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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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Production
- Producer: David Bromberg
- Recording Engineer: Warren Dewey/Claude Hill
- Mixing: Toby Mountain
- Art Direction: Susan Marsh
- Photography: Peter Amft
- Liner notes: Bob Carlin
