Link Wray – Ace Of Spades LP+CD Coloured Vinyl

Link Wray – Ace Of Spades

The premium cuts by the legend that is Link Wray remastered on limited Red colored vinyl with free CD, stunning artwork by Sophie Lo and liner notes by Author Nina Antonia. It will surely come as no surprise that Quentin Tarantino picked up on Link Wray's 'Rumble' and 'Ace of Spades' for the movie 'Pulp Fiction'. The brooding guitar man; born in North Carolina in 1929, as Fred Lincoln Wray Jnr, hails from pulp territory - the mythic Americana of rock n' roll. Wray's mother, from whom he inherited his striking appearance, was a Shawnee Indian, his father was a street corner preacher and grandpa did some jail time. Whilst having contracted tuberculosis when serving in the Korean war affected Wray's vocals, his guitar playing mostly did the singing for him, but he wasn't always volatile - 'Lillian' and 'Alone' revealing the heart beneath the tough exterior. Fiercely independent, when the rock n' roll boom burst, Wray fashioned a 3-track home studio from a chicken shack and largely extricated himself from the music business although he would continue to record and play, stating 'Money don't rule me, record companies don't own me.' Nothing owned Link Wray but he owned rock n roll. Though the era of monochrome had ended, Link cast a long shadow, drawing admiration from the likes of Neil Young, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend who noted of Wray 'He is the king, if it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble', I would never have picked up a guitar.' Though often marginalised throughout his career, Wray was like the night, an unquantifiable influence on successive generations of guitarists who sought to scorch rather than soothe. In November 2005, Bob Dylan was just about to step out on stage at the Royal Hall Albert, when he learned that Link had struck his final chord. In tribute to the great man, Dylan commenced his set with 'Rumble.'

Tracklist: 
LP:
A1 Run, Chicken, Run
A2 Caroline
A3 Slinky
A4 Right Turn
A5 Rendezvous
A6 Ramble
A7 Hand Clapper
A8 Alone
A9 Lillian
A10 Radar
A11 Studio Blues

B1 Rumble
B2 The Swag
B3 Raw-Hide
B4 Comanche
B5 Pancho Villa
B6 Dance Contest
B7 The Black Widow
B8 Ace Of Spades
B9 The Outlaw
B10 Jack The Ripper

CD:
CD1 Run, Chicken, Run
CD2 Caroline
CD3 Slinky
CD4 Right Turn
CD5 Rendezvous
CD6 Ramble
CD7 Hand Clapper
CD8 Alone
CD9 Lillian
CD10 Radar
CD11 Studio Blues
CD12 Rumble
CD13 The Swag
CD14 Raw-Hide
CD15 Comanche
CD16 Pancho Villa
CD17 Dance Contest
CD18 The Black Widow
CD19 Ace Of Spades
CD20 The Outlaw
CD21 Jack The Ripper

Label: Vip Vop
Released: 2014