Win This Record!

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Win This Record!
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Studio album by
David Lindley
Released1982
Label Asylum
Producer David Lindley, Greg Ladanyi
David Lindley chronology
El Rayo-X
(1981)		Win This Record!
(1982)		El Rayo Live
(1983)

Win This Record! is an album by the American musician David Lindley, released in 1982. [1] [2] He is credited with his band, El Rayo-X. [3] It was a commercial disappointment, and his final album for Asylum Records. [4] [5]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Lindley and Greg Ladanyi. [6] Lindley tried to avoid adding too many additional musical ideas to his original conceptions of the songs. [7] As with other albums, Lindley used cheap guitars and parts and instruments he found in junk shops. [5] Booker T. Jones guested on organ. [8] "Something's Got a Hold on Me" is a cover of the Etta James song. [9] "Ram-a-Lamb-a Man" is a tribute to condoms. [10] "Premature" is a cover of the Toots and the Maytals song. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Clarion-Ledger Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

The Globe and Mail wrote: "Lindley's brand of California reggae grows stronger with each listening. The rhythms are amazing, and his guitarwork first class." [15] The Sun Sentinel called the album "filled with upbeat, gritty and reggae-flavored covers and originals," writing that "Talk to the Lawyer" "should have been a hit." [16] Billboard deemed it "another exercise in classic rock and reggae/pop." [17] The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that "the lyrics are more acute and the playing has a bristling energy that belies the laid-back tempo of most of the songs." [13] The Commercial Appeal considered it "a carefully careless rendering of music rooted in the four corners of the world." [18]

AllMusic stated: "A rambling, fun record, Win This Record is one of the finest rock records of the '80s." [9] The State labeled the album "innovative rock 'n' reggae." [19] The Palm Beach Post listed Win This Record! among the 13 "great records you may have missed in the '80s," writing that Lindley is "a musical virtuoso who can play anything with strings." [20] The San Diego Union-Tribune also considered the album to be among the best of the 1980s. [21]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Something's Got a Hold on Me"2:43
2."Turning Point"4:45
3."Spodie"4:57
4."Brother John"5:50
5."Premature"3:57
6."Talk to the Lawyer"4:55
7."Make It on Time"3:17
8."Rock It with I"5:06
9."Ram-a-Lamb-a Man"4:10
10."Look So Good"1:31

References

  1. ↑ "David Lindley Biography by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Hatlo, Jim (1989). Hot Licks. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 64.
  3. ↑ Varga, George (September 4, 1987). "Lindley gets a boost from Ronstadt". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. D3.
  4. ↑ Burliuk, Greg (January 19, 1988). "Legendary Live-Concert Performer David Lindley Comes to Kingston". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 21.
  5. 1 2 Stout, Gene (March 7, 1986). "Electric Eclectic". What's Happening. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. 3.
  6. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 410.
  7. ↑ Varga, George (February 4, 1984). "Lindley's music is joyful". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. B8.
  8. ↑ "Records". Pharos-Tribune. Logansport. October 17, 1982. p. 28.
  9. 1 2 3 "Win This Record Review by Matthew Greenwald". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 6, 2023). "David Lindley, 1944-2023: A fixture in L.A. recording scene in '70s and '80s". Los Angeles Times. p. E3.
  11. ↑ Denselow, Robin (March 15, 2023). "David Lindley Obituary". Music. The Guardian.
  12. ↑ Burnett, Brown (October 17, 1982). "On Music". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 13H.
  13. 1 2 Tucker, Ken (October 24, 1982). "Rock 'n' Roll Music with a Sense of Humor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. P9.
  14. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 425.
  15. ↑ Lacey, Liam (October 30, 1982). "Win This Record David Lindley". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
  16. ↑ Benarde, Scott (November 15, 1985). "Bypassed Recordings Merit a Second Look". Sun Sentinel. p. 27S.
  17. ↑ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 39. October 2, 1982. p. 62.
  18. ↑ Wyde, Nathan (October 17, 1982). "David Lindley". The Commercial Appeal. p. 12.
  19. ↑ Miller, Michael L. (March 25, 1988). "The big news coming...". The State. p. 10B.
  20. ↑ Benarde, Scott (January 14, 1990). "Y-Not Rewinds for Best of the '80s". The Palm Beach Post. p. L2.
  21. ↑ Varga, George (December 31, 1989). "Best of the Decade". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E4.
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