ence ▁White ' s ▁flat pick ing ▁guitar ▁style ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁influenced ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁bl u egr ass ▁guitar ▁playing . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁App al ach ian ▁Sw ing ! ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁one ▁mar athon ▁evening ▁session , ▁without ▁any ▁over d ub bing , ▁at ▁World ▁Pacific ▁Studios ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁manager ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Ash ▁Gro ve ▁folk ▁club , ▁Ed ▁Pear l , ▁co - produ cing ▁with ▁Richard ▁B ock . ▁ ▁B ock ▁also ▁origin ated ▁the ▁album ' s ▁title , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁composer ▁A aron ▁Cop land ' s ▁popular ▁orch est ral ▁suite , ▁App al ach ian ▁Spring , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁how ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁group ' s ▁music ▁" sw ung ". ▁▁▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Col on els ' ▁previous ▁album , ▁App al ach ian ▁Sw ing ! ▁is ▁an ▁entirely ▁instrument al ▁record — a ▁cre ative ▁decision ▁that ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁keep ▁recording ▁costs ▁down . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁spec ulation ▁among ▁some ▁bl u egr ass ▁af icion ados ▁that , ▁in ▁making ▁App al ach ian ▁Sw ing ! ▁a ▁purely ▁instrument al ▁album , ▁World ▁Pacific ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Glen ▁Campbell ' s ▁early ▁' 6 0 s ▁instrument al ▁records , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Ast ounding ▁ 1 2 - String ▁Gu itar ▁of ▁Glen ▁Campbell .