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1 - WRAY, LINK
- LINK WRAY (BLACK) - (LP)
FUTURE DAYS
Recorded in a shaky makeshift chicken shack in rural Maryland, Link Wrays eponymous 1971 solo album is a compelling and forward-looking piece of honest, handmade Americana. This album is vastly different from his previous work, foregoing instrumentals entirely. Instead, Wray, left with only one lung following a bout with tuberculosis in 1956, gives us his raw voice, full of spit and vinegar, as he blends elements of country, rock n roll, roots, folk and gospel marked with fuzzy guitar and booming percussion. He kicks off with a track, "La De Da", that may be the greatest song the Stones never wrote. Elsewhere, the single "Fallin Rain" channels Dylan at his most political, with lyrics about "stabbings and shootings and young men dying all around." Link Wray proved to be the only album that the guitarist issued in his own name to hit the American charts during his nearly 50-year recording career. Although it didnt receive much critical acclaim at the time of its release, Link Wray has seen a resurgence in recent years and developed a cult following, with artists from Nick Cave to The Neville Brothers recording versions of its tracks.First official vinyl reissueecond pressing housed in a standard gatefold jacketNew liner notes by Chris MorrisNewly remastered
TRACKLISTING: 01. La De Da 02. Take Me Home Jesus 03. Juke Box Mama 04. Rise And Fall Of Jimmy Stokes 05. Fallin' Rain 06. Fire And Brimstone 07. Ice People 08. God Out West 09. Crowbar 10. Black River Swamp 11. Tail Dragger
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Format: LP
Disc Quantity: 1
Release date: 05-08-2022
Item # : 514865
Availability: IN STOCK
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