Irma Thomas has been recording for over 50 years now and this set goes way back to her beginnings in New Orleans in the early 1960's..........Classic good time soul from the RON- MINIT & BANDY labels with her patented under stated soul well to the fore.........COMES AS A two CD DIGI PACK BOOK SET WITH COPIUS NOTES & PICTURES..........The second disc is her amazing 1976 performance at the NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL....a treat only sporadically available over the years.....