JOHN FAHEY:THE TRANSFIGURATION OF BLIND JOE DEATH.UK LP
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OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I WILL BE LISTING A LOAD OF VINTAGE 'COLLECTABLE' LP'S, WHICH ARE "WELL USED" ~ (NOT IN THE BEST OF CONDITION) BUT MAY SUFFICE,'TIL AN AFFORDABLE BETTER ONE COMES ALONG...
HENCE THE LOW START PRICE.
ALSO STRICTLY NO RETURNS ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WANT A MINT ONE DO NOT BID ON THIS.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE!! ~ THEY WILL NOT SUDDENLY TRANSFORM INTO MINT COPIES OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE DESCRIPTION STATED!!
POSTAGE : PLEASE NOTE / VERY IMPORTANT.
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GRADING.
SLEEVE:
VG++ ~ 'Minimal' wear & tear: (light creases & ring wear, minor scuffs, but Generally OK!)
VG+ ~ will have obvious creases & ring wear, scuffs, some edge wear, Anything more, e.g. stickers, writing, splits etc. will be stated!
VG ~ will be VERY obviously in a well used state with grubby marks, heavy creases & ring wear, split seams, edge wear etc., in short...a bit tatty!
RECORD:
VG++ ~ light surface marks, scuffs, but NO serious visible flaws!
VG+ ~ marks, visible scratches, scuffs, spindle marks, but NO major flaws!
VG ~ will be well played, lots of heavy marks, scuffs, spindle wear, will definitely have surface noise! in short...a bit 'rough'
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitive Guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings in these genres. He would later incorporate classical, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Indian music into his œuvre. He spent many of his later years in poverty and poor health, but enjoyed a minor career resurgence with a turn towards the more explicitly avant-garde, and created a series of abstract paintings during the last years of his life. He died in 2001 from complications from heart surgery. In 2003, he was ranked 35th in the Rolling Stone "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list.
Blind Joe Death is the first album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey. There are three different versions of the album, and the original self-released edition of fewer than 100 copies is extremely rare. The recording of steel-string acoustic guitar solos was "incredibly avant-garde" in 1959. It was released on Takoma Records, Fahey's own label. It was not marketed and made no impression on the American record-buying public. Its popularity, significance in guitar music, and critical reception have grown over the years. The 1967 release received five stars in the second edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide. The music historian Richie Unterberger characterized Blind Joe Death as "a very interesting record from a historical perspective...as few if any other guitarists were attempting to interpret blues and folk idioms in such an idiosyncratic fashion in the late '50s and early '60s." Richard Cook of the NewStatesman wrote, "Only 100 copies were pressed. Incredibly, it was still enough of a milestone to secure him an almost worldwide reputation." On April 6, 2011, the album was deemed by the Library of Congress to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" and added to the United States National Recording Registry for the year 2010.
1968 U.K. ORIGINAL STEREO VINYL LP in FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE on TRANSATLANTIC LABEL.
RECORDED MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA and BERKLEY, CA 1965.
MATRIX NUMBERS: A1 / B1.
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG++. Very light corrugating of sleeve on rear
RECORD: VG++
SEE PHOTOGRAPHS.
TRACK LISTING:
A1 Beautiful Linda Getchell Written-By – Fahey*, Smith* 1:50 A2 Orinda-Moraga Written-By – Fahey* 3:55 A3 I Am The Resurrection Written-By – Fahey* 2:53 A4 On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean Written-By – Fahey* 3:13 A5 Tell Her To Come Back Home Written-By – Fahey*, Macon* 2:40 A6 My Station Will Be Changed After While Written-By – Fahey* 2:02 A7 101 Is A Hard Road To Travel Written-By – Fahey*, Macon* 2:17 B1 How Green Was My Valley Written-By – Fahey* 2:15 B2 Bicycle Built For Two Arranged By – Fahey*Written-By – Traditional 1:10 B3 The Death Of The Clayton Peacock Written-By – Fahey* 2:52 B4 Brenda's Blues Written-By – Fahey* 1:45 B5 Old Southern Medley Written-By – Patton*, Emmett*, Fahey*, Foster* 6:08 B6 Come Back Baby Written-By – Country Paul 2:20 B7 Poor Boy Written-By – White*, Fahey* 2:25 B8 Saint Patrick's Hymn Arranged By – Fahey* 0:55TRANSATLANTIC RECORDS. TRA 173. 1968.
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