1994 Vocal Drum n Bass / Breakbeat Classic Repressed - With the original previously spotted fetching over L100 on auction sites, White Lightning's 'So Many Tears' enjoys a well-deserved reissue. One of jungle techno architect Ron Wells' many aliases, both the lead track and the equally deep flipside 'Burning Bridges' can be seen as blueprint deep rollers. With its lilting pianos and dreamy vocal 'So Many Tears' was a big cut for DJs like Bukem at the time while 'Burning Bridges' took the groove deeper again making it a popular jam at the experimental epicentre that was Rage. Still sounding every bit as futuristic as they did back then, Ron Wells was conjuring up some incredible sounds during this era.
A Ron Wells classic intended for release in 2020 and delayed for various reasons including moving factory and our original stampers getting recycled.
This release is sourced from mint vinyl as the original masters are long gone, we have carefully restored and remastered this classic release while retaining all the character of the original. Remastering is by Bob Macc @ Subvert Central Mastering. You can be assured the tracks sound fantastic but do not suffer from the Loudness Wars while still holding their own when mixed with modern productions.
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Last FM Information on White Lightning
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There are at least six artists with the name White Lightning.
1) Canadian Modern Rock Band formed in 2007. They are actively writing, touring and have currently have a 7 song Ep titled "Hold On", and a 4 song Ep "Lock It Up". White Lightning's sound has been compared to the music of Muse, Foo Fighters, Rage Against the Machine and The Strokes.
2) Another is an Irish hard rock band formed in 2003.
3) American psychedelic rock band from 1968 through 1971.
4) NWOBHM band from 1983.
5) British/Australian RAC band.
6) Anti-PC country band from USA
The American band (3) was founded by guitarist Zippy Caplan and bassist Woody Woodrich. The band was very popular in Minnesota, mostly due to Caplan's fame playing with The Litter. The manager of radio station KDWB mistook the single Of Paupers and Poets for a song by Cream, giving valuable early airtime to the band.
Eventually, the band broke up due to musical differences, especially between Woodrich and Caplan.
Members
Tom "Zippy" Caplan (Guitar)
Woody Woodrich (Bass)
Garr Johnson (Drums)
Mick Stanhope (Drums)
Ronn Roberts (Guitar)
Russ Paul (Guitar)
Ron Merchant (Bass, Keyboard)
Dan Burniece (Drums)
Discography
Of Paupers and Poets (1968)
Lightning (1970)
(Under the Screaming Double) Eagle (1995)
The Lost Studio Album 1969 (1995)
White Lightning Strikes Twice (1997) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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