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Lightnin' Hopkins - Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 12 (1959)

Track listing:
  1. Please Help Poor Me 4:03
  2. Way Out in Abilene 4:12
  3. Don't You Call That Boogie 3:39
  4. Swing in the Backyard 3:51
  5. The Hearse Is Backed up to the Door 5:30
  6. That Meat's a Little Too High 5:28
  7. Let Them Little Things Be True 4:58
  8. I Been Burning Bad Gasoline 4:19
  9. Don't You Mess With My Woman 3:29
  10. Water Fallin' Boogie 3:09

Notes

Sam Charters produced this session, featuring Lightnin' and a three-piece band following him as best they can. Lightnin' is playing an acoustic with an electric pickup on it through an amplifier, and even throws in a bit of slide guitar on the chaotic opener, "Please Help Poor Me" and "The Hearse Is Backed Up to the Door." But ultimately the rhythm section isn't all that great a fit, and Lightnin' sounds distracted at times. Not essential, but it does have its moments.