Den Første Maj (Sange Af Benny Holst Og Jesper Jensen)

Released in 1971 on the Demos label, Den Første Maj captures the spirit of the Danish political song movement during a period of significant cultural and labor unrest. The album serves as a collaborative exploration of protest music, featuring the songwriting of Benny Holst and Jesper Jensen, both of whom were instrumental figures in the folk and agitprop scenes of the era.

The record was produced to support the socialist and labor-oriented ethos of the Demos collective, an organization dedicated to documenting and distributing music that challenged the status quo. The design reflects the minimalist and utilitarian aesthetic common to independent political labels of the seventies, prioritizing the message and the lyrical content over commercial artifice, and it remains a touchstone for those documenting the intersection of Danish folk music and leftist political history.