Wray,Link & The Wraymen Jack The Ripper: Singles 1957-1962 Plus CD

2017 collection. Link Wray conquered ill-health (he suffered partially impaired hearing and eyesight, and had only one lung) to become one of the most influential R&R guitarists of all time. He famously harnessed power chords and distortion to create an entirely new, brutal sound and style. Rock luminaries like Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, The Cramps, Jack Rose and JD McPherson have all acknowledged Link's crucial role. This compilation anthologizes all his singles released between 1957-62, plus various album tracks and rarities, including 45s recorded by Link, but credited to his brother, Ray Vernon. Features the million-selling singles, 'Rumble' and 'Raw-Hide', plus regional hits like 'Comanche', 'Lillian' and 'Slinky', and the original version of 'Jack The Ripper', which would become a hit following it's reissue in 1963. Also includes rare earlier recordings, his debut 45 'I Sez Baby'/'Johnny Bom Bonny', and the unissued 'Hillbilly Wolf'. His records have appeared in iconic movies like Pulp Fiction, Breathless, Independence Day, Pink Flamingos, Roadracers, Desperado, Blow, Streets Of Fire, 12 Monkeys, etc.

1. Link Wray - I Sez Baby 2. Link Wray - Johnny Bom Bonny 3. Link Wray - Hillbilly Wolf 4. Link Wray ; His Ray Men - Rumble 5. Link Wray ; His Ray Men - the Swag 6. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Raw-Hide 7. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Dixie-Doodle 8. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Comanche 9. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Lillian 10. Bert ; Ray - Night Life 11. Bert ; Ray - Slow Drag 12. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Slinky 13. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Rendezvous 14. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Right Turn 15. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Ramble 16. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Radar 17. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Studio Blues 18. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Trail of the Lonesome Pine 19. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Golden Strings - Based on a Chopin Etude 20. Ray Vernon - Roughshod 21. Ray Vernon - Vendetta 22. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 23. Link Wray ; the Wraymen - Mary Ann 24. The Ponies - Stupid Pony 25. Link Wray ; the Raymen - Jack the Ripper 26. Link Wray ; the Raymen - the Stranger 27. Link Wray - Tijuana 28. Link Wray - El Toro 29. Link Wray - Big City Stomp 30. Link Wray - Poppin' Popeye 31. Link Wray - Run, Chicken, Run 32. Link Wray - Ace of Spades 33. Ray Vernon - Big City After Dark 34. Ray Vernon - Hold It