Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand [Vinyl LP]

Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand [180g Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue, Limited Collectors Edition
• Catalogue Number: 6785497
• Barcode: 8436544170985
• Genre: Blues / Texas Blues
• Label: WaxTime / Vinyl Lovers
• Originally Released: 1962
• Pressing: Vinyl LP, 180 gram, Direct Metal Mastering
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Mojo Hand collects recordings by Lightnin' Hopkins, the prolific Texas blues guitarist whose vast catalogue spans hundreds of recordings across dozens of labels. Hopkins's style is instantly identifiable: a fluid, finger-picked electric guitar over a steady bass-string thump, accompanied by his gravelly, conversational vocal delivery.

The title track Mojo Hand is one of Hopkins's best-known recordings. His playing throughout is characteristically loose and spontaneous, with an improvisational quality that reflects his background as a street performer and juke-joint musician. Hopkins's ability to construct entire songs from a single riff, embellishing and varying it across multiple verses, is showcased throughout.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Mojo Hand
2. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
3. Black Cat Bone
4. Coffee Blues
5. Feel So Bad
6. Lonesome Dog

Side B

1. Baby Please Don't Go
2. Black Ghost Blues
3. Wonder What Is Wrong with Me
4. Catfish Blues
5. Last Night Blues
6. Lightnin's Boogie

Credits

• Lightnin' Hopkins - Guitar, Vocals