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| recorded = 1962
| recorded = 1962
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| studio = [[SugarHill Recording Studios|Gold Star Studios]], Houston, TX
| studio = [[SugarHill Recording Studios#Gold Star Studios|Gold Star]] (Houston, Texas)
| genre = [[Blues]]
| genre = [[Blues]]
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'''''Lightnin' Strikes''''' is an album by blues musician [[Lightnin' Hopkins]] recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]] label.<ref>[https://www.bsnpubs.com/veejay/veejay100-1070.html Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 1: Main Series LP-100-101 & LP-1001-1070 (1956-1963)] accessed November 8, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.wirz.de/music/hopkins.htm Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography] accessed November 8, 2018</ref>
'''''Lightnin' Strikes''''' is an album by the blues musician [[Lightnin' Hopkins]], recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]] label.<ref>[https://www.bsnpubs.com/veejay/veejay100-1070.html Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 1: Main Series LP-100-101 & LP-1001-1070 (1956–1963)] accessed November 8, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.wirz.de/music/hopkins.htm Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography] accessed November 8, 2018</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic" />
| rev2 = [[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]
| rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
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[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]] said "Creatively speaking, this is Lightnin' on no more than good form, rising to very good indeed in "walking Round in Circles"; but the sonic effects lend the music a strangeness that some listeners may find attractive".<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Russell|first = Tony|author2= Smith, Chris|title = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings|year = 2006|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-140-51384-4|pages = 380}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] reviewer Cub Coda stated: "This brings together some early-'60s sides that Hopkins recorded for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label, although all of them were recorded in his native Houston. ... two are full-band tracks produced by drummer King Ivory Lee Semiens with Lightnin' playing electric, the band following his erratic timing as best as they can".<ref name="AllMusic">{{Allmusic|first=Cub |last=Coda |class=album |id=mw0000199494 |title= Lightnin' Hopkins: ''Ligntnin' Strikes'' – Review |accessdate= November 8, 2018}}</ref>
''[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]'' wrote: "Creatively speaking, this is Lightnin' on no more than good form, rising to very good indeed in 'Walking Round in Circles', but the sonic effects lend the music a strangeness that some listeners may find attractive".<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Russell|first = Tony|author2= Smith, Chris|title = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings|year = 2006|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-140-51384-4|pages = 280}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] reviewer Cub Koda stated: "This brings together some early-'60s sides that Hopkins recorded for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label, although all of them were recorded in his native Houston. ... two are full-band tracks produced by drummer King Ivory Lee Semiens with Lightnin' playing electric, the band following his erratic timing as best as they can".<ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic|first=Cub |last=Koda |class=album |id=mw0000199494 |title= Lightnin' Hopkins: ''Ligntnin' Strikes'' – Review |accessdate= November 8, 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Performance===
===Performance===
*[[Lightnin' Hopkins]] – [[guitar]], [[electric guitar]], [[vocals]]
*[[Lightnin' Hopkins]] – guitar, electric guitar, vocals
*Other unidentified musicians (tracks 1 & 6)
*Other unidentified musicians (tracks 1 & 6)


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Lightnin' Hopkins albums]]
[[Category:Lightnin' Hopkins albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:42, 22 August 2024

This article is about the Lightnin' Hopkins album released on Vee-Jay in 1962. For the Lightnin' Hopkins album released on Verve Folkways in 1966, see Lightnin' Strikes (Verve Folkways album).

Lightnin' Strikes
Studio album by
Lightnin' Hopkins
ReleasedMay 26, 1962
Recorded1962
StudioGold Star (Houston, Texas)
GenreBlues
Length31:53
LabelVee-Jay
VJLP 1044
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Smokes Like Lightning
(1962) 		Lightnin' Strikes
(1962) 		Hootin' the Blues
(1962)

Lightnin' Strikes is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the Vee-Jay label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "Creatively speaking, this is Lightnin' on no more than good form, rising to very good indeed in 'Walking Round in Circles', but the sonic effects lend the music a strangeness that some listeners may find attractive".[4] AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated: "This brings together some early-'60s sides that Hopkins recorded for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label, although all of them were recorded in his native Houston. ... two are full-band tracks produced by drummer King Ivory Lee Semiens with Lightnin' playing electric, the band following his erratic timing as best as they can".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions credited to Bill Quinn and Lola Anne Cullen except where noted

  1. "Got Me a Louisiana Woman" (Sam Hopkins, Ivory Lee Semien) – 3:02
  2. "Want to Come Home" – 3:55
  3. "Please Don't Quit Me" – 3:09
  4. "Devil Is Watching You" – 3:57
  5. "Rolling and Rolling" – 2:56
  6. "War Is Starting Again" (Hopkins, Semien) – 3:02
  7. "Walkin' Round in Circles" – 3:02
  8. "Mary Lou" – 3:13
  9. "Heavy Snow" – 3:31
  10. "Coon Is Hard to Catch" – 4:10

Personnel

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Performance

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  • Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Other unidentified musicians (tracks 1 & 6)

References

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  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 1: Main Series LP-100-101 & LP-1001-1070 (1956–1963) accessed November 8, 2018
  2. ^ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 8, 2018
  3. ^ a b Koda, Cub. Lightnin' Hopkins: Ligntnin' Strikes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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