Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' Sam Hopkins LP (Vinyl)
& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;Absolute Classic of Electric Texas Blues! & lt;br & gt; Includes Limited Time Download Card! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Recorded in Berkeley, CA and Houston, TX during the winter of 1961-62, Lightnin Sam Hopkins features a stripped-down blues trio on some of the most intimate and powerful recordings of Hopkins long and storied career. An absolute classic of electric Texas blues reissued on LP in a deluxe tip-on jacket. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;The topics are largely based on ... experiences from the Los Angeles fire which burned in the Hollywood hills while Lightnin' was playing in L.A., to the autobiographical 'Once Was A Gambler.' Perhaps the most spontaneous performance was 'Ice Storm Blues' recorded shortly after his return to Houston when a bitter cold wave hit the South. One of his old favorites, 'Bald Headed Woman', became a new creation, and the delightful piano number 'Do the Boogie', is one of those rare informal bits which usually doesn't get on a record. The brooding 'California Showers' was recorded one rainy afternoon at his cousin's house in Oakland--it had been raining for weeks, it was almost like the weather in Houston--and this number represents that part of Lightnin's personality and artistry which is often covered up in front of an audience--the lonely blues man by himself. Here is Lightnin' Hopkins, perhaps the greatest creatve blues singer the world will ever hear. & quot; & lt;/b & gt;- Chris Strachwitz, producer & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Lightning Hopkins, vocals, guitar, piano & lt;br & gt; Spider Kilpatrick, drums (Meet You At The Chicken Shack, Ice Storm Blues) & lt;br & gt; Gino Landry, bass & lt;br & gt; Victor Leonard, drums & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Vinyl LP & lt;br & gt; Limited Time MP3 download & lt;br & gt; Deluxe tip-on jacket & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side One: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Meet You At The Chicken Shack & lt;br & gt; 2. Once Was A Gambler & lt;br & gt; 3. Speedin' Boogie & lt;br & gt; 4. Ice Storm Blues & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side Two: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. California Showers & lt;br & gt; 2. Burnin' In L.A. & lt;br & gt; 3. Do The Boogie & lt;br & gt; 4. Bald Headed Woman & lt;br & gt; 5. Goin' Out
Lightnin' Hopkins Texas Blues Man LP (Vinyl)
& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;Ranked 71 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists! Limited Time Download Card! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Lightnin' Hopkins had already recorded dozens, if not hundreds, of sides for various labels by the time he hooked up with Chris Strachwitz in the late '50s, but his recordings for Strachwitz's Arhoolie label are some of the rawest and strongest of his career. Originally released in 1968, this classic slab of Texas blues is reissued here on high quality vinyl with an exact reproduction of the paste-on sleeve. Includes limited time download card. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - Bill Dahl, allmusic.com & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Vinyl LP & lt;br & gt; Limited time download card & lt;br & gt; Exact reproduction of paste-on sleeve & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;br & gt; & lt;/b & gt;1. Tom Moore Blues & lt;br & gt; 2. Watch My Fingers & lt;br & gt; 3. Little Antoinette & lt;br & gt; 4. Love Is Like A Hydrant & lt;br & gt; 5. Cut Me Out Baby & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;br & gt; & lt;/b & gt;1. Take A Walk & lt;br & gt; 2. Slavery & lt;br & gt; 3. I Would If I Could & lt;br & gt; 4. Bud Russell Blues & lt;br & gt; 5. At Home Blues
Lightnin' Sam Hopkins Lightnin' Sam Hopkins LP (Purple Vinyl)
& lt;b & gt; & lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt;Reissue on Limited Edition Purple Vinyl - 600 Copies! & lt;/font & gt; & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Recorded in Berkeley, CA and Houston, TX during the winter of 1961-62, Lightnin Sam Hopkins features a stripped-down blues trio on some of the most intimate and powerful recordings of Hopkins long and storied career. An absolute classic of electric Texas blues reissued on LP in a deluxe tip-on jacket. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;The topics are largely based on ... experiences from the Los Angeles fire which burned in the Hollywood hills while Lightnin' was playing in L.A., to the autobiographical 'Once Was A Gambler.' Perhaps the most spontaneous performance was 'Ice Storm Blues' recorded shortly after his return to Houston when a bitter cold wave hit the South. One of his old favorites, 'Bald Headed Woman', became a new creation, and the delightful piano number 'Do the Boogie', is one of those rare informal bits which usually doesn't get on a record. The brooding 'California Showers' was recorded one rainy afternoon at his cousin's house in Oakland--it had been raining for weeks, it was almost like the weather in Houston--and this number represents that part of Lightnin's personality and artistry which is often covered up in front of an audience--the lonely blues man by himself. Here is Lightnin' Hopkins, perhaps the greatest creatve blues singer the world will ever hear. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - Chris Strachwitz, producer & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Lightning Hopkins, vocals, guitar, piano & lt;br & gt; Spider Kilpatrick, drums (Meet You At The Chicken Shack, Ice Storm Blues) & lt;br & gt; Gino Landry, bass & lt;br & gt; Victor Leonard, drums & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Limited Edition Purple Vinyl - 600 Copies & lt;br & gt; Liner Notes & lt;br & gt; Deluxe tip-on jacket & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Lightnin' Hopkins, vocals, guitar & amp; piano & lt;br & gt; Spider Kilpatrick, drums & lt;br & gt; Gino Landry, bass & lt;br & gt; Victor Leonard, drums & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side 1: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Meet You At The Chicken Shack & lt;br & gt; 2. Once Was A Gambler & lt;br & gt; 3. Speedin' Boogie & lt;br & gt; 4. Ice Storm Blues & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side 2: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. California Showers & lt;br & gt; 2. Burnin' In L.A. & lt;br & gt; 3. Do The Boogie & lt;br & gt; 4. Bald Headed Woman & lt;br & gt; 5. Goin' Out
