THIS IS THE UK ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING on BLUE HORIZON label. UNLAMINATED SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG condition: with heavy discolouration/wear on spines/corners, 2cm split on bottom right corner, start splitting on top right corner, creases on edges/corners, mild bent on bottom right corner, surface ringwear/edgewear, tear on front (top right corner), left spine is mostly unreadable; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in VG+ condition (some clicks) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.
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LIGHTNIN' SLIM
with LAZY LESTER, WARREN STORM
The acknowledged kingpin of the Louisiana school of blues, Lightnin' Slim built his style on his grainy but expressive vocals and rudimentary guitar work, with usually nothing more than a harmonica and a drummer in support. It was down-home country blues edged two steps further into the mainstream, first by virtue of his electric guitar, and second by the sound of the local Crowley, LA musicians who backed him being bathed in simmering, pulsating tape echo. As the first great star of producer J.D. Miller's blues talent stable, Lightnin' Slim had a successful formula that scored regional hits on the Nashville-based Excello label for over a decade, with one of them, "Rooster Blues," making the national R&B charts in 1959. Combining the country ambience of a Lightnin' Hopkins with the plodding insistence of a Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Slim's music belonged uniquely to him, the perfect blues raconteur, even when he was reshaping others' material to his dark, somber style.
<first published in the US on Excello in 1960>
1970 LP BLUE HORIZON RECORDS 7-63863 STEREO
POST-WAR MASTERS SERIES
UNLAMINATED SINGLE COVER + CBS COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
NOTES: UK 1st Pressing from September 1970. First release in the UK.
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LABEL: BLUE HORIZON - LIGHT BLUE LABEL - DARK BLUE TEXT
Catalog on cover: 7-63863
Catalog on labels: S 7-63863
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): S7 63863 A1 3 Λ
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): S7 63863 B1 3 Λ
On labels: top rim text "All Rights........Prohibited"
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits + Notes
An EXCELLO (U.S.) Recording.
Manufactured and distributed by CBS Records
CBS is a Trademark of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc. U.S.A.
SHOREPAK by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., ENGLAND. Patents Pending.
Stereo. Can also be played on mono equipment
tracklisting
Side 1: ROOSTER BLUES - LONG LEANIE MAMA - MY STARTER WON'T WORK
G.I. SLIM - BED BUG BLUES - LIGHTNIN' TROUBLES
Side 2: HOO-DOO BLUES - IT'S MIGHTY CRAZY - SWEET LITTLE WOMAN
TOM CAT BLUES - FEELIN' AWFUL BLUE - I'M LEAVIN' YOU BABY
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
When people talk about Louisiana swamp blues, this is what they're talking about. Excello Records' first foray into albums came with this wonderful collection of singles by Lightnin' Slim, largely issued around the success of the title track, an R&B hit in 1960. "Long Leanie Mama," "My Starter Won't Work," "It's Mighty Crazy," "Hoo-Doo Blues," "Tom Cat Blues," "Lightnin' Troubles," "G.I. Slim," and "Feelin' Awful Blues" are all certified swamp blues classics and about as lowdown as the genre can get possibly get. With Lazy Lester on harmonica for the majority of the tracks here, the stripped-down approach to Slim's brand of blues gives these sides a decidedly front-porch ambience, with the added pulsating tape echo and oddball percussive effects just making everything on here sound even more doom-laden. An essential blues purchase...(AllMusic)