A bit of a dogleg here but such is the way of Brobots! I first got wind of this via the fabulous WFMU Blog. Thanks dudes! (Take it easy on the weird shit ok? Yr starting to turn into Dr. Demento). Ehrm…

“Link Wray” was something of a comeback album for the trail blazing axeman and also a bit of a departure from his signature sound. Legend has it he recorded it on a 3-track (!?) in a converted chicken coop on the rural Wray family farm in Maryland. While this particular track retains some of his fiery fuzzed up guitar action, for the most part this collection is a rootsy, down-home affair.

My cut finds Link recounting advice he got from the wind: Son, come out west…

Ever notice the wind never says things like: Fuckit, here’s nice…

Stupid wind! Anyway, Deets:

Artist: Link Wray
Album: S/T
Label: Polydor
Production: Steve Verroca & Ray Vernon

Thankfully, this one was recently reissued and seems pretty easy to get. Amazon has the CD & MP3s. It’s worth picking up - the CD nicely reproduces the original vinyl artwork and the album has a number of really nice cuts including: “La De Da,” “Fire and Brimstone,” “Black River Swamp,” & “Juke Box Mama.”