| Lightnin' Strikes | ||||
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| Released | May 26, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 31:53 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay VJLP 1044 | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
All compositions credited to Bill Quinn and Lola Anne Cullen except where noted
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