LIGHTNIN

Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions u 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 200-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds' state-of-the-art pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, plated by Gary Salstrom Deep groove label pressings, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock oRecorded for Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary in 1960, Lightnin' is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well on both originals like aeThinkin' 'Bout an Old FriendAE and the familiar aeKatie MaeAE and enjoyable interpretations of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's aeBack to New OrleansAE and Arthur aeBig BoyAE Crudup's aeMean Old Frisco.AE Hopkins' only accompaniment consists of bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans.