LIGHTNIN' SLIM Bell Ringer LP EXCELLO 1965 US reissue+blue label+differ artwork
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LIGHTNIN' SLIM
The acknowledged kingpin of the Louisiana school of blues, Lightnin' Slim built his style
on his grainy but expressive vocals and rudimentary guitar work, with usually nothing
more than a harmonica and a drummer in support. It was down-home country blues
edged two steps further into the mainstream, first by virtue of his electric guitar,
and second by the sound of the local Crowley, LA musicians who backed him being
bathed in simmering, pulsating tape echo. As the first great star of producer J.D. Miller's
blues talent stable, Lightnin' Slim had a successful formula that scored regional hits
on the Nashville-based Excello label for over a decade, with one of them, "Rooster Blues,"
making the national R&B charts in 1959. Combining the country ambience of a
Lightnin' Hopkins with the plodding insistence of a Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Slim's music
belonged uniquely to him, the perfect blues raconteur, even when he was
reshaping others' material to his dark, somber style.
Lazy, rolling, and insistent, Lightnin' Slim is Louisiana blues at its finest.
"BELL RINGER"
<reissue, originally published in 1965>
LP EXCELLO RECORDS LP 8004
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 1970's REPRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE + COMPANY INNER
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: EXCELLO - LIGHT BLUE LABEL w/BOXED LOGO ON TOP - BLACK TEXT (rim/white)
Catalog on cover: LP 8004
Catalog on labels: LP-8004 (Side 1 / Side 2)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): EXELLO-8004A-S 45
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): EXELLO-8004B-S 45
Other / Runout (on both sides, Etched): unidentified
On labels: rim text reads "Dist. by Nashboro Record Co., Nashville, Tenn."
On Back Cover: History of Otis "Lightnin' Slim" Hicks.........
Excellorec Music-BMI
tracklisting
Side A: LOVE ME MAMA - SHE'S MY CRAZY LITTLE BABY
HAVE MERCY ON ME BABY - WINTERTIME BLUES
IF YOU EVER NEED ME - MEAN OLE LONESOME TRAIN
Side B: BABY PLEASE COME BACK - LOVE IS JUST A GAMBLE
SOMEBODY KNOCKIN' - YOU GIVE ME THE BLUES
DON'T START ME TALKIN' - YOU MOVE ME BABY
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Superb early Slim Excello material. He never sang with more clarity or conviction,
nor did his harmonica or guitar playing ever sound more electrifying than on these songs,
many of which were popular singles. Other than Rice Miller's (Sonny Boy Williamson II)
definitive anthem, Slim's rendition of "Don't Start Me To Talking" was the finest...(AllMusic)
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