September 23, 2022 Record of the Day

It was Link Wray who first used a distorted fuzz-tone guitar as demonstrated on his 1958 million-seller, “Rumble.” Wray used a pencil to puncture the amplifier to create the affect. Other hits followed like “Raw-hide.” His 1959 single, “Slinky,” released on Epic Records, is worth up to $300.00 with its picture sleeve as shown here.

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