Nashville Airplane finds Lester Flatt in the late 1960s, a moment of acute tension within the bluegrass world as the music's commercial center responded to the cultural upheaval transforming all of American popular music. Released in 1968 on Columbia Records, the album's title winks at contemporary psychedelia while Flatt — a traditionalist by temperament and conviction — keeps the music itself firmly rooted in the acoustic sound he and Earl Scruggs had spent twenty years perfecting. Nashville Airplane documents that tension from Flatt's side, a record that acknowledges modernity in its marketing while defending the traditional acoustic approach in its execution.
Tracklist
- 1 Like a Rolling Stone 2:47
- 2 Folsom Prison Blues alt version 2:58
- 3 Gentle on My Mind alt version 2:36
- 4 If I Were a Carpenter 2:11
- 5 Frieda Florentine 1:47
- 6 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 2:22
- 7 Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 2:21
- 8 Catch the Wind 2:28
- 9 Long Road to Houston 2:43
- 10 The Times They Are A-Changin’ alt version 3:18
- 11 Universal Soldier 2:21
