IRMA THOMAS "Don't Mess With My Man"/ DONNIE ELBERT "Wild Child" 7"

IRMA THOMAS, aka “The Soul Queen Of New Orleans”, signed to Joe Ruffino’s Ron label in 1960 cutting her debut disc “Don’t Mess With My Man” and scoring an R&B No.22 hit into the bargain. DONNIE ELBERT was a prolific American soul artist with a distinctive falsetto vocal style that took him to the Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic. He will be forever remembered by Northern Soul fans for his Mod/Soul dancer “Little Piece Of Leather” and for “Open The Door To Your Heart” which he penned for Darrell Banks. Elbert relocated to England in the mid-sixties where he signed to Polydor and then to New Wave Productions, headed by Jopling and Peter Meaden (ex-Who manager and, at the time, managing Jimmy James & The Vagabonds). Donnie released one 45 on the New Wave logo, "Without You", which was later reissued by Deram and topped the Jamaican charts. Here we feature his R&B dancer "Wild Child" recorded for King subsiduary DeLuxe in 1958.