1948-1959 [Box set]

Flatt & Scruggs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001AW7
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,474 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. God Loves His Children

2. I'm Going to Make Heaven My Home

3. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart

4. My Cabin in Caroline

5. Baby Blue Eyes

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Come Back Darling

2. I'm Head Over Heels in Love

3. I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling

4. The Old Home Town

5. I'll Stay Around

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Reunion in Heaven

2. Pray for the Boys

3. I'll Go Stepping Too

4. I'd Rather Be Alone

5. Foggy Mountain Chimes [Instrumental]

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. No Doubt About It

2. Who Will Sing for Me

3. Give Mother My Crown

4. Six White Horses

5. Shuckin' the Corn [Instrumental]

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

(4-CD LP-sized box set with 36-page book) The 5-star reviews for this set showed that Flatt & Scruggs are far from forgotten since they split up in 1969. Here we have their complete Mercury recordings as well as the Columbia recordings from 1950-1959. Of course, this set includes the original version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, but it's no exaggeration to say that every one of the 112 tracks is a gem. Titles include Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Jimmie Brown The Newsboy, Tis Sweet To Be Remembered, Earl's Breakdown, Flint Hill Special, Dim Lights Thick Smoke, Foggy Mountain Chimes, and 'Six White Horses'. Bluegrass music comes no purer or finer. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Majestic American Music !, June 27, 2002

By 

P. D. Laffey (Hitchin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1948-1959 (Audio CD)

If you like Bluegrass , Country Gospel or Traditional Country music , you'll love this 4 cd boxset . It contains all the recordings Flatt & Scruggs made for Mercury Records , and Columbia Records between 1948 - 1959 ( probably the peak years for this band who are widely regarded as one of the finest exponents of Bluegrass music ) . There are far too many highlights to mention , all I will say is that there is not one dud amongst the 112 tracks featured in this boxset ( many of which have become Bluegrass standards ) , and that you'll be amazed by the speed and dexterity of the playing by this incredible band .

As usual Bear Family Records have done a marvelous job with the sound ( credit must go to Rebecca Everett for the fantastic mastering ) , they've also provided a booklet packed with information and stunning photographs of the band .

Why waste your time and money duplicating these tracks by hunting down single Flatt & Scruggs cd's when you have the cream of the crop right here , and this really is some of the finest music America has given the world , and it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the works of Duke Ellington , Louis Armstrong , Hank Williams , Frank Sinatra , Bob Dylan etc ............ I can't recommend it highly enough !

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute must-have - A classic, May 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 1948-1959 (Audio CD)

This is the sound that everyone that picks bluegrass wants to achieve. If you like bluegrass music and can only buy one box set - this is it. You'll also be surprised at how many of these songs you already know and love - but couldn't find on CD anywhere else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best In Bluegrass.....EVER!, December 31, 2005

By 

Matteo Ringressi (Forlì, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1948-1959 (Audio CD)

This is a great boxset containing music from one of the best bluegrass band EVER! If you love bluegrass, this is gonna be great. All recordings are greatly remastered and in a great audio sound! If you still have any doubt there's a wonderful booklet filled with old pics from TV shows and other appearances. What are you waiting for? Buy it now, you won't regret! :)