Originally Recorded: 1986
Original Record Label: Varrick
Hot Spot
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Primary Discs
1) Rock and Roll
2) Open All Night
3) Live at the Psyche Delly
4) Side Pocket Shot
5) Jacks and Kings I
6) Full House - Jacks & Kings II
7) The Nighthawks
8) Times Four
9) Ten Years Live
10) Hot Spot
11) Hard Living
12) Backtrack (Live)
13) Live in Europe
14) Best of the Blues
15) Best of the Rock
16) Best of the Nighthawks
17) Trouble
18) Rock This House
19) Pain and Paradise
20) Still Wild
21) Live Tonite!
Other Releases
1) Hot Tracks - John Hammond and The Nighthawks
2) Toru Oki and The Nighthawks
Mark Wenner Solo Albums
1) Fugitive - Mark Wenner with Switchblade
2) Nothin' But - Mark Wenner
3) Mama Tried - Mark Wenner
4) Runs Good Needs Paint
The first album on the Varrick label was the re-release of “Ten Years Live.” This was followed by the re-release of the classic first album “Rock-N-Roll.” These came out in 1983. It was also around this time that Gregg Wetzel joined the band on keyboards. This provided a new element in The Nighthawks sound both on record and in concert over the next few years.
As they worked on their next album for Varrick, the band wanted to do a simple, straightforward blues/rock recording that represented what they were all about. Unfortunately, the producer and record company wanted a more pop, radio friendly sound. The differing perspectives made this one of the more challenging studio sessions for the band. The resulting album, “Hot Spot,” was released in 1983 and was more a reflection of what the record company wanted than what the band did. In an ironic twist, it was at about this same time that Stevie Ray Vaughn’s first album, Texas Flood, won critical praise and created renewed interest in the blues.
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