Artist: Chet Atkins

Title: Chet Atkins Workshop

Date: 1961

Label: RCA Records  LPM-2232 

Notes: The cover photo is priceless. The workshop is just chock full of antique recording gear and that big red Gretsch looks just perfect. According to the cover notes there is... "approximately $8,000 worth of electronic and electrical equipment, much of it built by Atkins himself: a small maze of mixing panels, a three-channel stereo tape recorder, a one-channel recorder, a jack panel, a voltmeter, an audio generator, a distortion meter." Sounds like stone tools and bear skins to me. The music is another fine effort from Mr. Atkins. As always the guitar shines even if some of the backgrounds attempt to take over. 

Track Listing

Side 1

Lambeth Walk
Theme from "A Summer Place"
Whispering
In a Little Spanish Town
Sleep
Marie

Side 2

Hot Mocking Bird
Lullaby of Birdland
Tammy
Goofus
Bonita
Whatever Will Be, Will Be

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