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Anthology of the Twelve String Guitar

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Several months ago I bought a 12 string (Older Guild JF30-12) and thought it would be fun to listen to some, what would appear to be, vintage 12 string songs. While nice, on the whole, I am disappointed with this disc. Would have saved money by either buying used or downloading the best 3 or 4 tracks from Itunes (not sure if they can be found). Several of the tracks are poorly recorded and sound like they were Muzak from the 60's. Listen carefully to the samples before ordering.
Seems to me there was a "12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell" disc out there long ago. That'll be my next search.
Good luck!
Terry

Anthology of 12-String Guitar is a good way to understand why there is acoustic music before and after Fahey, Basho, Lang, Kottke and Sandy Bull.

For 12-string completists, this album is a pleasant stroll through time. For anyone else, you'd have to really be into early folk-pop instrumental music.

I read the other reviews of this CD, that I actually have the original LP album of from the 60s. While it is true that the sound quality is not what we've come to expect today, listeners must remember that this album is now 45-50 years old and that the recordings are likely older!

Furthermore, the original source of this CD may have been someone's LP! In addition to these two factors, at the time this album was originally sold, it was on a label few had ever heard of and was an INEXPENSIVE LP.

There was a related LP titled "The Guitar Greats" that offered a fantastic performance of "Get the Bird Flyin'" by the great Glen Campbell! But it may never have been published on CD.

With the understanding that these are old performances on an old recording, I find the album to be notable!