John Fahey discography
John Fahey discography | |
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Fahey performing in Paris, 1984 | |
Studio albums | 36 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 16 |
Tribute albums | 5 |
The discography of the American guitarist and composer John Fahey consists of thirty-six studio albums, five live albums and sixteen compilation albums, as well as five tribute albums. A number of semi-official releases are excluded here, as are bootlegs and material from unreleased recording sessions which circulate among fans and collectors.
Studio albums
Year | Album Title | Label |
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1959 | Blind Joe Death | Takoma |
1963 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes | |
1964 | The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites | |
1965 | The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death | Riverboat |
1966 | The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Excursions | Takoma |
1967 | Days Have Gone By | |
Requia | Vanguard | |
1968 | The Voice of the Turtle | Takoma |
The Yellow Princess | Vanguard | |
The New Possibility - John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album | Takoma | |
1971 | America | |
1972 | Of Rivers and Religion | Reprise |
1973 | After the Ball | |
Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) | Takoma | |
1975 | Old Fashioned Love | |
Christmas with John Fahey Vol. II | ||
1979 | John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. | |
1980 | Yes! Jesus Loves Me | |
1982 | Christmas Guitar Volume I (A rerecording of The New Possibility) | |
1983 | Railroad | |
Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's | Varrick | |
1984 | Let Go | |
1985 | Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes | |
1987 | I Remember Blind Joe Death | |
1989 | God, Time and Causality | Shanachie |
1991 | The John Fahey Christmas Album | Burnside |
1992 | Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories | Varrick |
1996 | Double 78 | Perfect |
1997 | City of Refuge | Tim/Kerr |
The Mill Pond (Double EP) | Little Brother | |
Womblife | Table of the Elements | |
The Epiphany of Glenn Jones | Thirsty Ear | |
2000 | Hitomi | LivHouse |
2001 | Good Luck (With the John Fahey Trio) | One Hit |
2003 | Red Cross | Revenant |
Live albums
Year | Album | Label |
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1981 | Live in Tasmania | Takoma |
1998 | Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites | Table of the Elements |
2000 | KBOO Radio Live Session (With the John Fahey Trio) | One Hit |
2003 | Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues | Table of the Elements |
2004 | The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick | Water/Revenant |
2005 | On Air | Tradition & Moderne |
Some Summer Day | Intergroove |
Compilation albums
Year | Album | Label |
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1967 | Contemporary Guitar Spring 1967 (Compilation with tracks by Max Ochs, John Fahey, Bukka White, Harry Taussig and Robbie Basho.) | Takoma |
1969 | Memphis Swamp Jam (Three guitar duets by John Fahey, and Bill Barth using the pseudonyms of R L Watson and Josiah Jones.) | |
1970 | Zabriskie Point: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Motion picture soundtrack) | MGM |
1974 | The Essential John Fahey | Vanguard |
Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey | Takoma | |
1977 | The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 | |
1993 | The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey Vol. 1 | Rhino |
1994 | The Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology | |
1996 | The Legend of Blind Joe Death | Takoma |
1996 | The Best of the Vanguard Years | Vanguard |
1996 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes (Reissue of both issues of the album) | Takoma |
2002 | John Fahey Trio, Vol. 1 | Jazzoo |
2004 | The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 1964–1983 | Takoma |
Of Rivers and Religion/After the Ball | Warner Bros. | |
2005 | On the Sunny Side of the Ocean | Brook Records |
2006 | Sea Changes & Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey | Table of the Elements |
2006 | Vanguard Visionaries | Vanguard |
2009 | Twilight on Prince Georges Avenue: Essential Recordings | Rounder |
2011 | Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years 1958–1965 | Dust-to-Digital |
2023 | Proofs & Refutations (Reissues Double 78 alongside new material) | Drag City |
Tribute albums
Year | Album | Label |
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1979 | A Tribute to John Fahey | Kicking Mule |
2006 | I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey | Vanguard |
Friends of Fahey Tribute | Slackertone | |
The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album | Takoma | |
2007 | The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration | Table of the Elements |
References
- Downes, Chris; Bryant, Paul; Kirton, Malcolm; Kremer, Tom (July 2003). "The John Fahey Catalog from the International Fahey Committee". JohnFahey.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- Lowenthal, Steve (2014). "John Fahey Discography". Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. pp. 209–214. ISBN 978-1-61374-519-9.
External links
- "The Fahey Files" at John Fahey's official website
- John Fahey discography at Discogs
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Discography
- Blind Joe Death
- Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes
- The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites
- The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
- The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Excursions
- Days Have Gone By
- The Voice of the Turtle
- Requia
- The Yellow Princess
- The New Possibility
- America
- Of Rivers and Religion
- After the Ball
- Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)
- Old Fashioned Love
- Christmas with John Fahey Vol. II
- John Fahey Visits Washington D.C.
- Yes! Jesus Loves Me
- Railroad
- Let Go
- Popular Songs For Christmas and New Year's
- Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes
- I Remember Blind Joe Death
- God, Time and Causality
- The John Fahey Christmas Album
- Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories
- City of Refuge
- Womblife
- Hitomi
- Red Cross
- The Fonotone Sessions
- Double 78
- The Mill Pond
- The Epiphany of Glenn Jones
- John Fahey Trio KBOO
- John Fahey Trio, Vol. One
- The Early Sessions
- The Essential John Fahey
- The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977
- The Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology
- The Legend of Blind Joe Death
- The Best of the Vanguard Years
- The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 1964–1983
- Sea Changes & Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey
- Vanguard Visionaries
- Twilight on Prince Georges Avenue: Essential Recordings
- Christmas Soli
- Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years 1958–1965
- Proofs & Refutations
- A Tribute to John Fahey
- I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey
- Friends of Fahey Tribute
- The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album
- The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration
- American primitive guitar
- Takoma Records
- Revenant Records
- Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton