Released 1973 Producer Steve Verroca Release date 1973 | Length 47:40 | |
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Recorded 1971, by Ray Vernon at Wray's Shack Three Track, Accokeek, Maryland, mixed by Simon Heyworth at The Manor Studio Beans and Fatback(1973) Rockin' & Handclappin'(1973) Genres Roots rock, Blues rock, Country rock, Folk rock, Americana Link Wray albums Mordicai Jones, Wray's Three Track Sh, Stuck in Gear, Link Wray, Bullshot | ||
Link wray beans and fatback i m so proud
Beans and Fatback is the 1973 release by pioneer rock and roll guitarist and Shawnee Indian Link Wray. It was recorded in 1971 by Link's brother Vernon "Ray Vernon" Wray at Wray's Shack Three Track studio, an old chicken shack on Wray's farm in Accokeek, Maryland during the Link Wray/Mordicai Jones sessions. It was mixed by Simon Heyworth at The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire, England. The music is similar to other of Wray's period recordings with distinctive "shack" sound and the same Americana blend of blues, country, gospel and folk rock, but it is a slightly looser and harder-rocking set than Link Wray.
Contents
The two CD compilation Wray's Three Track Shack (Acadia/Evangeline Recorded Works Ltd./Universal Music, 2005) includes Beans And Fatback along with other "shack" recordings of 1971 (Link Wray and Mordicai Jones), but the track "Take My Hand (Precious Lord)" was replaced without credit by "Backwoods Preacher Man" (a cover song of Tony Joe White) from The Link Wray Rumble album (Polydor, 1974).
Steve Verroca had, allegedly, stolen the demo tapes of Beans and Fatback and sold them to Virgin Records. Link Wray recorded the Stuck in Gear album for Virgin (catalogue number V2050) so they withdrew Beans and Fatback.
Reception
Allmusic gave a positive retrospective review of the album. They contended that Beans and Fatback lacks the deep emotional resonance of Link Wray, but "goes a lot father toward fusing the rowdy howl of Wray's early instrumental hits with the back-to-the-land flavor of his more personal 1971 set."
Track listing
All songs written by Link Wray and Steve Verroca, except where noted.
- "Beans and Fatback" - 1:36
- "I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud" - 6:21
- "Shawnee Tribe" - 3:27
- "Hobo Man" - 3:53
- "Georgia Pines" (Traditional) - 3:57
- "Alabama Electric Circus" - 3:59
- "Water Boy" - 6:12
- "From Tulsa to North Carolina" - 4:30
- "Right or Wrong (You Lose)" - 2:58
- "In the Pines" (Traditional, arr. Wray, Verroca) - 7:09
- "Take My Hand (Precious Lord)" (Traditional) - 3:38
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Beans and Fatback
2I'm So Glad
3Shawnee Tribe