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The original king of the power chord cut these 3 LPs on a three-track recorder in his Maryland farm’s outhouse in the early ’70s. Fans expecting gritty electric guitar were surprised by the vocals and acoustic instruments on these tracks, which were still nice ’n’ raw but also fine ’n’ mellow. Link and the band (including pianist Bobby Howard on vocals) cook up some blues, folk, country and soul on the LPs "Link Wray," "Mordicai Jones" and "Beans and Fatback." This is the first reissue of these albums derived from the original master tapes; these sound the best they ever have: "La De Da," "Juke Box Mama," "Take Me Home Jesus," "Fallin’ Rain," "Crowbar," "Tail Dragger," "Water Boy," "In the Pines," "Scorpio Woman," "On the Run," "Precious Jewel" and more! Ace.