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OffBeat Magazine It’s a good moment for Irma Thomas records. Last year Craft Records released a vinyl-only 2-LP remaster of Thomas’ iconic After the Rain album, and now Newvelle drops her first new recording in years. Newvelle records is a French company that issues limited edition audiophile records in groups at premium collector’s prices. The company’s vision is a cross between the pristine high-resolution recordings by Manfred Eicher at ECM and the scarcity of Michael Cuscuna’s archived limited edition boxes on the Mosaic label, which typically sells out everything in stock. The concept is aimed at the discriminating fan or well-heeled collector. This four-album collection covers New Orleans artists and is only available as a group, priced at $200. I’m reviewing the albums individually in order of their catalog numbers, but you can only buy them as a group direct from the company.

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