Link Wray

INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

This release contains Link Wray’s magnificent and long unavailable second album, Great Guitar Hits, originally released by the Vermillion label in 1962. It is probably Wray’s most obscure LP, but also one of his finest. As had previously occurred with his self-titled long play debut (Epic 1960), this second album was a slapped-together affair, combining sides from some of Wray’s early singles for the Epic and Cadence labels with half a dozen other numbers.

This underrated treasure compiles 12 rough instrumentals, which were recorded during Wray’s most inspired period and demonstrate just how raw, vital, and outright dangerous rock & roll could sound. In addition to the original masterpiece, this special remastered collector’sedition also contains 4 bonus tracks consisting of hard to find sides from the same period.

LINK WRAY, guitar on all tracks, plus:

THE RAY MEN:
RAY VERNON, vocals, rhythm guitar, and occasional piano)
BRANTLEY "SHORTY" HORTON, bass
DOUG WRAY, drums

Recorded in New York City, Washington D.C., and Accokeek (Maryland), between 1958 and 1962.

SIDE A:

01 RUN, CHICKEN, RUN
02 THE BLACK WIDOW
03 LILLIAN
04 PANCHO VILLA
05 RAW-HIDE
06 ACE OF SPADES
07 TIJUANA (*)
08 BIG CITY STOMP (*)

SIDE B:

01 JACK THE RIPPER
02 DANCE CONTEST
03 ALONE
04 THE OUTLAW
05 THE SWAG
06 RUMBLE
07 THE STRANGER (*)
08 VENDETTA (*)