"N.Y. WILD GUITARS" 1992

Fantastic CD of hot guitarists from the Fire/ Fury/ Enjoy labels……Mighty Joe Young gets the distortion started with Why Baby/ Empty Arms; he is one of the best of the many muscular fretters here. The biggest name is Tarheel Slim, whose #9 Train/ Wildcat Tamer are prime cuts of tough NYC blues. But the wildest by far was Wild Jimmy Spruill, who livens up Wilbert Harrison's Kansas City as well as 6 of his own guitar-wrecking instrumentals including Hard Grind and Cut And Dried (all previously reissued on Krazy Kat LP 7429, as I recall). There are a few mediocre tracks mixed in, but rare sides by the Charles Lucas Combo, B. Brown (possibly Spruill here), Billy Lewis, and Hal Paige & The Whalers make this a must for fans of vintage fret-melting technique. 20 selections. (MB) (Roots ‘n Rhythm)trax:
1. Why Baby - Mighty Joe Young 2. Empty Arms - Mighty Joe Young 3. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 4. Kansas City March - Wild Jimmy Spruill 5. Hard Grind - Wild Jimmy Spruill 6. Number 9 Train - Tarheel Slim 7. Wildcat Tamer - Tarheel Slim 8. I Love You Baby - Titus Tee Turner 9. Scratchin' - Wild Jimmy Spruill 10. Cut & Dried - Wild Jimmy Spruill 11. Hoop And Holler - Riff Ruffin 12. All My Life - Riff Ruffin 13. Walkin' - Charles Lucas Combo 14. Hardworking Man - B. Brown 15. Ain't That Some Shame - Sammy Taylor 16. Heart Trouble - Billy Lewis 17. Slow Draggin' - Wild Jimmy Spruill 18. Scratch 'n' Twist - Wild Jimmy Spruill 19. After Hours Blues - Hal Paige & The Whalers 20. Too Much Competition - Allen "Tarheel Slim" Bunn
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