| The Bluegrass Album | |
| Type: | studio album |
| Artist: | Bluegrass Album Band |
| Cover: | 1981_volume1.jpg |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Recorded: | September 22–24, 1980; 1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley, California |
| Genre: | Bluegrass |
| Label: | Rounder |
| Producer: | Tony Rice |
| Next Title: | Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2 |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
The Bluegrass Album is the debut album by bluegrass supergroup, Bluegrass Album Band, released in 1981. It's a collection of bluegrass standards by Lester Flatt, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley and others.[1] [2] Ultimately, four volumes were released, recorded between 1980 and 1985.
The Bluegrass Compact Disc [Rounder CD 11502, c. 1986] is a 20-song release drawn from volumes 1-4 of The Bluegrass Album.