Link Wray - Three Track Shack (1971-73, 2005 double disc remaster)

Artist: Link Wray
Album: Three Track Shack
Country: US
Genre: Surf roots country garage rock
Release: 2005
Quality: FLAC | lossless

A two-disc set compiling the three LP's Link Wray recorded on his family's farm in Prince George's County, MD in the early 1970's. The old-time folk and roadhouse arrangements and free flowing sermonizing confused fans of the early hard rock pioneer. But the musical power and precision come through--as do the sounds of the night in that rustic setting, thanks to the brilliant re-master from the original tapes. Memorably, the Neville Brothers covered two songs from these sessions, "Falling Rain" and "Fire And Brimstone".

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. La De Da (Yvonne Verroca) - 4:02
2. Take Me Home Jesus (Yvonne Verroca) - 3:17
3. Juke Box Mama (Yvonne Verroca) - 4:26
4. Rise And Fall Of Jimmy Stokes (Yvonne Verroca) - 3:58
5. Fallin' Rain (Link Wray) - 3:42
6. Fire And Brimstone (Link Wray) - 4:16
7. Ice People (Link Wray) - 2:59
8. God Out West (Yvonne Verroca) - 3:51
9. Crowbar (Link Wray) - 4:47
10.Black River Swamp (Link Wray) - 3:57
11.Tail Dragger (Willie Dixon) - 4:29
12.Beans And Fatback - 1:35
13.I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud - 6:52
14.Shawnee Tribe - 3:25
15.Hobo Man - 3:51
16.Georgia Pines (Traditional) - 3:54
17.Alabama Electric Circus - 3:57
Tracks 1-11 from "Link Wray" LP 1971
Tracks 12-17 from "Beans And Fatback" LP 1973

Disc 2
1. Water Boy - 9:40
2. From Tulsa To North Caroline - 4:38
3. Right Or Wrong (You Lose) - 2:55
4. In The Pines - 7:07
5. Take My Hand (Precious Lord) (Traditional) - 3:35
6. Walkin' In The Arizona Sun - 2:55
7. Scorpio Woman - 3:48
8. The Coca Cola Sign Blinds My Eyes (Link Wray, Bobby Howard, Yvonne Verroca) - 6:22
9. All I Want To Say - 3:11
10.All Because Of A Woman - 3:17
11.On The Run (Link Wray, Bobby Howard, Yvonne Verroca) - 5:42
12.Son Of A Simple Man - 4:20
13.Precious Jewel (Roy Acuff) - 2:02
14.Days Before Custer - 5:29
15.Gandy Dancer (Link Wray, Bobby Howard, Yvonne Verroca) - 3:30
Tracks 1-5 from "Beans And Fatback" LP 1973
Tracks 6-15 as Mordicai Jones from "Mordicai Jones" 1972

Personnel:
Link Wray - Vocals, Electric, Acousticr, Resonator, Twelve-String Guitars, Bass, Steel Guitar
Doug Wray - Drums, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Proccnail Can Percussion, Vocals
Mordicai Jones (a.k.a. Bobby Howard) - Lead Vocals, Piano, Mandolin, Harp
Bill Hodges - Organ, Piano, Scratcher Percussion, Vocals
Steve Verroca - Drums, Vocals
John Grummere - Electric Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Norman Sue - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Ned Levitt - Foot Stomp, Hand Claps, Vocals