Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away
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Vocals, Guitar – Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lightnin' Hopkins]
Bass – Leonard Gaskin
Drums – Herbie Lovelle
Written by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Prestige Bluesville
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 4, 1963 by Rudy Van Gelder
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in 2022
Tracks :
Tracks :
Side A :
1. Wake Up Old Lady
2. Don't Embarrass Me, Baby
3. Stranger Here
4. Little Sister's Boogie
2. Don't Embarrass Me, Baby
3. Stranger Here
4. Little Sister's Boogie
Side B :
1. Goin' Away
2. You Better Stop Her
3. Business You'r Doin'
4. I'm Wit' It
2. You Better Stop Her
3. Business You'r Doin'
4. I'm Wit' It
Awards :
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
Named a "Top Ten Vinyl Reissues of 2016" by The Absolute Sound
Reviews :
"At times the guitar seems a bit low in the mix, but on this remastered Analogue Productions LP, cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray, it sounds warm and natural while the boisterous vocals have have a commanding presence; the recording also does a fine job of capturing Leonard Gaskin's deep bass tones and the timbre of Herbie Lovelle's brushes." Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, September 2016.
« For the 1963 album Goin' Away, Lightnin' Hopkins was backed by a spare rhythm section -- bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Herb Lovelle -- who managed to follow his ramshackle, instinctual sense of rhythm quite dexterously, giving Hopkins' skeletal guitar playing some muscle. Still, the spotlight remains Hopkins, who is in fine form here. There are no real classics here, but everything is solid, particularly "Stranger Here" and "You Better Stop Her," making it worth investigation by serious fans of Hopkins' classic material. » AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, a true poet who invented most of his lyrics on the spot and never seemed to run out of new ideas, was a blues giant of post-war blues whose style was rooted in pre-war Texas traditions. While he cranked up his amp to fierce proportions when performing for his friends at Houston juke joints, producers who recorded him for the so-called folk-blues market usually insisted that he use an acoustic guitar for more “authentic” results. Either way, Lightnin’ seldom made a bad record, and this June 4, 1963, session on which he played acoustic was among his finest, thanks much to the sensitive support of bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Herbie Lovelle, who did a remarkable job of following his irregular bar patterns and abrupt song endings.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4.57 / 5 , The Absolute Sound : Music = 4.5/5 Sonics = 4/5