Lightnin Hopkins - Lightnin' (The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins) - 180g LP

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Lightnin Hopkins - Lightnin' (The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins) - 180g LP
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Analogue Productions - APRJ 1019 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl

AAA 100% Analogue -  Prestige Bluesville BLVP 1019 

Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering  

Limited Edition -  Pressed at QRP Quality Record Pressings  

AAA 100% Analogue This  LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only, from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

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Mastered by Kevin Gray & Cut from the Original Stereo Master Tapes 

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings & Plated by Gary Salstrom! 

Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made.

All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 200-gram LPs pressed at state-of -the-art plant Quality Record Plant.

Deep groove label pressings, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock.

Born in Centerville, Texas in 1912, Sam Hopkins, better known as Lightnin' Hopkins, was immersed as a child in the sounds of the blues and he developed a deeper appreciation at the age of 8 when he met Blind Lemon Jefferson at a church picnic. That meeting had a profound effect on the youngster who went on to learn from his older cousin, country blues singer Alger "Texas" Alexander. 

Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time: "Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins learned the blues form Blind Lemon Jefferson in the Twenties. He was a ferocious electric stylist in the Fifties, though he's perhaps best known for his nimble acoustic fingerpicking during the Sixties folk-blues revival. As unpredictable as John Lee Hooker, he seemed to be making it up as he went along, and often was."

“Recorded for Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary in 1960, Lightnin' is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well on both originals like ‘Thinkin' 'Bout an Old Friend’ and the familiar ‘Katie Mae’ and enjoyable interpretations of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's ‘Back to New Orleans’ and Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup's ‘Mean Old Frisco.’ Hopkins' only accompaniment consists of bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans, both of whom play in an understated fashion and do their part to make this intimate setting successful. From the remorseful ‘Come Back Baby’ to more lighthearted, fun numbers like ‘You Better Watch Yourself’ and ‘Automobile Blues,’ Lightnin' is a lot like being in a small club with Hopkins as he shares his experiences, insights and humor with you.”

Bass – Leonard Gaskin
Drums – Belton Evans
Guitar, Vocals – Lightnin' Hopkins
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Selections:
1. Automobile Blues
2. You Better Watch Yourself
3. Mean Old Frisco
4. Shinin' Moon
5. Come Back Baby
6. Thinkin' 'Bout an Old Friend
7. The Walkin' Blues
8. Back to New Orleans
9. Katie Mae
10. Down There Baby

Lightnin Hopkins - Lightnin - 200g LP

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