Lightnin' Strikes is a Blues album by Lightnin' Hopkins, originally released in 1962. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Texas Blues
- gritty
- mournful
- storytelling
About
This brings together some early-'60s sides that Hopkins recorded for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label, although all of them were recorded in his native Houston. Lightnin's spoken introduction sets up the hilarious "Big Car Blues," part of five live tracks aboard, before setting up eight heavily reverbed studio tracks from Bill Quinn's Gold Star Studios. The final two are full-band tracks produced by drummer King Ivory Lee Semiens with Lightnin' playing electric, the band following his erratic timing as best as they can. While the material on here is classic Lightnin', the sound is dodgy throughout, the live tracks pulled from .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Got Me A Louisiana Woman3:02
- A2Want To Come Home3:55
- A3Please Don't Quit Me3:09
- A4Devil Is Watching You3:57
- A5Rolling And Rolling2:56
Side B
- B1War Is Starting Again3:02
- B2Walkin' Round In Circles3:02
- B3Mary Lou3:13
- B4Heavy Snow3:31
- B5Coon Is Hard To Catch4:10
Credits
Performers
- Ivory Lee SemienDRUMS
- Elmore NixonPIANO
- Lightnin' HopkinsVOCALS GUITAR LEAD VOCALS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold