White Lightning – Strikes Twice 1968-1969

White Lightning – Strikes Twice 1968-1969 - 2000

Hard fuzz trio featuring the blazing leads of Zippy Caplan (ex-Litter). The band was less garagy and more pounding hardrock than the Litter. "Under the Screaming Double Eagle" collects studio tracks from 1969. White Lightning was a slang term for LSD at the time (and bootleg whiskey prior to that). The group added two new members and shortened their name to Lightning. They continued in the hardrock mode but now with dual leads. "Lightning" is another excellent effort, just missing the certain magic they possessed as a power trio.

"White Lightning" was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 by ex-"Litter" guitarist "Zippy" Caplan and bassist Woody Woodrich. The two musicians had been jamming together for close to a year before they decided to become a group.

The name "White Lightning" was picked by "Zip" Caplan and Woody Woodrich during their drive back from the "Litter's" filming of "Medium Cool" because it was another name for acid.

"White Lightning's" original drummer, Garr Johnson, quit the group after only a months rehearsals because he didn't believe a three-piece act could make it in Minneapolis. Mick Stanhope was immediately brought in from Chicago by Ronn Roberts to fill the empty drummer's chair.

White Lightning (Trio)

01. Prelude To Opus IV (Version 1)

02. (Under The Screaming Double) Eagle

03. Born Too Rich

04. Coming Down

05. Borrowed And Blue

06. Bogged Down

07. Let Me Feel It Too

08. Only Love

09. Age (Version 1)

10. Fantasy Days (Version 1)

11. No Time For Love

12. William Tell

Lightning (Five Piece)

13. Prelude To Opus IV (Version 2)

14. Freedom

15. Groundhog

16. 1930

17. Just Let The World Roll On By

18. Before My Time

19. Age (Version 2)

20. Fantasy Days (Version 2)

Mick Stanhope - Vocals

Tom "Zippy" Caplan - Guitar

Woody Woodrich - Bass

Mick Stanhope - Drums (1 to 12)

Barbara Hess - Backing Vocals (15, 17)

Woody Woodrich - Vocal (8)

Ronn Roberts - Guitar (13 to 20)

Bernie Pershey - Drums (13 to 20)

Mick Stanhope - Percussion (13 to 20)

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