STEAM POWERED AEREO-TAKES

'''Steam Powered Aereo-Takes''' is a collection of outtakes, demos and jam-sessions from John Hartford's groundbreaking 1971 album ''Aereo-Plain''. The music is a blend of traditional bluegrass musicianship, and the hippie spirit of the 70's. The other members of the Aereo-Plain Band were Norman Blake, Vassar Clements, Tut Taylor, and Randy Scruggs.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Track listing

#"Where the Old River Flows" (Davis) – 3:07
#"Ruff and Ready" (Tut Taylor) – 1:51
#"Blame It on Joan" (Hartford) – 3:12
#"The Vamp from Back in the Goodle Days" (Hartford) – 4:41
#"Emanuel Cant" (Hartford) – 1:44
#"Bad Music" (Tut Taylor) – 4:32
#"Dig a Hole" (Traditional) – 4:14
#"Presbyterian Guitar" (Hartford) – 2:03
#"Strange Old Man" (Hartford) – 1:40
#"Lady Jane" (Hartford) – 2:43
#"Oasis" (Tut Taylor) – 3:31
#"Because of You" (Hartford) – 1:10
#"Morning Bugle" (Hartford) – 3:28
#"John Henry" (Traditional) – 1:44
#"Doin' My Time" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 3:06
#"Keep on Truckin'" (Hartford) – 2:46
#"Don't Ever Take Your Eyes Off the Game, Babe" (Hartford) – 3:28
#"Howard Hughes Blues" (Hartford) – 3:01

Personnel

★ John Hartford - banjo, guitar, violin, vocals

★ Norman Blake - guitar, mandolin, vocals

★ Vassar Clements - violin, cello, viola, vocals

★ Tut Taylor - dobro, vocals

★ Randy Scruggs - bass, vocals

Production

★ Producer: David Bromberg

★ Recording Engineer: Warren Dewey/Claude Hill

★ Mixing: Toby Mountain

★ Art Direction: Susan Marsh

★ Photography: Peter Amft

★ Liner notes: Bob Carlin