6-CD box (LP-size) with 52-page book, 148 tracks. Playing time approx. 388 mns

Lester Flatt's RCA recordings are among the finest and most underrated recordings in Bluegrass music. For many years, Lester had been unhappy with Flatt & Scruggs' direction, so after the act dissolved in 1968, he reverted to his first love, traditional music. He recruited a top notch band that included among others Roland White, Marty Stuart, Bobby Osborne, and Josh Graves, and went back to playing the small auditoriums and venues that he and Earl had played at the start of their career. It was a sweet return to basics in every sense.

This 6-CD boxed set contains all of Lester's recordings for Columbia and RCA between 1969 and 1974, including his duets with Mac Wiseman, as well as 18 Flatt & Scruggs recordings that could not be located earlier. Here is the complete Vanderbilt Concert from March 19, 1974, with Bill Monroe. The box contains a total of 148 songs.

Track Listing

• I've Heard The Wind Blow Before
• Passing Through
• I'll Never Understand
• I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow
• Take Me Home To Mama
• Before You Die
• Shut Your Face, I'm Talking To Your Head
• Walk Slow
• I'll Figure My Loss
• Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
• I Think Of You
• Girl Of The North Country
• I Want To Come Home To You
• Walk Right In
• Cotton Fields
• Foggy Mountain Breakdown
• Sing A Little Baby To Sleep
• Rainy Day Women #12 And 35

• Highway 41
• Walkin' The Railroad Tracks
• Great Big Woman
• I Live The Life Of Riley
• I Been Walkin'
• Aiken, South Carolina
• Regina
• Lil' Dave
• Mississippi Flood
• Don't Wake Me
• Ten Years Of Heartaches
• Before I Met You
• Maiden's Prayer
• Lookin' For A Break
• Vic's Ride
• Reuben James
• See Ruby Fall
• Rainbow Of My Dreams
• She Belongs To Me

• I Can't Tell The Boys From The Girls
• Let Our Love Shine Through
• Flatt Lonesome
• Everybody Has One (But You)
• I'll Be Over You
• The Good Old Fashioned Way
• Pick Away
• She's A Little Bit Country
• Backin' To Birmingham
• Head Over Heels In Love
• Father's Table Grace
• Little Cabin Home On The Hill
• Cabin On The Hill
• Cedar Hill
• Everything We Had Goin' Is Gone
• The Bluebirds Singing For Me (& MAC WISEMAN)
• We'll Meet Again Sweetheart (& MAC WISEMAN)
• How Lonely Can You Get (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Will You Be Loving Another Man(& MAC WISEMAN)
• Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Homestead On The Farm (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Now That You Have Me (& MAC WISEMAN)
• I'll Never Love Another (& MAC WISEMAN)
• You're The Best Of All The Leading Brands (&
• MAC WISEMAN)
• Love Is Like A Flower (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Special (& MAC WISEMAN)

• Don't Take It So Hard Mr. Webster
• Up A Creek Without A Paddle
• She Didn't Say Goodbye
• Jesus Gold
• Is Anybody Goin' North To Cincinnati'
• Cuttin' The Grass
• Good Ole You Know Who
• I Got It On My Mind, Today
• Kentucky Ridgerunner
• Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
• The Martha White Theme
• You're Still Mine Tonight
• I'll Stay Around (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Salty Dog Blues (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Just A Strand From A Yellow Curl (& WISEMAN)
• Mama's And Daddy's Little Girl(& MAC WISEMAN)
• Blue Ridge Cabin Home (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Me And Your Memory (& MAC WISEMAN)
• Waiting For The Boys To Come Home (& WISEMAN)
• On The South Bound (& MAC WISEMAN)
• I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling (&
• Are You Coming Back To Me (& MAC WISEMAN)
• When You Are Lonely (& MAC WISEMAN)
• You Can't Trust A Friend Anymore (& WISEMAN)
• February Snow
• It's Sad To Be Alone
• Love Is The Key

• Have You Come To Say Goodbye'
• Her Sweet Love's Callin' Me
• My Little Girl's Little Girl
• Nashville Grass Breakdown
• Feudin' Banjos
• The Country Boy
• I'm Gonna Get My Picture Took
• I'd Like To Have Papa Show Me Around
• My Arms Will Make You Forget
• No Place To Pillow My Head
• The Haskel Stomp
• One Bad Case Of The Blues
• Love's Come Over Me
• The Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind
• I'll Go Stepping Too
• Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
• I'm A Stranger In This World
• There's More Pretty Girls Than One
• When My Blue Moon Turns Too Gold Again
• Over The Hills To The Poorhouse
• Tis Sweet To Be Remembered
• This Man Jesus
• Crazy Life
• She Left Because I Drink
• I've Been Away So Long
• McCormick String Picnic
• Never-Ending Song Of Love
• Before You Go
• Country Living

• Flint Hill Special
• Lost All My Money
• I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
• Homestead On The Farm
• Rawhide
• Wabash Cannon Ball
• Orange Blossom Special
• Nine Pound Hammer
• Get In Line Brother
• The Fall Is A Lonesome Time For Me
• I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome
• Dig A Hole In The Meadow
• Uncle Pen (BILL MONROE)
• Blue Moon Of Kentucky (BILL MONROE)
• My Old Used To Be (BILL MONROE)
• Will You Be Lovin' Another Man (& B. MONROE)
• My Little Cabin Home On The Hill (& MONROE)
• Crying Holy Unto The Lord (& BILL MONROE)
• Sally Goodin'
• Muleskinner Blues (BILL MONROE)
• Salty Dog Blues
• Red Wing
• Wreck Of The Old '97
• Martha White Theme
• Cumberland Gap

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Bluegrass

Run Time: 388 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127159755