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Link Wray 1971

country rock, rock 44 min 11 tracks Polydor

Link Wray is the 1971 album by pioneering guitarist Link Wray. The music is an Americana blend of blues, country, gospel, and folk rock elements. This music is characterized by the purposeful use of simplified sounds to reflect the then-current vogue of blues and other roots music being used in many roots rock bands.

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Character

Grave, spare, intimate and classical in form.

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Tracks

A1La De Da4:05
A2Take Me Home Jesus3:21
A3Juke Box Mama4:29
A4Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes4:02
A5Fallin' Rain3:45
B1Fire and Brimstone4:20
B2Ice People3:04
B3God Out West3:54
B4Crowbar4:48
B5Black River Swamp3:59
B6Tail Dragger4:30

11 tracks, 44 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Link Wray
Label: Polydor
Released: 1971
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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