The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, released by Columbia in November 1964, is the kind of mid-decade Foggy Mountain Boys studio LP — straight-ahead bluegrass and country songs cut tight, two stars at the front, a deep band behind them — that sold steadily through their last great commercial run. The track listing balances older mountain material like Hello Stranger and Amber Tresses Tied With Blue against newer Nashville-leaning songs (When Papa Played the Dobro, My Wandering Boy). The record debuted on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart in January 1965 and rose to number two, where it sat for twenty-six weeks — a level of mainstream country traction few bluegrass acts before or after have ever managed.
Tracklist
- 1 Hello Stranger alt version 2:14
- 2 Amber tresses tied with blue 2:43
- 3 The good things (outweigh the bad) 3:25
- 4 Bummin' an old freight train 2:38
- 5 I'm walking with Him 2:11
- 6 Train that Carried My Girl From Town alt version 3:45
- 7 Out in the Cold World alt version 3:10
- 8 Georgia buck 2:50
- 9 Father's table grace 2:21
- 10 When papa played the dobro 1:59
- 11 Please don't wake me 3:01
- 12 A faded red ribbon 2:31