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Link Wray

Real Name:
Frederick Lincoln Wray
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Born May 2nd, 1929 in Dunn, North Carolina; died November 5. 2005.

Brother of Doug Wray and Vernon Wray.
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Discography

Releases:
Link Wray (LP)   Polydor 1971
Be What You Want To (LP)   Polydor 1973
Beans And Fatback (LP)   Virgin 1973
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (7")   Polydor 1973
The Link Wray Rumble (2 versions)   Polydor 1974
Stuck In Gear (LP)   Virgin 1975
Robert Gordon With Link Wray (12")   Private Stock 1977
Robert Gordon With Link Wray (Album) (2 versions)   Private Stock 1977
Fresh Fish Special (Album) (7 versions)   Private Stock ... 1978
Sea Cruise (7")   Private Stock 1978
Bullshot (Album) (2 versions)   RCA ... 1979
Fever (7")   Line Records, Line Records 1979
Link Wray Live At The Paradiso (Album) (2 versions)   Magnum Force Records ... 1980
Rockin' Rumble (LP)   Surprise (3) 1981
Good Rockin' Tonight (LP, Comp)   Ace Records (UK) 1982
Live In´ 85 (LP)   Big Beat Records 1986
The Original Rumble (CD, Comp)   Ace Records (UK) 1989
Vendetta (7")   Norton 1989
Missing Links Vol. 2 - Big City After Dark (Comp) (2 versions)   Norton Records (2) 1990
Indian Child (CD, Album)   Ball Product 1993
Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray (CD, Comp, RM)   Rhino Records (2) 1993
Missing Links Vol. 1 - Hillbilly Wolf (CD, Album, Comp)   Norton Records (2) 1997
Guitar Legends (CD, Comp)   EMI Plus (Europe) B.V. 2001
Ace of Spades / Fat Back (7")   Norton Records (2)  
Early Recordings (LP)   Chiswick Records  
Jack The Ripper / Bo Diddley (7")   Norton Records (2)  
Appears On:
Rumble / The Swag (7", Single)   Cadence (2) 1958
Dixie-Doodle / Raw-Hide (7", Single)   Epic 1959
Session With The Dave Clark Five (LP, Album, Mono) Rumble EMI Columbia 1964
XKE / Drag Strip (7", Single)   Vermillion Records (3) 1965
By Request At The Sway-Zee (12", Mono) Rumble Dearborn 1966
Dead On Arrival (2xLP, Comp, Lim) I'm So Glad I'm So Proud Virgin 1978
Songs The Lord Taught Us (Album) (4 versions) Sunglasses After Dark Illegal Records (2) ... 1980
Another Spark (Cass, Comp, c90) Is This The Way? (Live... Another Spark Tapes 1984
Little By Little (12", Mono) The Swag Media Burn Records 1986
Rumble Rat (Album) (2 versions) Rumble Revisited Weser Label ... 1987
Evil Devil Of The Female Kind (7", Ltd) Ace Of Spades That's Entertainment Records (2) 1988
Rumble (LP, Album) Rumble Vielklang 1988
That's Entertainment Records Box 1 (7", EP, Ltd, Yel + 7", Ltd, Blu + 7", Ltd, Cle + B) Ace Of Spades That's Entertainment Records (2), That's Entertainment Records (2), That's Entertainment Records (2), Some People Are Ratz 1988
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1958 Still Rockin' (2xLP, Comp, RM) Rumble Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1988
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - The '50s: Last Dance (2xLP, RM) Raw-Hide Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
Whiskey Slick / Rumble (12") Rumble Skeller Records 1989
Yellow Moon (LP, Album) Fire And Brimstone A&M Records 1989
Join Satan's Army (2x7") Preacher Man Amphetamine Reptile Records 1990
Teenage Head (CD) Rumble Big Beat Records 1990
20 Rock And Roll Hits Of The 50's And 60's (CD) Comanche Big Beat Records 1991
3rd Degree Road Burn (7", EP, Tur) Jack The Ripper Flipside Records 1991
Booze (7", EP) Rumble Estrus Records 1991
Flow My Firetear (2 versions)   Columbia 1991
Alligator Walk (LP, Album) Rawhide Cactus Records (5) 1992
Don't Know Yet (7") Lie Detector / Jack Th... Lucky Records (US) 1992
Hunchy Punchy Wicked Wacked Whoo (CD, Album, Promo) The Fuzz Shithill Records 1992
Remind Me (7") I'm Branded Screaming Apple 1992
Skin And Bones (7", Blu) Comanche Sub Pop Records 1992
Walkin' With The Link (CD, Comp) Rumble Mambo, New Stud... Epic, Legacy 1992
Creature Feature (Flexi, 7") The Shadow Knows Kronophonic 1993
Endsville! (CD, Album)   C/Z Records 1993
Shut The Fuck Up! (LP, Blu) Switchblade, Rumble Estrus Records 1993
Shut Up! (CD) Switchblade, Rumble, I... 1 + 2 Records 1993
Strychnine / Branded (7") Branded Twist Records (2) 1993
Tribal Thunder (CD, Album) Hot Links: Caterpilla... Hightone Records 1993
Chatterton (CD, Album) Que N'ai-Je, Elvire, J... Barclay 1994
Destroy All Astro-Men!! (LP, Album) The Shadow Knows Estrus Records 1994
Ditch Diggin' (LP, Pic, Ltd, Num) Jack The Ripper, Parts... Safe House 1994
The Specialty Story (5xCD, Comp + Box) Money Blues Specialty Records Inc. 1994
The Various Boss Sounds From Beyond The Far Reaches...And Then Some! (2 versions) Hotel Loneliness Get Hip Recordings 1994
12 Monkeys (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Comp) Comanche MCA Soundtracks 1995
Mary-Ann (CD, Maxi, Mono) Mary-Ann Vinyl Japan 1995
Paint It Black, You Devil (CD, Album) Rawhide Sympathy For The Record Industry 1995
Run Chicken Run (7", Die) Run Chicken Run Norton Records (2) 1995
G.D.M.F.S.O.B. (CD, Comp) Rumble, Rumble Grand Theft Audio 1996
Instrumental Hits (7", EP, Mono) Commanche Sympathy For The Record Industry 1996
Mega Jukebox Hits (10xCD, Comp + Box) Rumble Disky 1996
It Came From Pier 13! (LP, Album) David's Mood Dionysus Records 1997
Planetary Warrior (CD, Album) Rumble Viceroy Music, Lightyear Entertainment 1997
Americana A Gogo (LP, Album) Right Turn Sure Shot (3) 1999
Surfin' Bird (LP, Album, RE, Mono) Raw-Hide BeatRocket 1999
Live!! (CD + CD, Mini) Jack The Ripper, Rumble Ki/oon Records 2000
Ma Petite Entreprise (CD, Promo)   Barclay 2000
Poesiealbum (CD, Album) Mr. Guitar, Rumble AG Music 2000
Strike! - The Early Years 1994-2000 (Comp) (2 versions) Jack The Ripper (Live) Drunkabilly Records 2000
D. A. Sebasstian (CD, Enh) Rumble Go-Kustom 2001
The Orange Sessions (CD, Album)   Orange Recordings (3) 2001
António Sérgio Apresenta Som Da Frente 1982-1986 (2xCD) Sunglasses After Dark EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Lda. 2002
Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (Collector's Edition) (CD, Comp, RE) Rumble MCA Records 2002
Surf Strike (CD, Album) Fat Back Green Cookie Records 2002
Zombie! (7", Mono) Zombie! Boom Boom Records (2) 2002
Fuck Christmas, I Got The Blues (CD, Album, Dig) Ramble Subotnick Enterprises 2003
PKD - Simulacra (CD, Album) Switchblade Metropolis 2003
Stax Instrumentals (CD, Mono) Raw-Hide Stax 2003
Hearing Is Believing: The Jack Nitzsche Story 1962-1979 (CD, Comp, RM) Rumble Ace Records (UK) 2005
Live At Porto-Rio (File, MP3, EP, 160) Ace Of Spades You Are Not Stealing Records 2005
Monochromeset (Album) (2 versions) Zip Code, Law Of The J... Bone Voyage Recording Company 2006
Ou Wee! (MiniAlbum) (2 versions)   Bad Afro Records 2006
Party At Rob's House (Single) (2 versions) Five & Ten Rob's House Records ... 2006
Rat Fink (5", Single) Five And Ten Squoodge Records 2006
A Fistful Of Pesetas (CD, Album) Black Widow, Slinky Rock & Roll Inc.  
Deuces Wild / The Sweeper (7", Single)   Norton Records (2)  
I Fought The Law (7", RE, Single) Rumble Revival Records  
Soul Music 101 Chapter 2 (7") Branded Sympathy For The Record Industry  
Soul Music 101 Chapter 3 (7") Comanche Sympathy For The Record Industry  
Tracks Appear On:
The Guitar Album (2xLP, Gat) Lawdy Miss Clawdy Polydor 1974
Dead On Arrival (2xLP, Comp, Lim) I'm So Glad I'm So Proud Virgin 1978
Repeat Performance (LP, Comp) It's All Over Know Charisma 1980
20 Great Guitar Instrumentals (LP) Fat Back, Please Pleas... Cascade Records 1983
These Cats Ain't Nothing But Trash (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Hidden Charms Big Beat Records 1983
RCD Punk Plus Collection 14 (CD, Comp, Promo) Torture RCD Magazine 1993
Abattoir Dogs (Cass, Comp) Deuces Wild, The Wild One Vox Magazine 1995
Guitar Rock: The Late '70s: Take Two (CD, Album) Red Hot Time Life Music, Sony Music Special Products 1995
Pulp Surfin' (CD) Rumble Donna Records 1995
Purple Knif Show (Comp) (3 versions) The Fuzz, The Fuzz (Co... Skydog ... 1995
This Is Cult Fiction (CD, Comp) Rumble Circa Records Ltd. 1995
Mega Jukebox Hits (10xCD, Comp + Box) Rumble Disky 1996
Chart Breaker: Greatest Hits Of The 50's And 60's CD 2 (CD, Comp) Rumble Disky 1997
Ocean Of Sound 4: Guitars On Mars (2xCD) Rumble Virgin 1997
Those Boogie Knights & Disco Divas (CD, Comp, Album) Moped Baby Vox Magazine 1998
Hot Wheels: Turbo Racer "Original Game Soundtrack" (CD, Album) BarCat Electronic Arts 1999
Evening at Greasy Spoon Diner (CD, Comp) My Alberta P-Vine Records, Afterhours 2000
Born To Run 2003 - Volume 1 (CD, Album, Comp) Fire Uncut Magazine 2003
50 Jaar Rock 'n' Roll (3xCD, Copy Prot.) Rumble EMI Music (Belgium) 2004
Ain't I'm A Dog (CD) New Studio Blues Legacy 2006
Hail To The King! (CD) Love Me Tender Mojo Magazine 2006
Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) 5-10-15-20 Soma Quality Recordings 2007
Stooges Jukebox (CD, Album) Rumble Mojo Magazine 2007
House Of Broken Hearts (Part One) (Cass) Facing All The Same To... Mississippi Records  
I Fought The Law (7", RE, Single) Rumble Revival Records  
More Hot Rockin' Tracks (10") I Sez Baby Mima Records  
The Guitar Album (LP, Pro) Tail Dragger Polydor  
Unofficial Releases:
Punk Collection (CD) Torture TEIC  
Songs The Cramps Taught Us - Volume One (CD, Comp) Fatback Not On Label  
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