- Link Wray (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Link Wray
Type =Album
Artist =Link Wray
Released = July 1971
Recorded = 1971
Genre =Country rock /Folk rock
Length = 44:16
Label = Polydor
Producer =Steve Verroca /Ray Vernon
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jcfpxqq5ldte link]
Last album = "Listen to the Voices That Want to Be Free" (1970)
This album = "Link Wray" (1971)
Next album = "Mordicai Jones " (1971)"Link Wray" is the self-titled 1971 album by pioneer
Rock & Roll guitarist, andShawnee IndianLink Wray . The album was recorded in an old chicken shack on Wray'sMaryland farm, and is a passionate blend ofBlues , Country, andFolk rock elements. The music is characterized by the purposeful use of simplified sounds to reflect the then-current vogue of blues and other "root" music being used in many rock bands. The recording included the use of a shaken can of pebbles as part of the percussion on several tracks. Still, Wray's guitar-work, composing and vocals reflected modern rock influences. Despite publicity from radio stations and print media in the Washington area, the album did not do well in national sales. The standout tracks are "La De Da", "Fallin' Rain", "Fire and Brimstone", and "Tail Dragger".Track listing
#"La De Da" (Steve Verroca) - 4:04
#"Take Me Home Jesus" (Steve Verroca) - 3:21
#"Juke Box Mama" (Steve Verroca) - 4:29
#"Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes" (Steve Verroca) - 4:02
#"Fallin' Rain" (Link Wray) - 3:44
#"Fire and Brimstone" (Link Wray) - 4:21
#"Ice People" (Link Wray) - 3:03
#"God Out West" (Steve Verroca) - 3:54
#"Crowbar" (Link Wray) - 4:48
#"Black River Swamp" (Link Wray) - 3:58
#"Tail Dragger" (Willie Dixon ) - 4:32Personnel
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Link Wray - guitar, vocals
*Doug Wray - guitar, drums, percussion, vocals
*Bobby Howard - mandolin, piano
*Bill Hodges - organ, percussion, vocals
*Steve Verroca - drums, percussion, vocalsProduction
*Producer: Steve Verroca/Ray Vernon
*Recording Engineer: Ray Vernon/Chuck Irwin
*Mixing: unknown
*Photography: unknown
*Art Design: unknown
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