 | The Mason Williams Phonograph Record by Mason Williams
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.54 Classical Gas was not only a huge hit in 1968 but it is the ultimate pop instrumental to blend classical influences in a masterpiece. This CD has the original.
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 | The Essential Floyd Cramer by Floyd Cramer
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.87 Floyd Cramer is the premier Nashville Sound session pianist who has provided a lot of instrumental classics including "Last Date."
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 | The Essential Chet Atkins by Chet Atkins
Buy used from: $8.94 Chet is a fine guitarist and this provides a lot of instrumental stuff including "Yakety Axe"
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 | Yakety Sax! (Sony) by Boots Randolph
Buy used from: $3.70 Here is the song that Chet Atkins covered as "Yakety Axe," Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" in its Monument remake that was the top 40 hit.
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 | Yakety Sax by Boots Randolph
Buy new: $22.98 / Used from: $58.43 ...or the RCA original so you can hear how he did it the first time
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 | Walk -- Don't Run: The Best of the Ventures by The Ventures
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.00 One of the ultimate surf rock bands. Chet did influence these guys and covered "Walk Don't Run" twice and both versions are on this CD.
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 | Twang Thang: Anthology by Duane Eddy
Buy new: $28.99 / Used from: $20.00 Duane Eddy defined "twang" guitar with "Rebel Rouser" and many more classics.
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 | Greatest Hits by Henry Mancini
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.99 Henry Mancini wrote and recorded many instrumental classics and TV/movie themes including the original version of "Peter Gunn" which Duane Eddy covered and made it a top 40 rock and roll hit.
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 | The Complete Mercury Sessions by Flatt & Scruggs
Buy used from: $6.25 Foggy Mountain Breakdown is one of the definitive bluegrass instrumentals and here is where you can get the original Mercury original
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 | The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered by Flatt & Scruggs
Buy new: $15.93 / Used from: $8.49 ...or the Columbia remake
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 | "Dueling Banjos" From The Original Soundtrack: Deliverance by Eric Weissberg
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.49 How about a little "Dueling Banjos"?
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 | Chet Atkins by Chet Atkins
Buy used from: $19.70 How about more Chet? One of the discs in this set is titled what I feel he is "A Guitar Genius"
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 | The Lightning Fingers of Roy Clark by Roy Clark
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.98 This showcases Roy Clark's guitar talent perfectly as it is all instrumentals played on guitar.
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 | Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits by Glen Campbell
Buy used from: $0.47 He does a good cover of Classical Gas on here and is one fine guitarist and it was recorded live in Branson. Also buy the 2 CD set for William Tell Overture if you lost the Southern Nights 45rpm.
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 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Buy used from: $6.95 Lots of country music's best instrumentals of all time are covered right here on "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" very nicely and does justice to the originals.
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