Album
The Best Of John Fahey 1959 - 1977
1977 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Best Of John Fahey 1959 - 1977 is a Folk album by John Fahey, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Sunflower River Blues3:19
- 2St. Louis Blues3:16
- 3Poor Boy Long Ways from Home2:25
- 4When the Springtime Comes Again4:52
- 5Some Summer Day3:25
- 6Spanish Dance2:05
- 7Take a Look At That Baby1:24
- 8I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord1:24
- 9The Last Steam Engine Train2:16
- 10In Christ There Is No East or West2:44
- 11Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry3:10
- 12Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Philip of Spain3:17
- 13Revolt of the Dyke Brigade3:00
- 14On the Sunny Side of the Ocean3:51
- 15Spanish Two-Step2:19
- 16America7:40
- 17Fare Forward Voyagers23:36
- 18Desperate Man Blues3:59
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- sparse
- meditative
- pastoral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Center labels have gold text on black background.
Back cover notes cat# in lower right, and makes mention of Fahey's "book of comments and transcribed solos to accompany this record from Guitar Players Books"
Compare with the represses, The Best Of John Fahey 1959 - 1977 (US 1977) (opens in a new tab) and The Best Of John Fahey 1959 - 1977 (US 1977) (opens in a new tab) with cat#: TAK 7058 from when Takoma was taken over by Chrysalis in the late 70's, which have center labels with black text on gold background, no notes on back cover, and are pressed on thinner vinyl.
"Sunflower River Blues" appear
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- John FaheyGUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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