LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS DOWN HOME BLUES RARE ORIGINAL '64 PRESTIGE MONO LP VERY NICE

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·      LIGHTNIN` HOPKINS – DOWN HOME BLUES – ORIGINAL 1965 PRESTIGE  MONO LP PR-1086.

·       (NOTE: THE ARTICLE IN WIKIPEDIA CLAIMS THAT THIS ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON PRESTIGE'S BLUESVILLE IMPRINT. THIS IS FACTUALLY AND ACTUALLY INCORRECT. THE BLUESVILLE LABEL FOLDED IN 1963, ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED AND TWO YEARS BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED; THE ONE AND ONLY FIRST PRESSING WAS ON PRESTIGE LABEL, BLUESVILLE'S FORMER PARENT COMPANY)

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      ORIGINAL DARK BLUE 'PRESTIGE' LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND 'TRIDENT' LOGO.

·      THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS (BUT WITH A SMALL PEEL-OFF MARK ON SIDE 2)

·      MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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The ninth of ten records Hopkins recorded under his contract with Prestige / Bluesville. The body of work he did for the label is his most consistent. He received a $500 advance against royalties for each record. This recording features an overdubbed rhythm section. The strongest cuts on here include “Let’s Go Sit Out on the Lawn” and “I Asked the Bossman.”

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY TIMOTHY O' BRIEN

Track list:

1. Let's Go Sit On The Lawn (4:16)

2. I Woke Up This Morning (5:53)

3. I Got Tired (4:39)

4. I Like To Boogie (3:53)

5. I Asked The Bossman (6:46)

6. I'm Taking A Devil Of A Chance (3:56)

7. Just A Wristwatch On My Arm (3:35)

8. I Was Standing On 75 Highway (5:10)

9. Get It Straight (1:31)

Personnel:

Lightnin' Hopkins - Guitar, vocals

Leonard Gaskin - Bass (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 9)

Herb Lovelle - Drums (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 9)

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·      CONDITION:

·      THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD++ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)         Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·      COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD MINUS   (VG-).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Back cover has some light yellowish stains, probably from exposure to humidity, covering about 40% of the surface.

-       Cover has all four corners slightly worn / dinged  (just a beginning of the split seams in all four)

-       The cover has a few pressure points and lines (as if someone attempted to write on it with the ballpoint pen, but ran out of ink)

-       Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-       Cover has some ring wear.  On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2 (front side) and 5 (back side).

-       Cover shows some yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-       Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-       Cover has some writing on its back side (name of the previous owner written in faded blue ink, about ½ x 1.1/4 inches in size, almost completely erased/scratched off))

-       Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters)

-       Cover has a partially split top seam (between 1 and 2 inches  / 2.5 to 5 centimeters)

-       Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the top and bottom seams

-       Cover has a tape residue (yellowish discoloration from the removed piece of old and aged scotch tape) (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

-       Visible shelf wear noted on the opening side.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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