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    Lightnin’ Strikes

    Artist: 
    Lightnin' Hopkins
    €39,99

    Release date: January 24, 2025

    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 ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES: Stereo, mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve.

    Tracklist

    A1. Mojo Hand – 3:13
    A2. Little Wail – 2:50
    A3. Cotton – 5:57
    A4. Take Me Back – 2:55
    A5. Nothin' But the Blues – 5:15
    B1. Hurricane Betsy – 5:45
    B2. Guitar Lightnin' – 4:12
    B3. Woke Up This Morning – 4:20
    B4. Shake Yourself – 4:15