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In the late 1940s and early '50s, Hopkins recorded for Houston record producer Bill Quinn, the results appearing on several labels (including Quinn's own Gold Star company). In 1951, Quinn sold unreleased Hopkins masters to Modern, which issued some of them on its RPM subsidiary. This 31-track disc has all 14 of the Hopkins sides that came out on RPM, plus a bunch of other tracks from the same batch of Modern-by-way-of-Quinn masters; most were not available on CD outside of Japan before this release, and were indeed usually hard to find anywhere. The sounds are what you'd expect from Hopkins if you've heard more widely circulated stuff from this period: Texas blues caught between the rural and electric era, done country style and performed solo, but usually played on a harshly amplified electric guitar that adds to the power. The title track especially has some of Hopkins' most effective guitar, getting into some really crunching and raunchy chords in the breaks. "Bad Luck and Trouble," "Beggin' You to Stay," "Mistreater Blues," "War News Blues," "Lonesome Dog Blues," "Everyday I Have the Blues" -- it's not always the most optimistic fare, although it's delivered with casual good cheer. Collectors should note that some of these sound different from the actual Modern singles, which added a lot of reverb echo; Ace decided whenever possible to use the original acetates, which had only the natural echo of the room in which Hopkins recorded.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub Int MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Taub, Composer - Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
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Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
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Jules Taub, Composer - Samuel Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub Int MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
J Taub, Composer - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - BMG Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - L Hopkins, Composer
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Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
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Taub, Composer - Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
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J Taub, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - L Hopkins, Composer
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J Moore, Composer - E Williams, Composer - C Brown, Composer - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
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Universal, MusicPublisher - MCA Music ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - J Estes, Composer - H Nixon, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Taub, Composer - Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Jules Taub, Composer - Samuel Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub Int MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Hopkins, Composer - Harmony Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Taub, Composer - Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
E Lawler, Composer - Universal, MusicPublisher - MCA Music ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Taub, Composer - Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sam Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Sam Hopkins, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
J Taub, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - L Hopkins, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Taub, Composer - Hopkins, Composer - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - BMG Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
J Taub, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - L Hopkins, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
J Taub, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - L Hopkins, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
J Taub, Composer - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist - L Hopkins, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
Album review
In the late 1940s and early '50s, Hopkins recorded for Houston record producer Bill Quinn, the results appearing on several labels (including Quinn's own Gold Star company). In 1951, Quinn sold unreleased Hopkins masters to Modern, which issued some of them on its RPM subsidiary. This 31-track disc has all 14 of the Hopkins sides that came out on RPM, plus a bunch of other tracks from the same batch of Modern-by-way-of-Quinn masters; most were not available on CD outside of Japan before this release, and were indeed usually hard to find anywhere. The sounds are what you'd expect from Hopkins if you've heard more widely circulated stuff from this period: Texas blues caught between the rural and electric era, done country style and performed solo, but usually played on a harshly amplified electric guitar that adds to the power. The title track especially has some of Hopkins' most effective guitar, getting into some really crunching and raunchy chords in the breaks. "Bad Luck and Trouble," "Beggin' You to Stay," "Mistreater Blues," "War News Blues," "Lonesome Dog Blues," "Everyday I Have the Blues" -- it's not always the most optimistic fare, although it's delivered with casual good cheer. Collectors should note that some of these sound different from the actual Modern singles, which added a lot of reverb echo; Ace decided whenever possible to use the original acetates, which had only the natural echo of the room in which Hopkins recorded.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:44
- Main artists: Lightnin' Hopkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ACE RECORDS
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records - This product is protected by a registered watermark patent. All copying prohibited.
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