Lightnin' Hopkins: Smokes Like Lighting-1963 Blue Label W/ Silver Print Mono LP
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Used 1963 Bluesville 1st Edition Blue Label with Silver Print Mono Release of Composer/Guitar Master/Pioneering Acoustic Blues Vocalist Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins Entitled Smokes Like Lightning, Produced and Liner Notes by Mack McCormick, Engineer Is Esmond Edwards, All Composition Written by Sam Hopkins - "One of the most weirdly compelling elements of Smokes Like Lightnin' is Mack McCormick's liner notes, reproduced from the original 1963 LP. Almost breathtaking in their ferocity, McCormick's notes characterize Hopkins as a spoiled crybaby whose only redeeming quality is his ability to make music. The album, recorded in three 1962 sessions, consists simply of Hopkins and his guitar, except for three songs that are performed with a full band. The sound is spare and very loose, with a re-recording of "T Model Blues" and the dance song "Let's Do the Susie-Q," a musical exhortation that seems unlikely to inspire dancing. A brief and uneven album, Smokes Like Lightnin' is less compelling than Hopkins' '50s recordings, but strikes an appealingly lazy acoustic groove." - Extraordinary Personnel for the Quintet Features Legendary Composer Lightnin' Hopkins on Guitar and Vocals, Billy Bizor on Harmonica & Vocals, "Buster" Pickens on Piano, Donald Cooks on Bass & "Spider" Kirkpatrick on Drums! - Selections on Side A Are T Model Blues, Jackstropper Blues, you Cook All Night, My Black Name and Never Miss Your Water - Tracks for Side B Consist of Let's do the Susie Q, Ida Mae, Smokes Like Lightning & Prison Farm Blues - Used Copy, Cover Is Open and Taped at Spine with a Light Surface Ring, Back Cover Has Signature in Black Felt Tip Pen from Previous Owner, Record Has some Light Surface wear with a Few Light Marks & Scuffs - Mono Recording, Product Code BV 1070 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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