The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell explained

The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell
Type:	studio
Artist:	Glen Campbell
Cover:	Glen Campbell The Astounding 12-String Guitar album cover.jpg
Released:	March 1964
Studio:	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Folk
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Kermit Walter, Nick Venet
Prev Title:	Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell
Next Year:	1965

The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell is the third album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, recorded in stereo and released in 1964 by Capitol Records.^{[1] [2]} The album is entirely instrumental, with the exception of one cut: "Walkin' Down the Line", on which Campbell also sings.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Lonesome Twelve" (Roy Clark) – 2:30
2. "Puff the Magic Dragon" (Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton) – 2:25
3. "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Paul Henning) – 1:53
4. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 2:26
5. "500 Miles (Away From Home)" (Hedy West) – 2:20
6. "Walkin' Down the Line" (Bob Dylan) – 2:05

Side 2

1. "12-String Special" (Glen Campbell) – 1:53
2. "Green Green" (Barry McGuire, Randy Sparks) – 2:01
3. "Wimoweh" (arranged and adapted by Paul Campbell) – 2:30
4. "Bull Durham" (Glen Campbell) – 2:08
5. "La-Bamba" (adapted by Glen Campbell) – 2:12
6. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:15

Personnel

Music

• Glen Campbell – vocals, twelve-string guitar
• Chip Douglas – bass guitar
• Carl Tandburg – bass guitar
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Donny Cotton – drums
• Earl Palmer – drums
• Roy Clark – banjo

Production

• Kermit Walter – producer
• Nick Venet – producer
• George Jerman/Capitol Photo Studio – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Astounding 12-String Guitar . Allmusic . October 31, 2012.
2. https://www.discogs.com/Glen-Campbell-The-Astounding-12-String-Guitar-Of-Glen-Campbell/release/7433133 Discogs: Glen Campbell – The Astounding 12-String Guitar Of Glen Campbell