinatra (1966)

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Additional information about this Nancy Sinatra vinyl art.

Nancy Sinatra  – The Artist

Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born, 1940) is an American singer, actress, film producer and author. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra (née Barbato) and is known for her 1965 signature hit “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”. Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer in November 1957 with an appearance on her father’s ABC television variety series The Frank Sinatra Show but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan.  Between 1964 and 1968, Sinatra appeared in several feature films, co-starring with Peter Fonda in Roger Corman’s biker-gang movie The Wild Angels (1966) and alongside Elvis Presley in the musical drama Speedway (1968). Frank and Nancy Sinatra played a fictional father and daughter in the 1965 comedy Marriage on the Rocks.

Sugar Tax – The Song

‘Sugar Town’  is a song written by songwriter-producer Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by American singer Nancy Sinatra in 1966. As a single released under the Reprise label, it became e international hit, It was also released on her album ‘Sugar’. The song is an allusion to sugar cubes laced with Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) although, like other songs Hazlewood wrote, “Sugar Town” was equivocal, speaking to a young audience able to recognise its allusion, yet outwardly tame enough to receive radio play.

Sugar Cubes – The Shape

This record has been cut into the unmistakable shape of three sugar cubes. Sugar cubes (also known as sugar lumps in British English) are white sugar granules pressed into small cubes measuring approximately 1 teaspoon each. They are usually used for sweetening drinks such as tea and coffee. They were invented in the early 19th century in response to the difficulties of breaking hard “sugarloafs” into small uniform size pieces. They are often found in cafes and restaurants, although their popularity as a DIY sweetener has waned with the rise of barista cafes. Nevertheless they still have many uses such as arts and crafts, as metaphor for the amount of sugar in a product, and at formal events.

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