Here's another fine example of Glen Campbell's instrumental prowess. This one came out on World Pacific in 1965, just before Campbell's solo career took off.
Campbell is joined by some of the best on the Los Angeles session scene in the '60s, including Hal Blaine (drums), David Gates and Jerry Cole (guitars), Leon Russell (piano) and Larry Knechtel (bass). Campbell recorded a couple of other 12-string albums with basically the same group, but those LPs were more in the folk vein than the pop and rock 'n' roll on The Electric 12.
All of the tracks, with the exception of the Campbell-penned Bandito, were cover versions, including Petula Clark's hit, Downtown.
Downtown
The Electric 12 by the Bandits has never been released on CD, but it's available almost everywhere as a download, no doubt using an LP as the source.
From YouTube, here's another sample of the album.
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