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- Artist: Link Wray
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1990
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
Unlike many early cult rock & roll greats, Link Wray recorded dozens upon dozens of sides that are good (and diverse) enough to make the search for his rarities worthwhile. This is the first volume of a three-part series of way-obscure sides from his early days, some previously unreleased. Some, indeed, aren't credited to Link himself, though he plays a prominent role on the tracks here credited to Lucky Wray (actually Link's brother Vern), Ray Vernon, the Wraymen, and Marvin Rainwater. Much of this is as unhoned as early rockabilly and instrumental rock got, the mid-'50s exposing Wray's hillbilly roots like raw nerve endings. It's a fine collection, worth getting if you have enough interest in Link to fish beyond a best-of compilation. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Teenage Cutie | Herb Alpert, |
(1:55) | |
| I Sez Baby | Hank Williams, Jr. | Link Wray | (2:00) |
| Johnny Bom Bonny | Link Wray | (2:17) | |
| It's Music She Says | (2:25) | ||
| Flirty Baby #1 | (2:00) | ||
| Danger One Way Love | (2:21) | ||
| Hillbilly Wolf | Link Wray | (2:07) | |
| Got Another Baby | (2:22) | ||
| Turn Me Loose | Link Wray | (2:05) | |
| TV Baby | (1:31) | ||
| I'm Counting on You | (2:11) | ||
| Sleep Tight | (2:38) | ||
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) | Howard Biggs, Joe "Cornbread" Thomas | Link Wray | (1:46) |
| Roughshod | Link Wray, |
Link Wray | (2:11) |
| The Stranger | Link Wray | Link Wray | (2:14) |
| Boo Hoo | Marvin Rainwater | Marvin Rainwater | (1:45) |
| Gotta Go Get My Baby | Marvin Rainwater, |
(3:09) | |
| Flirty Baby #2 | (2:20) | ||
| Pancho Villa | Link Wray, |
Link Wray | (2:02) |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | Lloyd Price | Link Wray | (2:34) |
| Vendetta | Link Wray, |
Link Wray | (2:42) |
