John Fahey
The Best Of John Fahey: 1959-1977
FormatCDLabelTakomaGenreFolk & Traditional
Out of stock
Tracked express shipping from Italy, no customs or import VAT in the EU. Shipping costs
long deleted album by John Fahey, simply one of the most original & expressive guitarists ever, created the "American Primitive Guitar" genre w/his 1st Takoma Records release in 1959. This new comp concentrates on his best work from his later yrs at Takoma, much never available on CD. Also included are 3 tunes from his long-lost & unreleased album "Azalea City Memories," as well as a long work "They Fahey Sampler" rare & unheard for many yrs
Details
Cat. number: TAKCD 8915-2
Year: 2008
Release notes
Standard jewel case with a black tray and 16-page booklet Promo item - Barcode punched and unreadable [Booklet] Track 2 Tortoise Music-ASCAP Track 4 Tortoise-ASCAP Track 11 Terrapin Music-BMI Track 13 Terrapin-BMI All Songs (Tortoise Music-ASCAP) #1, 4 to 7: Re-recorded and released in 1967 on Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (Takoma 1003/Takoma 1058/TAKCD-8908-2). 2, 3, 8, 10, 18: Recorded at Sierra Sound Recorders, Berkeley; 1967. Originally released on The Legend of Blind Joe…
Tracklist
| 1 | Sunflower River Blues | 3:19 | |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues | 3:16 | |
| 3 | Poor Boy A Long Way From Home | 2:24 | |
| 4 | When Springtime Comes Again | 4:51 | |
| 5 | Some Summer Day | 3:25 | |
| 6 | Spanish Dance | 2:05 | |
| 7 | Take A Look At That Baby | 1:24 | |
| 8 | I'm Going To Do All I Can For My Lord | 1:23 | |
| 9 | The Last Steam Engine Train | 2:15 | |
| 10 | In Christ There Is No East Or West | 2:44 | |
| 11 | Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry | 3:09 | |
| 12 | Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain | 3:16 | |
| 13 | Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade | 3:00 | |
| 14 | On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean | 3:51 | |
| 15 | Spanish Two-Step | 2:19 | |
| 16 | America | 7:40 | |
| 17 | Fare Forward Voyagers | 23:35 | |
| 18 | Desperate Man Blues | 3:59 |
Credits
- Jamie Putnam
- Art Direction
- John Fahey
- Compiled By (1 to 15), Guitar, Producer (1 to 8, 10, 12 to 18), Written-By [All Songs Written By] (1, 3 to 18)
- Linda Kalin
- Design
- George Winston
- Liner Notes
- Henry Kaiser
- Liner Notes, Producer [Produced For Release By]
- Jim O'Rourke
- Liner Notes
- Leo Kottke
- Liner Notes
- Michael Gulezian
- Liner Notes
- Peter Lang
- Liner Notes
- Terry Robb
- Liner Notes
- Steven J. Cahil
- Photography By [Cover And Book Back Photos]
- Ed Denson
- Producer (2, 3, 8 to 11, 18)
- Bob DeSousa
- Recorded By (2, 3, 8 to 11, 18)
- Dallas Jordan
- Recorded By (16)
- Jim Hobson
- Recorded By (17)
- John Judnich
- Recorded By (16)
- Joe Tarantino
- Remastered By [Remastering, 2002]
