Originally a private release by Edward Marlo in 1970, and like many of his other privately distributed works, Advanced Fingertip Control contains many effects and techniques that came as a wonderful surprise to those expecting only techniques, as suggested by the title. After all these years, it is surprising how little known and seldom used Eddie's efforts are during the present time. By releasing this information, Randy Wakeman hopes that the power of this knowledge will be unleashed to a greater degree.