Link Wray – Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray

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Label:	Rhino Records (2) – R2 71222
Format:	CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	1993
Genre:	Rock, Blues
Style:	Electric Blues, Rock & Roll, Instrumental

Tracklist

1	Rumble Rhythm Guitar – Vernon Wray Written-By – Wray, Grant	2:27
2	The Swag Rhythm Guitar – Vernon Wray Tambourine – Evelyn Wray Written-By – Wray, Grant	2:21
3	Raw-Hide Piano – Vernon Wray Written-By – Wray, Grant	2:07
4	Dixie-Doodle Rhythm Guitar – Vernon Wray Written-By – Wray, Grant	2:10
5	Ramble Piano – Unknown Artist Written-By – Wray, Grant	2:15
6	Ain't That Lovin' You Babe Written-By – Reed*	2:48
7	Jack The Ripper Written-By – Wray, Cooper	2:22
8	The Black Widow Written-By – Wray, Cooper	1:52
9	Big City After Dark Piano – Vernon Wray Written-By – Wray*	2:53
10	Run Chicken Run Piano – Vernon Wray Written-By – Wray, Cooper	1:57
11	The Shadow Knows Organ – Chuck Bennett Written-By – Lawrence Fredericks, Link Wray	2:28
12	Deuces Wild Drums [2nd Drums] – Unknown Artist Written-By – Wray*	2:24
13	Hang On Organ – Chuck Bennett Rhythm Guitar – Jack Van Horn Written-By – Wray*	2:27
14	Ace Of Spades Written-By – Wray, Cooper	2:23
15	I'm Branded Bass – Ed Cynar Organ – Chuck Bennett Written-By – Wray*	2:05
16	Batman Theme Bass – Ed Cynar Organ – Bobby Howard Rhythm Guitar – Chuck Bennett Vocals – Bobby Howard Written-By – Hefti*	2:01
17	Hidden Charms Written-By – Dixon*	2:42
18	Climbing A High Wall Written-By – Wray*	4:02
19	Switchblade Bass – Rob Stoner Drums – Howie Wyeth* Piano – Richard Gottehrer Rhythm Guitar – Billy Cross (2) Written-By – Cross, Wyeth, Wray, Gottehrer, Stoner, Gordon	3:14
20	Jack The Ripper (Live Version) Bass – John Greaves Drums – Charlie Charles* Written-By – Wray, Cooper	4:45

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rhino Records Inc.
Copyright © – Rhino Records Inc.
Recorded At – U.S. Recording
Recorded At – Edgewood Studios
Recorded At – CBS Studios, New York
Recorded At – Ray Vernon Recording
Recorded At – Virtue Studios
Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios
Recorded At – The Lyceum, London
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Art Direction – Geoff Gans
Artwork [Front Coner Lettering] – Daniel Clowes
Artwork [Front Cover Hand-tinting] – Tom LiCari
Bass – Shorty Horton (tracks: 1-14, 17, 18)
Compiled By [Compilation], Liner Notes – Cub Koda
Design – Monster X (3)
Drums – Doug Wray (tracks: 1-18)
Guitar – Link Wray
Illustration [Illustrations] – Coop*
Mastered By [Remastering] – Bob Fisher
Photography By [Photos] – Billy Miller (4), Charles Sogle, Michael Ochs Archives
Producer – Chuck Sagle (tracks: 5, 6), Link Wray (tracks: 20), Ray Vernon (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 18), Richard Gottehrer (tracks: 19)
Producer [Produced For Release By] – James Austin
Research – Cub Koda, Gary Peterson (2), Ted Myers
Research [Rumble Research] – Billy Miller (4)
Vocals – Link Wray (tracks: 3, 11, 16, 17, 18)

Notes

For contractual reasons, "Ray Vernon" was originally listed as the artist on "Big City After Dark."

Recording Locations:
#1 and 2: U.S. Recording, Wash, DC
#3, 4 and 8: Edgewood Studios, Wash, DC
#5 and 6: CBS Studios, NYC
#7 and 14: Ray Vernon Recording, Vermont Ave., Wah, DC
#9, 11, 13, 15, 16 and 18: Ray Vernon Recording, Accokeek, MD
#10 and 17: Ray Vernon Recording, 9th St., Wash, DC
#12: Virtue Records, Phil, PA
#19: Plaza Sound Studios, NYC
#20: The Lyceum, London, England

Source of tracks: 1-2: Cadence single #1347, 4/58; 3-4: Epic single #9300, 1/59; 5: from the album Link Wray & The Wraymen, Epic #3661, 2/60; 6: Epic single #9419, 10/60; 7: Rumble single #1000, 7/61; reissued as Swan single #4137, 3/63; 8: Swan single #4137, 3/63; 9: Mala single #456, 11/62; 10: Swan single #4163, 10/63; 11: Swan single #4171, 2/64; 12: Swan single #4187, 7/64; 13 & 15: Swan single #4211, 5/65; 14: Swan single #4239, 1/66; reissued as Swan single #4261, 7/66; 16: Swan single #4244, 1/66; 17: Swan single #4261, 7/66; `8: From the album Yesterday-Today, Record Factory #1929, 1970; 19: From the album Bullshot, Visa #7009, 1979; 20: from the album Stuck In Gear, Virgin [UK] #2050, 3/76.

Track 15 "I'm Branded" - credit for Organ is questionable since the track clearly has rhythm guitar and piano but no organ.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 081227122225
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3 R2 71222-2 SRC**01 M1S10
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 3 R2 71222-2 SRC**01 M1S7

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray (Cassette, Compilation)	Rhino Records (2)	R4 71222	US	1993
Recently Edited	Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, WEA Pressing)	Rhino Records (2)	R2 71222	US	Unknown
New Submission	Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Specialty Pressing)	Rhino Records (2)	R2 71222	US	Unknown
New Submission	Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered)	Rhino Records (2)	R2 71222	US	Unknown