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Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 (CD)

By: Link Wray & The Wraymen (Artist)

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Link Wray Artist Snapshot:

North Carolinan guitarist Link Wray began his recording career in the 1950s as a country musician, but was written into the annals of history in 1958 via his groundbreaking single "Rumble." An electric guitar instrumental featuring Wray's distorted tone and aggressive style, it paved the way for everything from surf to heavy metal. Wray staged various comebacks in the ensuing decades, including a partnership with neo-rockabilly singer Robert Gordon, but "Rumble" remains his most iconic moment. He passed away in November of 2005.

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DISC 1 for Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 (CD) Album By Link Wray & The Wraymen (Artis...
1   Slinky
2   Mary Ann - (alternate take)
3   Right Turn
4   Raw-Hide
5   Ramble
6   Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
7   Caroline
8   Studio Blues
9   Walkin' With Link
10   Dixie-Doodle
11   Radar
12   Oh Babe Be Mine - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
13   Lillian
14   Comanche
15   Dance Contest
16   Guitar Cha-Cha
17   Rumble Mambo
18   El Toro
19   Comanche - (previously unreleased, Demo)
20   Right Turn - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
21   Lillian - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
22   Kiki - (previously unreleased)
23   Moonlight Love - (previously unreleased)
 
DISC 2 for Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 (CD) Album By Link Wray & The Wraymen (Artis...
1   Handclapper
2   Mary Ann
3   Golden Strings
4   New Studio Blues
5   Rendezvous
6   Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
7   Ramble - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
8   Slinky - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
9   Walkin' With Link - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
10   Young And In Love - (previously unreleased, Demo)
11   Stupid Pony
12   Goose Bumps
13   School Girl
14   Night Life
15   Slow Drag
16   New Studio Blues - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
17   Golden Strings - (previously unreleased, Demo)
18   Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
19   If This Is Wrong - (previously unreleased)
20   Oh Babe Be Mine
21   Radar - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
22   Tijuana
23   Tenderly - (previously unreleased)
 

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Review

Q (4/02, p.138) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...It's thrilling, evocative stuff, even today..."
Down Beat (June 2002, p.62) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...The Native American's suspeneful guitar fun flies fast and furious..."

Title Note

Producers: Chuck Sagle, Sol Rubinowitz, Ray Vernon.

Compilation producer: Bob Irwin.

Recorded between 1958 and 1961. Includes liner notes by Teisco Del Rey.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

The king of the power chord is ably represented on this generous two-disc set. SLINKY! covers Link Wray's tenure at Epic Records between 1958 and 1961 and features some of his finest material, including the title track and "Raw-Hide," both of which recall his landmark grungy stomp "Rumble." There is plenty of the guitarist's gnarled tone and aggressive attack on display here, and it's easy to hear why Wray's conception of the instrument became a reference point for punk and metal some years later.

In addition to the expected trademark workouts and rave-ups, there is some Latin-influenced material that mixes mariachi and mambo flavors with a greaser sensibility, as well as some eerie, lounge-ish instrumentals that would not sound out of place on the soundtrack to a David Lynch film. SLINKY! works wonderfully as an introduction to Wray; but with its rare singles, unissued outtakes, alternate versions, and demos it is also indispensable to fans.

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