art direction Geoff Gans artwork [front coner lettering] Daniel Clowes artwork [front cover hand-tinting] Tom LiCari tracks 1-14, 17, 18 bass Shorty Horton compiled by [compilation], liner notes Cub Koda design Monster X tracks 1-18 drums Doug Wray guitar Link Wray illustration [illustrations] Chris Cooper mastered by [remastering] Bob Fisher photography by [photos] Billy Miller photography by [photos] Charles Sogle photography by [photos] Michael Ochs Archives tracks 5, 6 producer Chuck Sagle tracks 20 producer Link Wray tracks 1 to 4, 7 to 18 producer Ray Vernon tracks 19 producer Richard Gottehrer producer [produced for release by] James Austin research Cub Koda research Gary Peterson research Ted Myers research [rumble research] Billy Miller tracks 3, 11, 16, 17, 18 vocals Link Wray Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Records Inc. Copyright (c) Rhino Records Inc. Recorded At U.S. Recording Recorded At Edgewood Studios Recorded At CBS Studios, New York Recorded At Ray Vernon Recording Recorded At Virtue Studios Recorded At Plaza Sound Studios Recorded At The Lyceum, London Pressed By Specialty Records Corporation For contractual reasons, Ray Vernon was originally listed as the artist on Big City After Dark.
Recording Locations: #1 and 2: U.S. Recording, Wash, DC #3, 4 and 8: Edgewood Studios, Wash, DC #5 and 6: CBS Studios, NYC #7 and 14: Ray Vernon Recording, Vermont Ave., Wah, DC #9, 11, 13, 15, 16 and 18: Ray Vernon Recording, Accokeek, MD #10 and 17: Ray Vernon Recording, 9th St., Wash, DC #12: Virtue Records, Phil, PA #19: Plaza Sound Studios, NYC #20: The Lyceum, London, England
Source of tracks: 1-2: Cadence single #1347, 4/58; 3-4: Epic single #9300, 1/59; 5: from the album Link Wray & The Wraymen, Epic #3661, 2/60; 6: Epic single #9419, 10/60; 7: Rumble single #1000, 7/61; reissued as Swan single #4137, 3/63; 8: Swan single #4137, 3/63; 9: Mala single #456, 11/62; 10: Swan single #4163, 10/63; 11: Swan single #4171, 2/64; 12: Swan single #4187, 7/64; 13 & 15: Swan single #4211, 5/65; 14: Swan single #4239, 1/66; reissued as Swan single #4261, 7/66; 16: Swan single #4244, 1/66; 17: Swan single #4261, 7/66; `8: From the album Yesterday-Today, Record Factory #1929, 1970; 19: From the album Bullshot, Visa #7009, 1979; 20: from the album Stuck In Gear, Virgin [UK] #2050, 3/76.
Track 15 I'm Branded - credit for Organ is questionable since the track clearly has rhythm guitar and piano but no organ. Barcode: 081227122225 Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 71222-2 SRC**01 M1S10 (Variant 1) Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 71222-2 SRC**01 M1S7 (Variant 2)