IRMA THOMAS Breakaway UK IMPORT FROM 87-UNRIVALED NEW ORLEANS SOUL QUEEN-19 CUTS
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Sep 22, 2017
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IRMA THOMAS Breakaway UK IMPORT FROM 87-UNRIVALED NEW ORLEANS SOUL QUEEN-19 CUTS
A VG PLUS LP ON STATESIDE SSL 6032
FROM 1987 A RARE U.K. PRESSING OF HER IMPERIAL SIDES WITH 19 TRACKS
TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS
BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
The unrivaled Soul Queen of New Orleans -- a title officially bestowed by local officials, no less -- Irma Thomas ranks among Crescent City R&B's greatest and most enduring musical ambassadors, never enjoying the coast-to-coast commercial success of contemporaries like Aretha Franklin and Etta James but nevertheless breathing the same rarified air in the minds of many soul music aficionados. Born Irma Lee in Ponchatoula, LA, on February 18, 1941, as a teen she sang with a Baptist church choir, even auditioning for Specialty Records as a 13-year-old. A year later, she gave birth to her first child, marrying the baby's father and subsequently giving birth to another child before the union dissolved. At 17 she wed again, this time to one Andrew Thomas, having two more babies before she again divorced, all before the age of 20. Keeping her second ex-husband's surname, Thomas went to work as a waitress at New Orleans' Pimlico Club, occasionally sitting in with bandleader Tommy Ridgley. When the club's owner dismissed her for spending more time singing than waiting tables, Ridgley agreed to help her land a record deal, setting up auditions with the local Minit and Ronn labels. The latter issued her saucy debut single, "You Can Have My Husband (But Don't Mess with My Man)," in the spring of 1960, and the record quickly reached the number 22 spot on the Billboard R&B chart. However, Thomas accused Ronn of withholding royalties and after one more effort for the label, "A Good Man," she briefly landed with the Bandy label, releasing 1961's "Look Up" before relocating to Minit.
COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. BACK TOP RIGHT EDGE WITH INKED NUMBERS. TOP AND BOTTOM CENTER EDGES SPLITS ABOUT TWO INCHES. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.
SPINDLE HOLE WITH RUB MARKS. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK WITH A VERY FEW LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE RUB SCUFF MARKS AND PLAY LINES UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION AND WHICH NEED TO BE LOOKED FOR TO BE SEEN. WE'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP BY SAMPLING EACH TRACK 2-3 TIMES ON A VPI TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO REFERENCE ONE WOOD CARTRIDGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS AND SOUNDING QUITE FINE HERE.
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