Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Katie Mae Blues / That Mean Old TwisterLightnin’ Hopkins10" Shellac2
Aladdin (US label launched by brothers Eddie & Leo Mesner in LA)167
Morning Blues / Have to Let You GoLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl2
Aladdin Records (US jazz label)3035
Baby Please Don't Go / Death BellsLightnin’ Hopkins10" Shellac2
Gold Star Records (50's Texas blues label)646
Automobile / Zolo GoLightnin’ Hopkins10" Shellac2
Gold Star Records (50's Texas blues label)666
Shotgun Blues / Rollin' BluesLightnin’ Hopkins10" Shellac2
Aladdin (US label launched by brothers Eddie & Leo Mesner in LA)3063
Coffee Blues / New Short Hair WomanLightnin’ Hopkins10" Shellac2
Sittin’ in with635
Lightnin' Boogie / Unkind BluesLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl2
Gold Star Records (50's Texas blues label)664
Jake Head Boogie / Lonesome Dog BluesLightning Hopkins10" Shellac2
RPM (US 50s label)346
Give Me Central 209 / New York BoogieLightnin’ Hopkins10" Shellac2
Sittin’ in with621
Mistreated Blues / Black CatLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl2
RPM Records (50s Los Angeles, CA, USA)388
Merry Christmas / Happy New YearLightnin’ Hopkins7" Vinyl2
Decca Records9-48306
Contrary Mary / I'm Begging YouLightnin’ Hopkins7" Vinyl2
Jax Records (55 Avignon Road, London, SE4 2JT)321
Strums The BluesLightnin' Hopkins12" Vinyl10
ScoreSLP 4022, SLP-4022
The Rooster Crowed in EnglandSam 'Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl14
77 Records (UK folk/blues/jazz label)77-LA-12-1
Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Folkways RecordsFS3822[none]
The Rooster Crowed in EnglandLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl12
77 Records (UK folk/blues/jazz label)LA 12-1[none]
Country BluesLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl15
Tradition RecordsTLP 1035[none]
Lightnin’ and the BluesLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl12
Herald (50s/60s US, specializing in vocal groups)HLP 1012, LP-1012[none]
Mojo HandLightnin' Hopkins7" Vinyl2
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Bell/Arista)FLB 18
Lightnin'Lightnin’ Hopkins2×12" Vinyl5 + 5
  • US1960-11-09
Prestige (American jazz label)BVLP 1019[none]
Autobiography in BluesLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl12
Tradition RecordsTLP 1040
Lightnin' in New YorkLightnin’ Hopkins(unknown)8
Last Night BluesLightnin’ Hopkins & Sonny Terry12" Vinyl8
Prestige BluesvilleBV 1029[none]
Blues in My BottleLightnin’ Hopkins(unknown)11
BluesvilleBV 1045
Lightnin’ in New York (mono)Sam Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl8
CandidCJM 8010[none]
Sings the BluesLightning Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Crown Records (Bihari bros. budget label 1954-1972)CLP-5224[none]
Lightnin' Sam HopkinsLightnin' Sam Hopkins12" Vinyl9
ArhoolieF 1011[none]
Mojo HandLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl9
Fire Records (60s US blues)104
Walkin' This Road By MyselfLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Prestige BluesvilleBV 1057[none]
Lightnin’ and Co.Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
BluesvilleBVLP 1061
Lightnin' StrikesLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl10
Vee-Jay RecordsVJLP 1044
Last of the Great Blues SingersLightnin’ HopkinsDigital Media12
  • -1962
Smokes Like LightningLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl9
Prestige BluesvilleBV 1070[none]
Goin' AwayLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl8
Prestige BluesvilleBV 1073[none]
Got To Move Your BabyLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl8
Prestige Bluesville1081
Teachin' the BluesJohn Lee Hooker / Lightnin’ Hopkins / Joe Carrol12" Vinyl10
Guest StarGS 1902
Hootin' The BluesLightnin’ HopkinsVinyl8
Prestige (American jazz label)14021
Down Home BluesLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl9
Prestige (American jazz label)PR 1086
Soul BluesLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Prestige (American jazz label)PR 7377
Lightnin' Sonny & BrownieLightnin' Hopkins / Brownie McGhee / Sonny Terry12" Vinyl11
A•R•C Records, Society Records (Released through Arista)SOC 1009, STSOC 1009
Lightning Hopkins With His Brothers Joel and John Henry and With Barbara DaneLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
ArhoolieF1022
Blue Lightnin'Lightnin’ HopkinsVinyl10
Jewel Records (1963- Shreveport independant)LPS 5000
The Ash Grove, Los Angeles CA, 1967Lightnin’ Hopkins & Mance LipscombDigital Media9
  • -1967
The Texas BluesmanLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
ArhoolieF-1034
Free Form PatternsLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
International ArtistsIA LP 6[none]
Lightnin’ HopkinsLightnin' Hopkins12" Vinyl8
Everest Records (Archive of Folk & Jazz Music)FS-241[none]
The Great Electric Show and DanceLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Jewel Records (1963- Shreveport independant)LPS 5002[none]
Lightnin’ Hopkins In New YorkLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl9
Barnaby RecordsZ 30247[none]
Talkin’ Some SenseLightnin’ HopkinsCassette11
Jewel Records (1963- Shreveport independant)JC-5001[none]
Dirty BluesLightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl12
Mainstream Records (US label founded in 1964)MRL 362
Blues BashBig Joe Williams with Lightnin’ Hopkins & Brownie and Sonny12" Vinyl6
Olympic Records (American record company)7115, OL-7115[none]
The Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 12Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Sonet (Scandinavia)SNTF 672[none]
Strikes Again!Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl11
Home CookingHC-S-102[none]
Lightnin'!Lightnin’ Hopkins2×12" Vinyl10 + 10
Tomato (independent New York label)TOM-2-7004
Lightnin Hopkins (La grande storia del rock)Lightnin Hopkins12" Vinyl9
Armando Curcio EditoreGSR - 83
Po' Lightnin'Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl10
Arhoolie1087
ForeverLightnin’ HopkinsCD11
Paris AlbumDKB 3368
Great Songs Of Lightnin HopkinsLightnin Hopkins12" Vinyl8
Astan20087[none]
Great Songs of Lightnin HopkinsLightnin' HopkinsCassette8
AstanQ 40087[none]
Shake It BabyLightnin’ HopkinsCD13
Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue)6001873072666001872
Lightnin’!Lightnin’ HopkinsCD20
Tomato (Dutch Tomato label)2696322027726963228
Blues in the BottleLightnin’ HopkinsCD13
Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue)6704053072666704056
1946-1960Lightnin’ HopkinsVinyl21
BD-2066
Lightnin' In New YorkSam Lightnin' HopkinsCD8
CandidCACD 79010-2, CCD 79010031397901021
From The Vaults Of Everest Records, Part 4 - Nothin' But The BluesLightnin' HopkinsCD15
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-5146, COL-CD-5146090431514627
From the Vaults of Everest Records, Part 2: Prison BluesLightnin’ HopkinsCD16
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-5144090431514429
Double BluesLightnin’ HopkinsCD17
Fantasy (jazz label active since the 1950s)FCD-24702-2[none]
Double BluesLightnin’ HopkinsCD17
Fantasy (jazz label active since the 1950s)FCD-24702-2025218240222
How Many More Years I GotLightnin’ HopkinsCD19
  • US1990-01-26
Fantasy (jazz label active since the 1950s)FCD-24725-2
The Gold Star Sessions, Volume 2Lightnin’ HopkinsCD24
ArhoolieARH00337
The Gold Star Sessions, Volume 1Lightnin’ HopkinsCD24
ArhoolieCD330096297033029
The Texas BluesmanLightnin’ HopkinsCD17
Blues EncoreCD 520058004883520053
Blues in My Bottle / Walkin' This Road by MyselfLightnin’ HopkinsCD20
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCHD 930029667193023
Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin’ HopkinsCD10
Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)CD SF 40019093074001929
Mojo HandLightnin’ HopkinsCD9
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-5111, COL-CD-5111090431511121
Lightnin' Hopkins & Friends – The Lost Texas Tapes: Volume 5Lightnin’ Hopkins(unknown)8
Collectables Records Corp. (not for release label use, this is a distributor)COL-CD-5207
The Legacy of the Blues, Volume 12Lightnin’ HopkinsCD10
GNP CrescendoGNPD 0022052824002227
Blues in My BottleLightnin’ HopkinsCD11
Original Blues ClassicsOBCCD-506-2025218050623
Goin' AwayLightnin’ HopkinsCD8
Original Blues ClassicsOBCCD-522-2025218052221
Lightnin'Lightnin’ HopkinsCD10
Original Blues ClassicsOBCCD-532-2025218053228
Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin’ HopkinsCD10
Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)SFW40019093074001929
Lightnin’ Strikes BackLightnin’ HopkinsCD15
The Lost Texas Tapes, Vol. 1Lightnin’ HopkinsCD7
  • US1991-10-22
Collectables Records Corp. (not for release label use, this is a distributor)COL-5203[none]
The Complete Prestige/Bluesville RecordingsLightnin’ Hopkins7×CD18 + 21 + 19 + 18 + 18 + 18 + 8
Bluesville7PCD-4406-2
Goin' Away (180g)Lightnin’ Hopkins12" Vinyl8
Analogue ProductionsAPB 014[none]
Trouble in MindLightnin’ HopkinsCD10
The Blues Collection (imprint of Hughes Leisure Group/Music World, catog nos containing BLUE)CD-BLUE-3479399249034725
The Complete Aladdin RecordingsLightnin’ Hopkins2×CD22 + 21
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s)CDP-7-96843-2077779684328
Blues TrainLightnin’ HopkinsCD15
Mainstream Records (US label founded in 1964)MDCD 901, MDCD901727285901524
Soul BluesLightnin’ HopkinsCD10
Original Blues ClassicsOBCCD-540-2025218054027
Mojo Hand (Blues Collection)Lightnin’ HopkinsCD15
Object EnterprisesOR01505014797181502
Mama & Papa Hopkins (Remastered)Lightnin’ HopkinsCD12
Blues JourneySSI 858015171085824
Lightnin's LoveLightnin’ Hopkins(unknown)7
Texas Blues (Les Génies du Blues)Lightnin’ HopkinsCD9
  • FR1992-07-17
Guilde Internationale du DisqueBLU-CD 3028[none]
The Complete Candid Recordings: Otis Spann/Lightnin’ Hopkins SessionsOtis Spann / Lightnin’ Hopkins3×CD17 + 17 + 14
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)139 DISCII, 139 DISCIII, 193 DISC1, MD3-139
It's A Sin to Be RichLightnin’ HopkinsCD11
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314 517 514-2731451751424
It's a Sin to Be RichLightnin’ HopkinsCD11
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)517 514-2731451751424
It's a Sin to be RichLightnin’ HopkinsCD11
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)517 514-2731451751424
Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 8: Morning BluesLightnin’ HopkinsCD18
Charly R&BCD BM8082333156029
From The Vaults Of Everest Records, Part 3 - Mama And Papa HopkinsLightnin’ HopkinsCD16
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-5145, COL-CD-5145090431514528
Lonesome LifeLightnin’ HopkinsCD14
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-5262
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