El rayo-X

by David Lindley

El rayo-X cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1981
  • Label: Asylum
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:31
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

David Lindley's 'El rayo-X' introduced his solo band after years of session work and high-profile collaborations. The album reflects his eclectic instrumental background, moving through reggae, roots rock, Tex-Mex, and slide-guitar idioms with a deliberately informal feel.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. She Took Off My Romeos (3:00)
  2. Bye Bye Love (2:50)
  3. Mercury Blues (3:33)
  4. Quarter Of A Man (3:45)
  5. Ain't No Way (3:42)
  6. Twist And Shout (2:44)
  7. El Rayo-X (2:53)
  8. Your Old Lady (4:14)
  9. Don't Look Back (3:55)
  10. Petit Fleur (3:11)
  11. Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus Blues (2:14)
  12. Pay The Man (3:30)

Credits

  • David Lindley - primary artist, vocals, electric guitar, slide guitar, electric guitar, lute [divan saz], electric guitar, bandura, written-by, 6-string bass, slide guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, guitar, whistling, written-by
  • Ian Wallace - drums
  • Gloria von Jansky - lettering
  • Bob Glaub - bass
  • William Smith - organ
  • Ras Baboo - percussion, percussion, vocals, accordion, vocals, timbales, timbales, vocals
  • Bob "Frizz" Fuller - written-by
  • Bill Payne - organ

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