Lou Christie- Lightnin' Strikes

[teendude16]

Your a smart person,

[wilkesbarrecarol]

live by my rules ... forgive and forget! Did the jerk ever get the girl?!!

[Fishheadmama]

Wow. had to sing along with this, my hubby says they heard me in Ypsilanti:) thank you for downloading such a cool song!!!

[50parker05]

One of my favirites as well! Would love to have this in my collection....

[jayfey77]

i like records because the cover is bigger and some came with big booklets or pictures.it seems we get less now with the small cds today and the little covers.

[goldenstarpcfl]

Sometimes us oldsters like to hear the scratchy sound quality, rather than the high def quality. It brings back good memories for some of us. At least it does for me!

[Fishheadmama]

@goldenstarpcfl amen, brother

[twinstu50]

I used to have this on L.P, but it got lost in one too many house moves.

Luckily, I was able to purchase it re-done on C.D.

I only played it once as the needle scratched the livin' shit outa the disc.

Bugger!.

[UnkFester]

It's not the record. There's nothing in your audio you can't fix. First, break the ground loop-- that's the source of the hum. Radio Shack makes a transformer doodad with audio cables-- one of the few good products they have. Black cylinder with audio cables.

Second, go to PAIA.COM and order an RIAA turntable preamp kit. Requires soldering & a +/- power supply. It'll get rid of the flat dynamics.

[stevie68a]

I just love this song!

[lighthouses55]

way back when!! Love this song! I would like to go back to these times! the music today sucks! all the music from the 60's were great!

[Unidente02]

Hi.

To improve the quality of your uploaded sound, you might try feeding the audio signal directly into the recording device, instead of using a microphone near the speakers. I think well cared for vinyl sounds superior to CDs, which, with few exceptions, sound tinny and metallic.

[jthomasbaseball]

As someone who grew up on vinyl, I absolutely love them. Let me also say that this Lou Christie record is awesome. LISTEN, if you will. It's not only the song, but the record itself...awesome sound! Good job, my friend.

[CannelleInOK]

Would love to have your collection!

[CANDOKNOWHOW]

The dynamics of this recording are incredible. It's really power packed, with a SMOKIN' guitar solo to boot. Great selection kid, dig deeper... you'll find the hits just kept on comin' back then. If you're into studying great music, might I suggest The Byrds "So Ya Wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star" ??? Learn it, Live it and LOVE IT!!! ; )

[teendude16]

Good tune, good idea bro. Thx.

[riccles1960s]

Need a new deck mate -did lightning strike it, as it's a bit wonky?!

PR

[volunteer9999]

Always good to see the young crowd handle vinyl records, 78's and 45's with the big hole in the middle

[MichelleDeVille]

@volunteer9999 You are absolutely right.I am 53 and I'm very moved by this.I don't have any friends of my age who still own turntables,a shame really..:(

[blueeyesofice]

good job on a gr8 song. lou's the best from that era

[n4jb]

That was during my first bar days when I turned 21. Lightning Strikes made me fall in love with Lou Christie and over the years still would have loved to have corresponded with him. Don't know where he is now or even if he is living but Lou Baby, that's still one of my all time favorites along with Cherish By the Association and What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted by Jimmy Ruffin. The best three of my life. To the 60's!!!!

[jaraha]

Hahah nice

[naganokumas]

Now that's done, Klaus Nomi (RIP) deserves some appreciation.

An unusual bloke with a bloody good voice.

I still prefer this version of this song, despite enjoying Klaus' version, too.

[punkviolingirl]

same here this is the best version

[naganokumas]

Who is this Klaus Nomis?

I'll do my homework on him and get back later if my research proves worthwhile.

[naganokumas]

Thankyou.

[newyorkdaggo]

I played drums for a band at the Gatsby in Harmerville PA - near Pittsburgh in the late 70's, same time as Lou was performing there too!. He was great!

[JohnnyKutz]

She keeps saying, "No!" "Stop!" Is it rape?!

[lhcarter]

No, the girlfriend is saying stop in his head, not the girl he's with!

[jsbach15]

I know several (non authentic) internet sites, cite the year this song came out was 1966. However, it really was released in 1965; played all the time on WXYZ radio in Detroit, December 1965.

[Bostonguy54]

Song brings me back to the winter of 1966 and being in Mr. Collins' 6th grade class. One of my favorite songs from '66.

[pengefikseret]

klaus nomis cover is better...

[gothicjokercro]

heh....it was a cover. i wish someone had cited that klaus nomi DIDN'T make this song.

Thanks for uploading this Vinylrecords60!

[Sammokai]

nice

[MandyRRAh]

Crikey, I thought it was about kissing!

[unocarb]

The infamous date rape song ;) Love it!!

[losttouchwithreality]

you and i have the same exact turntable. i've always loved this song too. nice to see there's still young people that appreciate the real music. (i'm one too, i'm 33, this song is about 8 1/2 years older than i am!)

[buddy34]

"When Lou Christie settles down in Lightnin' Strikes, what does he want on his mind?"

"One Woman"

American Rock: The First Two Decades

[LesbianVampireLover]

This song about beats everything out this year (2008). All you young people don't know how great music used to be way back when.

[rosariocaro]

dude i think you collecting this music is awesome you totally rock but please post more well be waiting

[eurotomm]

fun song!

[saries54]

This is the first 45 I ever got. Bought with my babysitting money! Sure didn't know what the song meant..lol

[203CHYEA]

lou christie kant hit high notes anymore

[queeniej1963]

Oh, he does pretty good. he still looks good too.

[DelilaBlack]

EXCELLENT. I love this song. What else do you have in your collection dude. Me likey!!

You've got history in your bedroom my friend.

Put some more stuff up!

[Jean721]

Hey young guy! You know good music when you hear it! Thanks for posting!!

[ShockDoc]

Excellent choice, my young friend!

[BelliniNorma1]

Happy New Year ! Have you added any rare LPS to your collection ? Do you find phonograph needles via the internet ? They're impossible to find elsewhere.

[adfolder]

Can you blame a young kid wanting to listen to this kind of music? It took musical talent back in the sixties, not like this garbage that's out today. Tks for the video!

[BelliniNorma1]

VinylRecords - I bet that Lou Christie would get a big laugh out of seeing how he looked on that original record cover ! LOL !

[BelliniNorma1]

You have quite an impressive collection. Where are you able to locate such LP rarities ?

How long have you been tracking these down ?

ENJOY !

[VinylRecords60]

mostly on the internet and in record shops in Montreal. I've been collecting for around three and a half years/

[MARILYN19481]

@VinylRecords60 When you are in Ottawa you may want to visit the shop at the corner of Bank and Cooper. A large and varied collection.

[BelliniNorma1]

The sound quality on LPS especially from your turntable is very poor. There is considerable distortion among the voices and little fidelity emanating from the musical background.

[VinylRecords60]

yeah, this record is in shit condition which makes it sound like crap.

[djscanman]

The pitch is off as well (too slow).

[BelliniNorma1]

How do you find phonograph needles for your equipment ? Do you go to the internet to buy them ? It might help if you changed the needle. As for the sound of this original '66 vinyl - I guess we cannot expect it to sound much better than this.

[OnlYYlnO]

Who gives a toss about the sound quality anyway? it's the thought that counts, that the man has been good enough to take the time out to post the thing anyway.

Perfectionist pricks like you who have to cross-examine everything and quote bullshit tech recommendations make me projectile vomit. Go and get a girlfriend for fuck sake.

[BelliniNorma1]

No need for such abuse ! I did not criticize.

I was interested to know where this person gets recording needles as phonographs are an extremely rare sight these days ! PERIOD !

[NoMoSpam]

Yea this sounds like crap but I am intrigued by the back-drop. Where the hell did this young kid amass this collection from? It's rather cool that somebody so young is working so hard to keep this era alive. I am impressed!

[Fishheadmama]

@BelliniNorma1 Oh, Pick pick pick!!!!can't you look past the technical defects to the song itself!?!?

[BelliniNorma1]

Interesting original album cover. Lou still handsome but in a very different way from his '66 image.

LPS have become so quaint when we now hear them - they dominated for so many decades prior to the late 1980's.

[agravlin]

Cut your hair and buy a CD player.

[VinylRecords60]

a) i cut my hair

b) vinyl is better than cd

c) don't tell me what to do

[agravlin]

Vinyl is shit. You're only holding on to records because you don't want to follow the crowd. That, along with "don't tell me what to do" really gives away your age.

Join the modern age.

[VinylRecords60]

vinyl is definitley not shit. It's better than CD's, there's more interest in vinyl than CD's. Can you just fuck off and stop leaving asshole comments on my videos you stupid prick

[agravlin]

I love how your only explanation is "It's better". You can't give any actually reasoning behind it. You're just blindly holding on to some archaic recording medium that is just pointless and mediocre now.

[MusicDude86]

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion...but your opinion sucks!!!!

[BelliniNorma1]

No need for us to get nasty here. VinylRecords - do whatever pleases you !

[BelliniNorma1]

Lou hasn't changed all much from that original LP cover pictured near your turntable.

Amazing !

[BelliniNorma1]

Something is wrong with your turntable. The keys seem to lower as the song progresses - not on the original.

[bhamboy05]

You have good taste in music.