LP IRMA THOMAS - Imperial 1964 orig SEALED

$

130

FANTASTIC SEALED COPY WITH NO CUT OUTS, ORIGINAL VERSION OF STONES 'TIME IS ON MY SIDE'

About the Album: AMG REVIEW: Irma Thomas has been New Orleans' reigning soul queen since the early '60s, and this landmark album was her most stunning and complete session. It didn't make her a national star, but it showed vulnerability as captivating as lust, anger or pain. Thomas' voice seemed deliberately frail at times, but she made "Time Is On My Side" and "I Wish Someone Would Care" remarkable triumphs. There were many other fine songs, such as "I Need Your Love So Bad," "Please Send Me Someone To Love" and "Break-A-Way." It remains one of the greatest soul albums ever recorded. — Ron Wynn

Record Grade: Sealed, unplayed

Cover Grade: Sealed with no cut outs, corners are slightly dented

Label: N.A. but all indications are this is a first pressing (mono catalog number listed, pressed on firm, stout vinyl)

Song Titles:

• Wish Someone Would Care
• I Need Your Love So Bad
• Without Love (There is Nothing)
• Please Send Me Someone to Love
• Another Woman's Blues
• Sufferin' with the Blues
• Time is On My Side
• While the City Sleeps
• Straight from the Heart
• I've Been There
• I Need You So
• Break-a-Way

  About the Artist: by Bill Dahl

  Radiating an outgoing joy that's inevitably at the heart of her infectious vocal delivery, Irma Thomas has no rivals as the Soul Queen of New Orleans. Working at a Crescent City nightery as a waitress in 1959, Thomas sat in one night with Tommy Ridgley's band and made such a favorable impression that the veteran bandleader hustled her into the studio shortly thereafter to wax her first hit for the Ron label, the driving "Don't Mess With My Man." She joined forces with producer Allen Toussaint to make some of her most moving outings for Minit Records during the early '60s, notably "It's Raining," "Ruler of My Heart," and "Cry On," before venturing to the West Coast, where she cut both her biggest seller, the lushly produced "Wish Someone Would Care," and her best-known song, the original "Time Is on My Side" — and she's still bitter enough about the Rolling Stones' cover stealing her thunder to discourage requests for the tune. The highly adaptable chanteuse also made some sizzling soul at Rich Hall's Muscle Shoals studio for Chess in the summer of 1967 before cooling off for a while during the '70s. But she's back now, as radiant as ever — and for convincing proof, listen to her buoyant 1990 concert performance on Rounder, Live! Simply the Best. Now that's truth in packaging! Thomas finally fulfilled a lifelong ambition in 1993 by recording her first gospel release. Walk Around Heaven was as magnificently sung and emotionally convincing as any of her classic New Orleans soul cuts. Thomas followed the album in 1997 with The Story of My Life, which featured several songs written by Dan Penn. She continued this trend with 2000's My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn.

  MY GRADING SYSTEMS: I’ve been told that I grade conservatively. My NM (near mint) is my highest grade for opened records (which would also include unplayed records). It’s a 9 or 10 on a 1-10 scale. M- would be equivalent to an 8; VG++ to a 7; VG+ to a 6; VG to a 5; VG- to a 4; G to a 3; F to a 2 and P to a 1. The same scale applies when I grade covers (jackets). Significant defects are specifically noted and taken into consideration in the grade.

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  • Mint- = extremely nice. Would be Near Mint, except for a couple of light hairlines or scuffs, which do not affect play
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  • VG = a well-used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, pops, etc.
  • VG- = a very well-worn record that plays through without skipping, but will do until a better copy comes along.
  • Good = not actually good at all but probably will play through but with much in the way of surface noise, pops, crackles, etc. Still, will have no cracks, chips or the like
  • Fair = you’re getting this record just to own but not to play
  • Poor = the sky’s the limit, generally I will discard a record this bad (and sell the cover, jacket or sleeve alone) unless the label holds some particular interest

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    COVERS: There are really too many possible defects regarding covers to be as specific in my definitions as I had been with my record grades. But please keep in mind these general grading guidelines:

    • I will give greater weight to the condition of the front cover than back cover when assigning an overall grade
    • No cover with a cut out hole or saw mark will be graded Near Mint even if it is still in factory shrink and there is no other wear
    • I will not reduce the grade of a cover for stickers which are glued to the jacket by the record company (eg. Contains the hit song Funky Monkey); but will reduce the grade for stickers glued on the cover by stores, previous owners, etc.
    • If I write that a cover has a bb hole, I’m talking about a small cut out hole
    • A saw mark is a narrow cut in the perimeter of the cover, could be anywhere and vary in length from 1/2” to 2” at the most.
    • The overall grade takes into consideration any stated defects. For example, if I grade a cover VG+ and then state it has 6” top and bottom seam splits - I’ve already reduced the grade because of the seam splits. If the seams weren’t split, the cover would be graded higher such as VG++ or Mint-.

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