Blind Joe Death

by John Fahey

Overview

For his first Takoma release, Fahey essentially presented an altered version of his extremely limited-edition (less than 100 copies), self-pressed 1959 debut. All but one of the songs from that legendary 1959 effort are here, but some of them are 1964 re-recordings, as Fahey felt (correctly) that his technique had improved so much that they would benefit from being recut. The album's mystique probably owes more to its rarity (and utter oddity in the context of its era) than the music, in which Fahey's experimental blues-folk acoustic fusion is just beginning to take shape. It remains a very interesting record from a historical perspective, however, 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. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/2010
Label:	Fantasy
UPC:	0025218100212
Rank:	36749

Tracks

1. On Doing an Evil Deed Blues
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
4. Uncloudy Day
5. John Henry
6. In Christ There Is No East or West
7. The Transcendental Waterfall
8. Desperate Man Blues
9. Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday Blues
10. Sligo River Blues
11. I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Fahey   Primary Artist