Rumble! The Best of Link Wray

by Link Wray

Rumble! The Best of Link Wray cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 18 May 1993
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:43
  • Community rating: 4.71/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This career-spanning collection highlights the aggressive, heavily distorted instrumentals that fundamentally shifted the vocabulary of the electric guitar. Anchored by the revolutionary title track—famous for being banned from radio play solely due to its menacing sound—'Rumble!' chronicles Link Wray's pioneering use of power chords and intentional amplifier distortion. It cements his legacy as the indisputable godfather of garage rock, surf, and proto-punk guitar aesthetics.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, instrumental, rhythmic, fuzzy, guitar-driven

Tracklist

  1. Rumble (2:27)
  2. The Swag (2:21)
  3. Raw-Hide (2:07)
  4. Dixie-Doodle (2:10)
  5. Ramble (2:15)
  6. Ain't That Lovin' You Babe (2:48)
  7. Jack The Ripper (2:22)
  8. The Black Widow (1:52)
  9. Big City After Dark (2:53)
  10. Run Chicken Run (1:57)
  11. The Shadow Knows (2:28)
  12. Deuces Wild (2:24)
  13. Hang On (2:27)
  14. Ace Of Spades (2:23)
  15. I'm Branded (2:05)
  16. Batman Theme (2:01)
  17. Hidden Charms (2:42)
  18. Climbing A High Wall (4:02)
  19. Switchblade (3:14)
  20. Jack The Ripper (Live Version) (4:45)

Credits

  • Daniel Clowes - artwork [front coner lettering]
  • Tom LiCari - artwork [front cover hand-tinting]
  • Shorty Horton - bass
  • Doug Wray - drums
  • Chris Cooper - illustration [illustrations], illustration
  • Gary Peterson - research
  • Ted Myers - research
  • Vernon Wray - rhythm guitar, piano

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