This is where the mordicai jones sessions were recorded in 1971, making it part of what we now know as the shack trilogy together with the albums link wray and beans and fatback. Fans expecting gritty electric guitar were surprised by the vocals and acoustic instruments on these tracks, which were still nice n raw but also fine n mellow. Link wray live in 85growling guitar flac album download. Disc 1 tracks 1216, disc 2 tracks 15 from the album mordicai jones, released 1971 disc 2 tracks 616 from the album beans and fatback, released 1973. Link and the band including pianist bobby howard on vocals cook up some blues, folk, country and soul on the lps link wray, mordicai jones and beans and fatback. The mordicai jones of the title was actually bobby howard, who played piano and mandolin on the link wray sessions and whose strong, bluesleaning voice lacked the idiosyncrasies of wrays tbravaged instrument. Link wray, mordicai jones mordicai jones 2017, vinyl discogs. Mordicai jones by mordicai jones vinyl, jun2017, tidal waves music. Considering that over the decades ive also luxuriated in the teethrattling fretwork of roy buchanan and dick dale, thats saying a whole lot granted, im not a heavy metal devotee. Trombonist anderson has assembled quite a quintet for this tribute to the blues, dubbed the lapis lazuli band. Sir douglas quintet wasted days, wasted nights aka wasted days and wasted nights 39. The rumblin guitar sounds of link wray 180g 2lp gatefold set vinyl. Listen free to link wray guitar preacher the polydor. Walkin in the arizon sun link wray mordicai jones now available on wrays three track shack a slowpaced countryesque song by link wray.
Link wray born may 2, 1929 died november 5, 2005 aged 76 american rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer. Mordicai jones is made out of fantastic energetic americana blended blues, country, gospel, soul and folkrock. Oh, if you dig the blog overall theres always the follow blog via email button. As music downloads are dispatched immediately after purchase, there is no. Mordicai jones by mordicai jones vinyl, jun2017, tidal waves. Thanks to vinyl me, please, org music and tidal waves music for making these vinyl prizes available. Link wray 2015 3track shack flac from tulsa to north carolina. The booklet also reproduces in full the gatefold artwork of the american lp the shack pictured in the woods nestled in a. Link wray mordicai jones lp sealed vinyl re reissue. A coupla articles on the cultural significance of the ipod. The album was credited to mysterious singer mordicai jones. Recent ace records releases by ian johnston sept 2015. Popol vuh soundtracks agapeagape lovelove and spirit of peace finally, some prize winners and fuck cancer.
The album was credited to mysterious singer mordicai jones, who was link s pianomandolin player bobby howard. Artist song disk disk released new notes arlo guthrie hobos lullaby hobos lullaby 1972 arlo guthrie last train last of the brooklyn cowboys 1973 mordicai jones all i want to say mordicai jones 1972 link wray shes that kind of woman the link wray rumble 1974 ann margret its a nice world to visit but not to live in you turned my head around. The mordicai jones of the title was actually bobby howard, who played piano and mandolin on the link wray sessions and whose strong, bluesleaning voice lacked the idiosyncrasies of wray s tbravaged instrument. The music is an americana blend of blues, country, gospel, and folk rock elements. In this installment, listen to tracks from our favorite reissues of 20. Verroca link wray from the record be what you want to 23. In the early 70s, firstgeneration rock guitar hero link wray was looking to make a comeback, and after his selftitled 1971 album for polydor. Recent ace records releases by ian johnston august 2015. Va truckers, kickers, cowboy angels the blissedout.
Link wray live in 85growling guitar album flac download free. Reviewwrays image as leatherclad, fuzzdrenched cowpunk is so indelibly etched into the minds of most fans that its been convenient to overlook the fact that in the early 70s, he eschewed grungy instrumentals for laidback, homespun roots rock. Its been said that vernon picked up his nickname from his success at gambling. The same casual and laidback sound was used on the link wraybeans and fatback sessions. Sir douglas quintet wasted days, wasted nights aka wasted days and wasted nights 20. The moniker of mordicai jones might have been polydors way of dealing with the fan backlashindifference to link wray hide him behind some other band. Link wray, mordicai jones and this one, beans and fatback, roots records that dont quite sound like anything else. Mary ann by link wray from the album the best of released 20110603 on one day music download on itunes. Check out the many fine releases this year and support the great labels making it happen.
It was covered by rory gallagher, who it tuscon, arizona on his 1973 alum tattoo. Download link wray link wray 1971 flac beolab1700 torrent or any other torrent from lossless category. Walkin in the arizona sun tab by link wray, mordicai jones. Mickey newbury the futures not what it used to be 18. Celestial counterpoint with words and music 50th anniversary mono version ltd. The album was credited to mysterious singer mordicai jones, who was links pianomandolin player bobby howard. Now we are blessed with wrays three track shack, a 2005 collection of these three excellent albums from 19711974. Check out guitar preacher the polydor years by link wray on amazon music. Keyboardist amina claudine myers, mostly on organ, electric guitarist jerome harris, electric bass guitarist lonnie plaxico, and drummer tommy campbell are the funkifiers. Mordicai jones mordicai jones korean remastered 1972. Mickey newbury the futures not what it used to be 37. This music is characterized by the purposeful use of simplified sounds to reflect the thencurrent vogue of blues and other roots music being used in many roots rock bands. A mouthful of pennies the product of an upright hominid. Guitar preacher the polydor years by link wray on amazon music.
Link wray may well have been the loudest rock guitarist ive ever heard in a concert setting. The band, consisting of vernon, link, doug, shorty horton and dixie neal, seemed to change names according to the venue they played lucky wray and the lazy pine wranglers and lucky wray and the palomino ranch hands. Mordicai jones walkin in the arizona sun us1972 youtube. It was recorded under supervision of producer steve verocca at wray s shack three track studio in accokeek, maryland during the link wray beans and fatback sessions by link s brother vernon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was recorded under supervision of producer steve verocca at wrays shack three track studio in accokeek, maryland during the link wraybeans and fatback sessions by links brother. Should be listed under link wray in my opinion he named it after mordicai jones was the alias of his piano player who never got much credit so link called the album. Link wray 1971, mordicai jones 1972 and beans and fatback 1973 compiled on this ace cd, mastered, for the first time, from the original tapes. Though he began in country music, his musical style went on to consist primarily of rock and roll, rockabilly and instrumental rock. Released in 2010, ragged and right counts as one of virginia guitarist jack roses final recordings before he died read more. Link wrays mordicai jones, the fatback sessions and preorder news from lita.
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