Robert Gordon & Link Wray – Rumble: Their First European Tour 1978’ 2CD+DVD

Robert Gordon & Link Wray – Rumble: Their First European Tour 1978’

While the global music scene was dominated by disco, punk, and new wave in 1977, two gifted musicians paid little attention to the trends of the day and instead pursued their own musical goals with determination. The young Robert Gordon (1947–2022) with his rockabilly-style Elvis quiff and charmingly smooth voice, and the “old rocker” Link Wray (1929–2005) in his leather outfit. Gordon and Wray released two albums in 1977 and 1978: Robert Gordon with Link Wray and Fresh Fish Special. They then went their separate ways and Gordon began working with English guitarist Chris Spedding. Live and on their two studio albums, Gordon and Wray mixed original compositions with original cover versions of Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette and even Bruce Springsteen. On January 24, 1978, during their first European tour, the two musicians gave a session at Radio Bremen's studios for the program “Musikladen Extra.” They were joined by Jon Paris (Johnny Winter's long-time accompanist) on bass and Anton Fig (Spider and Ace Frehley's Comet, among others) on drums. Fifteen tracks were retrieved from the station's archives in the very best picture and sound quality. A few days earlier, the tour group had also been in the Netherlands, among other places. The tapes of an entire concert from January 20, 1978, in Rotterdam still exist. Robert Gordon himself had arranged for the recording at the live club Eksit. There is also a video recording of the performance at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on January 21, 1978, which was commissioned by the record company at the time. This material is now being released under the title “Rumble: Their First European Tour 1978” as the ultimate live documentation of the work of these two extraordinary musicians.

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1: Sturmvogel
1: The Way I Walk
2: Twenty Flight Rock
2: Lebenszeit
3: Gedicht 'Rehlein'
3: Five Days, Five Days
4: I Need Your Love Tonight
4: My Baby Left Me
5: Steine
5: Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
6: Reise Zum Mittelpunkt Der Erde
6: Rumble
7: Wie Ein Pfeil
7: Baby, What You Want Me to Do
8: Sea Cruise
8: Wenn Ein Mensch Lebt
9: Lied Für Generationen
9: Red Hot
10: Geh' Zu Ihr
10: Fire
11: If This Is Wrong
11: Rock 'N' Roll Potpourri: A.) Long Tall Sally/b.) Party/c.) Rock 'N' Roll Music
12: Summertime Blues
13: Mystery Train
14: Baby Let's Play House
15: I Got a Woman
16: Summertime Blues (Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam 1978)

Disc 2
1: Sturmvogel
1: The Way I Walk
2: Twenty Flight Rock
2: Lebenszeit
3: Gedicht 'Rehlein'
3: Five Days, Five Days
4: I Need Your Love Tonight
4: My Baby Left Me
5: Steine
5: Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
6: Reise Zum Mittelpunkt Der Erde
6: Rumble
7: Wie Ein Pfeil
7: Baby, What You Want Me to Do
8: Wenn Ein Mensch Lebt
8: Sea Cruise
9: Lied Für Generationen
9: Red Hot
10: Fire
10: Geh' Zu Ihr
11: Rock 'N' Roll Potpourri: A.) Long Tall Sally/b.) Party/c.) Rock 'N' Roll Music
11: If This Is Wrong
12: Summertime Blues
13: Mystery Train
14: Baby Let's Play House
15: I Got a Woman
16: Summertime Blues (Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam 1978)

Disc 3
1: Twenty Flight Rock
2: Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
3: Link Talks
4: I Want to Be Free
5: Rumble
6: Lawdy Miss Clawdy
7: Flyin' Saucer Rock 'N' Roll
8: Mystery Train
9: Summertime Blues
10: If This Is Wrong
11: Baby Let's Play House
12: Red Hot
13: Fire
14: Sea Cruise
15: I Sure Miss You
16: Rawhide
17: Baby What You Want Me to Do
18: The Way I Walk
19: Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
20: Five Days, Five Days
21: Boppin' the Blues
22: I Got a Woman
23: Endless Sleep
24: Red Hot (Reprise)

Label: MiG - Music
Released: 2025