THIS IS THE 1984 US REPRESSING on PRESTIGE/BLUESVILLE label. STEREO VERSION. IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER + HYPE STICKER. The cover is in EX condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration, left spine is fully readable, for details please see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.
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Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour.
<reissue, first published 1961>
LP PRESTIGE/BLUESVILLE RECORDS BV 1045 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA 1984 REPRESSING
IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE + HYPE STICKER
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
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LABEL: PRESTIGE BLUESVILLE - BLUE LABEL w/SILVER LOGO - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front) BV 1045 (spine & rear) OBC-506 (BV-1045)
Catalog on labels: OBC-506 (BV-1045) (OBC-506-A) / OBC-506 (BV-1045) (OBC-506-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched [M Stamped]): GH M P OBC 506 A-1 I C4
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched [M Stamped]): GH M P OBC 506 B-1 I E2
On labels: LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE
HIGH FIDELITY
Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein and Mack McCormick
tracklisting
Side A: BUDDY BROWN'S BLUES - WINE SPODEE-O-DEE
SAIL ON LITTLE GIRL, SAIL ON - DC-7 - DEATH BELLS
Side B: GOIN' TO DALLAS TO SEE MY PONY RUN - JAILHOUSE BLUES - BLUES IN THE BOTTLE
BEANS, BEANS, BEANS - CATFISH BLUES - MY GRANPA IS OLD TOO!
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The late, great Lightnin' Hopkins was one of the most natural of bluesmen, a poet who would often make up lyrics as he recorded. He was at his best when unaccompanied, as on this Prestige date recorded in 1961. Though he usually played electric guitar, the Texas blues titan performed on this release with an acoustic, and the result is most rewarding. Tunes include "Goin' to Dallas to See My Pony Run" and "Buddy Brown's Blues"...(AllMusic)