LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS Lightnin' (1987 US 10-track LP issue of the 1961 mono album - authentic Texas Blues from the legendary Hopkins, one of the few country bluesmen to have made it big at the time without having to alter his style or hire a backing band. The picture sleeve has no deletion cuts & is still in open shrink whilst the vinyl still looks barely played) more...
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LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS Lightnin' (1990 US Prestige Records remastered 10-track vinyl LP. Hopkins was one of the few country bluesmen to have made it big in the rhythm and blues era without having altered his original style or hired a back-up band. Inorder to retain the spontaneity so central to his art, he preferred playing and singing alone or, in the case of this 9 November 1960 session, with minimal accompaniement. And while he picked an acoustic guitar on the date instead of his usual electric. It detracted little from the urgency of his driving Texas boogies. Housedin great picture sleeve which shows signs of wear however the vinyl is MINT) more...
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LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS Lightnin' (1961 US 10-track mono LP on a deep groove blue & silver label, with '203 S. Washington Ave. Bergenfield, NJ' label address & 'RVG' [Rudy Van Gelder] machine stamped in the run-offs. Captivating real-deal blues straight out of Houston, Texas, where Lightnin' is aided by Leonard Gaskin on bass & Belton Evans, drums. The pasted laminate sleeve is a beautiful example with no splits & the heavyweight vinyl appears in glorious, near mint condition with only m more...
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