art direction Carrie Smith co-producer [co-produced and facilitated by] Pat Thomas compilation producer Glenn Jones coordinator [project assistance] Ryan Wilson design Sean Winter editor [editorial] Ryan Jebavy illustration [illustrations] Drew Christie liner notes Glenn Jones mastered by [mastering] Paul Blakemore supervised by [audio supervision] Chris Clough supervised by [project supervision] Mason Williams Record Company Concord Music Group, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Craft Recordings Copyright (c) Craft Recordings Glass Mastered At Sony DADC Mastered At CMG Mastering Tracks 1 and 17 from Takoma C-1014 Volume 6 / Days Have Gone By (1967) Tracks 2, 3 and 16 from Takoma C-1040 Leo Kottke / Peter Lang / John Fahey (1974) Track 4 from Vanguard VSD-79238 Rainy Day Raga (1967) Tracks 5, 6, 10, 11 and 13 from Takoma C-1006 Contemporary Guitar, Spring '67 (1967) Track 7 from Vanguard VSD-79119 Fantasias for Guitar and Banjo (1963) Track 8 from Takoma C-1004 Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites (1967) Track 9 from Vanguard VSD-79282 Second Poem to Karmela or Gypsies Are Important (1968) Track 12 from Takoma C-1037 Banjo (1973) Track 14 from Takoma C-1028 Songs My Mother Never Sang (1971) Track 15 from Vanguard VSD-6524 Labyrinths (1969)
Issued in gatefold card sleeve with 20-page booklet.
On hype sticker: Essential collection of groundbreaking artists from the Takoma and Vanguard vaults, including John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho and beyond
• A treasure trove of rare performances, some making their CD debut • Extensive liner notes and track-by-track commentary by compilation producer Glenn Jones • Artwork by Drew Christie Barcode: 8 88072 02934 7 (Text) Barcode: 888072029347 Matrix / Runout: DIDX-1088253 2 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L329 Mould SID Code: IFPI 50BE