Chet Atkins - Workshop (1961) Vinyl LP • Theme From A Summer Place, Tammy

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Vinyl plays with crackles and some clicks (play-graded). Cover has a few creases, some scuffing, surface abrasion and impressions and discoloration with darker spots (front/back); "D" printed near back top-left and paper residue near back center. Inner-sleeve is original (RCA logo); two seams partially split. Spine is mostly readable with wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Small splits from right corners, split on bottom near center. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Lambeth Walk
2. Theme From ' A Summer Place'
3. Whispering
4. In A Little Spanish Town ('Twas On A Night Like This)
5. Sleep
6. Marie
7. Hot Mocking Bird
8. Lullaby Of Birdland
9. Tammy
10. Goofus
11. Bonita
12. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será,Será)

About The Record:

Workshop by Chet Atkins, is a showcase of sophisticated pop and jazz stylings on guitar with no country elements, highlighting his innovative approach of laying down rhythm tracks in the RCA studio before perfecting intricate solos in his personal home workshop filled with custom-built electronic equipment. This method underscored his dedication to refining sound as a lonely craftsman, making the album historically significant for expanding instrumental guitar music's appeal to broader adult pop audiences through the emerging Nashville Sound. Fan-favorites and standout tracks include interpretations of Theme from 'A Summer Place', Whispering, Lullaby of Birdland, Hot Mocking Bird, and Tammy, praised for their melodic fingerstyle mastery and smooth orchestrations. It became his best-selling LP to date, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Pop album charts.