Lightning Hopkins Sings The Blues – Texas Blues Vinyl LP – Original 1961 Crown

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Lightnin’ Hopkins is widely regarded as one of the great blues singer/songwriters and storytellers.  Less appreciated is his incredible guitar playing prowess.  But one listen to this album and you will understand why Rolling Stone magazine rated him among the top 100 guitarists of all time.  This original release is an incredible collection of Hopkins material, and a chance to hear exactly why he is so highly regarded as a guitarist.  The playing on this album is simply phenomenal.  As is the songwriting and the singing.  Many critics say this is an essential album for every Hopkins fan.  I most certainly agree.  This is just his sixth album, and it is a stunning historically essential collection.  It was released on Crown in 1961, number CLP 5224.  This is the original release of the album.  The vinyl is in exceptional condition with its bright original luster and just a few very light surface scratches that barely impact play.  Like many of the old Crown releases it plays with light background noise throughout, including just a couple of very small tics.  The vinyl grades VG.  The album cover shows just a small trace of ring wear and some corner and edge wear, including a three inch split on the open side of the bottom seam and a one inch split in the middle of the bottom seam.  The other seams are sharp, tight, and intact.  The cover grades VG+. 

Album Tracks: 
Just Sittin’ Down Thinkin’
Jake Head Boogie
Lonesome Dog Blues
Tell Me Pretty Mama
Last Affair

Don’t Keep My Baby Long
Santa Fe Blues
Give Me Back That Wig
Someday
Ain’t It Lonesome

Grading Information

I only use four grades in my grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition.  My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve.  The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static.  On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album.   Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there.  That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG.  Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G.  This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy. 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $16.  Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.  At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost. 

The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $21 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00. 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.  Payment by PayPal is preferred. 

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