{"product_id":"link-wray","title":"Link Wray","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLink Wray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the self-titled 1971 album by pioneer\u003cspan\u003e Rock \u0026amp; Roll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eguitarist\u003cspan\u003e Link Wray\u003c\/span\u003e. The music is an\u003cspan\u003e Americana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eblend of\u003cspan\u003eBlues, Country, Gospel \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e folk rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eelements. This music is characterized by the purposeful use of simplified sounds to reflect the then-current vogue of blues and other\u003cspan\u003e roots music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing used in many\u003cspan\u003e roots rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebands. Wray's guitar-work, composing, and vocals reflected modern rock influences. Despite publicity from radio stations and print media in the Washington area, the album did not do well in national sales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome tracks from this album later surfaced on the compilation\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuitar Preacher: The Polydor Years\u003c\/i\u003e, and it was included in its entirety on 2CDs compilation\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWray's Three Track Shack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Acadia\/Evangeline Recorded Works Ltd.\/Universal Music, 2005) along with other \"shack\" recordings of '71\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeans n Fatback\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMordicai Jones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6NYyr8iHYfYxCRrvFu0Xfi\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Link Wray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58232650924415,"sku":"826853063319","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0525\/5551\/files\/tmp_2F1497393417705-l8puhb87mk-1053154752618edb41f339a00a69e75f_2FLinkWray.jpg?v=1787221513","url":"https:\/\/thevinyltable.com\/products\/link-wray","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}