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Somewhat better than Hot Stamper sound for this Chet Atkins record from 1974, recorded at the legendary (especially for audiophiles who appreciate naturalness) Nashville RCA Studios. There’s plenty of Tubey Magic on both sides of this pressing, just a bit more than ideal in fact, as it can get a little thick at times. But the sound of these two pickers pickin’ away is positively JUMPIN’ out of the speakers, with that live-in-the-studio sound we love here at Better Records. We grade both sides A+ to A++. The sound was essentially the same on both sides, the differences not worth mentioning.

The music is just as fun and entertaining as you would expect from these two Old Pros.

AMG Review

Neither Atkins nor Travis had anything to prove by the time this pairing rolled around, and there’s something of an “old friends getting together for the heck of it” feel to both their picking and their relaxed, almost nonchalant occasional vocals. It was a refreshingly plain production for a time when the country scene in which Atkins and Travis had started as youngsters was getting pretty slick.

TRACK LISTING

Side One

Down South Blues
Mutual Admiration
Muskrat Ramble
If I Had You
Cannonball Rag
Boogie for Cecil

Side Two

Is Anything Better Than This?
Dance of the Golden Rod
Who’s Sorry Now?
Nine Pound Hammer
I’ll See You in My Dreams