Alligator Records To Reissue Two Classic Titles On Vinyl LP

Alligator Records To Reissue Fenton Robinson’s Somebody Loan Me A Dime And Lonnie Mack’s Strike Like Lightning On Vinyl LP On June 2, 2023

Blues Hall Of Famer Fenton Robinson’s Somebody Loan Me A Dime Considered A Classic Blues Recording

Lonnie Mack’s Strike Like Lightning Produced By And Featuring Guest Performances From Stevie Ray Vaughan

Both Albums Available On Vinyl For The First Time In 30 Years

On Friday, June 2, Alligator Records will reissue two classic titles from its unparalleled blues and roots rock catalog: 2023 Blues Hall Of Famer Fenton Robinson’s Somebody Loan Me A Dime and Lonnie Mack’s Strike Like Lightning. Both albums have been remastered and pressed on 140g black vinyl and will be available for the first time on LP in 30 years.

Fenton Robinson

Somebody Loan Me A Dime

Originally released in 1974, Somebody Loan Me A Dime, by blues icon Fenton Robinson, is a bona fide blues classic, and only the fifth album to be released by Alligator at the time. An inventive, melodic guitarist with a soaring voice, Robinson had a long recording career, cutting singles (and one LP) for various labels before releasing Somebody Loan Me A Dime on Alligator. That album fully captures the depth of Robinson’s subtle, nuanced, jazz-inflected blues and spectacular guitar and vocal talent, and features his definitive versions of the title track (covered by Boz Scaggs) and Texas Flood (covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan). Robinson was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame in 2023. Since its release, Somebody Loan Me A Dime has sold over 50,000 units in the U.S..

Fenton Robinson
Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Original Release Date: September 1974

LP Release Date: June 2, 2023

SIDE A:
1. Somebody Loan Me A Dime
2. The Getaway
3. Directly From My Heart To You
4. Going To Chicago
5. You Say You’re Leaving
6. Checking On My Woman

SIDE B:
1. You Don’t Know What Love Is
2. I’ve Changed
3. Country Girl
4. Gotta Wake Up
5. Texas Flood

Fenton Robinson, Guitar and Vocals
Mighty Joe Young, Rhythm Guitar
Bill Heid, Keyboards
Cornelius Boyson, Bass
Tony Gooden, Drums

Horns Arranged by Dave Baldwin
Norval D . Hodges, Trumpet
Elmer Brown, Jr., Trumpet
Dave Baldwin, Tenor Sax
Bill Mcfarland, Trombone

Lonnie Mack

Strike Like Lightning

Originally released in 1985, Strike Like Lightning, by rock and soul originator Lonnie Mack, was the celebrated comeback of the legendary rock guitar pioneer. A blazing guitarist and raw, soulful singer, Mack rose to fame in 1963 with his instrumental singles Memphis and Wham! and a handful of albums. With the encouragement of his greatest disciple, Stevie Ray Vaughan (who offered to produce and guest on the album), Mack went into the studio for Alligator in 1984 and relaunched his career. Strike Like Lightning features timeless slash-and-burn performances, including the songs Hound Dog Man, If You Have To Know, Double Whammy and Oreo Cookie Blues. Strike Like Lightning has sold over 100,000 units in the U.S.

Lonnie Mack
Strike Like Lightning
Original Release Date: January 1985

LP Release Date: June 2, 2023

SIDE A:
1. Hound Dog Man
2. Satisfy Susie
3. Stop
4. Long Way From Memphis
5. Double Whammy

SIDE B:
1. Strike Like Lightning
2. Falling Back In Love With You
3. If You Have To Know
4. You Ain’t Got Me
5. Oreo Cookie Blues

Stevie Ray Vaughan Appears Courtesy of Epic Records

Lonnie Mack, Guitar And Vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan , Guitar
Bill Mc Intosh, Guitar
Stan Szelest, Keyboards
Tim Drummond, Bass
Dennis O’Neal, Drums
Gene Lawson, Drums
The Croquettes, Vocals: Lisa Gilkyson, Karen Kraft, Gwen Newsome

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