It was released by Olivia Records in 1977 in response to Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade "Save Our Children".

[1][2][3] The album's cover – a reference to Bryant's role as spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission – has more recently received attention due to its inclusion on several "worst album covers ever" lists.

[4][5] Country in Lesbian Tide described the album as "political and cultural, as well as entertaining",[6] that would "leave you spellbound".

[6] Ilona Laney in The Body Politic said Lesbian Concentrate was "the best record to give someone as their first album of women's music".

[7] In off our backs, Mer described the album as a "mixed bag... but it is also an affirmation of diversity, a striking convergence of different expressions of women".