ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl bˈɪlboːɹd ɹᵻvjˈuː fɹʌm ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː kˈɑːmɛntᵻd vˈɔːn wʌz "ɹˈiəli swˈɪŋɪŋ ˌɔn ðɪs ˈælbəm", ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz ˈeɪ "mˈʌst fɔːɹ sˈæsiz fˈænz" ænd ðæt ðɛɹwˈʌz "ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ʌvðə fˈʊtlaɪts".
The initial Billboard review from October 12, 1963 commented Vaughan was "really swinging on this album", and described it as a "must for Sassy's fans" and that there was "radiation on both sides of the footlights".