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Off the Record, Vol. 1: Live Recordings 1956-1969

Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
Off the Record, Vol. 1: Live Recordings 1956-1969

Previously unreleased recordings from the 1950s and '60s of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys (alongside Bill's brothers Charlie and Birch) include concert performances, jam sessions, and festival workshops. This 75-minute collection captures Monroe with Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, Tex Logan, Bobby Hicks, Del McCoury, Hazel Dickens, Roland White, and many, many more. This album also includes rare photos and extensive notes by Ralph Rinzler. This recording, "...culled from both concerts and picking parties, reveals what a holy terror [Monroe] was in front of an audience—even of friends, at 4:45 a.m." — Newsweek

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Track Listing

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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
01:20
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:26
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:16
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:02
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
01:56
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:01
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
00:56
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:45
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:40
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:44
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
04:31
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
03:46
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
03:18
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:47
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
00:52
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
03:26
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:39
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:05
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:37
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
03:01
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
04:10
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
02:48
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Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
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