Release Date: 24 January 2025
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Decca
£29.99
Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin’ Strikes Limited Deluxe Gatefold 180gram Vinyl LP
Overview:
Recorded in 1966 for the Verve Folkways label, Lightnin’ Strikes may not have the notoriety as some of Lightnin' Hopkins’ other albums, but this set backed by Jimmy Bond (bass), Earl Palmer (Drums) and Don Crawford (Harmonica) is classic Lightnin’. From the opener, “Mojo Hand” to the ballad, “Woke Up This Morning,” Lightnin’ Strikes showcases classic blues from one of the best there was. Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Featured Tracks:
1 Mojo Hand
2 Little Wail
3 Cotton
4 Take Me Back
5 Nothin' But the Blues
6 Hurricane Baby
7 Guitar Lightnin'
8 Woke Up This Morning
9 Shake Yourself
Release Date: 24 February 2014
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Cleopatra Records
£14.99
