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1	The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death (1965) more music like this by John Fahey A strange man, John Fahey, with an unusual set of guitar styles. This album, originally released on Riverboat Records and later reissued by Fahey's own Takoma label, has a lot of rough edges in terms of the recording but a tremendous amount of power when it comes to the music. Fahey was at the top of his game, alternately playful and dark, so ... see all copies from $13.71! new only from $13.71!
2	The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977 (1977) more music like this by John Fahey The title of this compilation is a little misleading. Although it is indeed an anthology, and the most recent two tracks were recorded in 1977, nothing was recorded as early as 1959. In fact, nothing was recorded before the mid-'60s. If you believe the track notes, nothing was recorded before 1967, though it should be pointed out that the two ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $16.81!
3	Old Fashioned Love (1975) more music like this by John Fahey If anyone doubts the degree to which John Fahey was stereotyped as a folk guitarist, the reception of this album should be instructive. Old Fashioned Love is a wonderful release, a celebration of early 20th century musical styles. Every track is played with charm and wit, from the solo guitar pieces to the full orchestral works. Indeed, on the ... see all copies from $10.38! new only from $10.38!
4	The John Fahey Christmas Album (1975) more music like this by John Fahey Fahey's 1975 Christmas project includes accompaniment from a small acoustic band. Roundup Newsletter, All Music Guide see all copies from $7.99! new only from $11.43!
5	The Legend of Blind Joe Death (1996) more music like this by John Fahey The saga of Blind Joe Death is an extremely confusing one, for those listeners who haven't been following Fahey's career from the beginning. In short: Fahey originally recorded Blind Joe Death in 1959, in an extremely rare, self-released edition of less than 100 copies. Though few heard it, his debut album was a groundbreaker on the acoustic folk ... see all copies from $16.81! new only from $16.81!
6	Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6 (1967) more music like this by John Fahey Sam Graham once referred to Fahey as the "curmudgeon of the acoustic guitar," while producer Samuel Charters noted that Fahey "was the only artist I ever worked with whose sales went down after he made public appearances." This tumultuous spirit, in turn, made tumultuous music on albums like Days Have Gone By, filled with odd harmonics, discord, ... see all copies from $13.78! new only from $13.78!
7	America (1971) more music like this by John Fahey In some respects this was Fahey at his most ambitious; two of the four songs ("Mark 1:15" and "Voice of the Turtle") clock in at around the 15-minute mark, and one of the others is entitled "The Waltz That Carried Us Away and Then a Mosquito Came and Ate Up My Sweetheart." It's actually typical of his work of the period, however: inventive ... see all copies from $16.81! new only from $16.81!
8	The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites [CD] (1965) more music like this by John Fahey The title The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites might lead some to believe that this is a collection of public-domain items that go back to the Deep South of the 19th century. However, while this 1964 session does contain a song titled "Dance of Death," most of the material (including that tune) was written by Fahey himself in the ... see all copies from $16.81! new only from $16.81!
9	Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes [CD] (1999) more music like this by John Fahey Fahey recorded two entirely different versions of this record: one issued in 1963 and one mostly of re-recordings in 1967. The CD reissue of Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes does Fahey fans a massive favor by combining both versions onto one disc. Preceded only by the super-rare original version of Blind Joe Death, the 1963 LP of ... see all copies from $16.81! new only from $16.81!
10	Vanguard Visionaries (2007) more music like this by John Fahey Though John Fahey cut only three records for Vanguard between 1966 and 1969 (he cut a slew for his own Takoma label as well) , some of his most adventurous -- and some would say maddening -- work is here. Vanguard Visionaries compiles ten cuts from the latter two of these LPs, 1967's Requia & Other Compositions for Guitar Solo, and 1969's Yellow ... see all copies from $10.79! new only from $10.79!
11 view cover	Womblife (1997) more music like this by John Fahey This is not your father's John Fahey. Recorded late in his life and produced by Jim O'Rourke, this is one of the more overtly experimental albums in the Fahey catalog and also one of the most fascinatingly beautiful. The opening cut, "Sharks," begins like a solo Glenn Branca performance, all high volume, reverbed strums, and feedback, wrenched ... see all copies from $37.49! new only from $79.94!
12 view cover	Rain Forests Oceans & Other Themes (1985) more music like this by John Fahey see all copies from $9.40! new only from $15.47!
13 view cover	The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album (1968) more music like this by John Fahey This reissue of the folksy acoustic guitarist's classic mid-'60s Christmas album reminds one of the simple charms of the season and how easy it is to capture that when you keep a no-frills approach. Because he rarely varies the tempos among the tracks -- he's mostly in the slow to gently loping ballad mode -- the songs have a slight tendency to ... see all copies from $8.74!
14 view cover	Red Cross (2003) more music like this by John Fahey Red Cross is the last consciously recorded 'new' John Fahey record. Intended for release in 2001 but met with delays following his ill health (and eventual death), Red Cross bookends an important discography, to say the least. In a manner perhaps typical of Fahey, this collection of self-produced pieces ends his career on a note both simple and ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $16.48!
15 view cover	The Epiphany of Glenn Jones (1997) more music like this by John Fahey & Cul de Sac see all copies from $9.54! new only from $14.19!
16 view cover	Essential John Fahey (1978) more music like this by John Fahey While the mesmerizing sound John Fahey conjures here from his steel strings meets this Maryland guitarist's typically high standards, the album title misleadingly suggests a best-of collection. It's actually a CD two-fer. The Yellow Princess, a 1969 album in its entirety, is followed by 1967 release Requia, missing only the four-part "Requiem for ... see all copies from $14.47! new only from $14.47!
17 view cover	After the Ball (1973) more music like this by John Fahey Pairing Fahey with what appears to be a Dixieland revival band, After the Ball, Fahey's second and last Reprise release, stands as one of the stranger recordings of his enigmatic career. With Fahey performing solo and in duet with mandolin, banjo, and uke player Allen Reuse, or with an entire "orchestra" backing him, the album suffers from too ... see all copies from $12.75! new only from $12.75!
18 view cover	Voice of the Turtle (1968) more music like this by John Fahey Like some of John Fahey's other projects in the '60s, this was actually recorded and assembled over a few years, and primarily composed of duets with various other artists (including overdubs with his own pseudonym, "Blind Joe Death"). One of his more obscure early efforts, Voice of the Turtle is both listenable and wildly eclectic, going from ... see all copies from $13.71! new only from $13.71!
19 view cover	Live in Tasmania (1981) more music like this by John Fahey John Fahey was well known as a perfectionist who played concerts for over two decades without releasing a live album. It was therefore something of a surprise when he not only recorded a full album in front of an audience, but did so at a concert booked on four days notice, at a hall he had never seen much less checked for acoustics, and with ... see all copies from $10.35! new only from $10.35!
20 view cover	I Remember Blind Joe Death (1988) more music like this by John Fahey see all copies from $14.74! new only from $14.74!
21 view cover	Friends of Fahey Tribute (2006) more music like this by John Fahey & Friends The album may have an awkward title, but the music it contains is both touching and generally quite graceful. It's an appropriate juxtaposition, since the album celebrates the life and music of guitarist John Fahey, who was himself the same kind of walking contradiction: a notoriously difficult personality with a rare musical gift that expressed ... see all copies from $14.47! new only from $14.47!
22 view cover	The Best of the Vanguard Years (1999) more music like this by John Fahey Though only encompassing two albums, The Yellow Princess and Requia and Other Compositions for Guitar Solo, the latter of which appears almost in its entirety, Best of the Vanguard Years is an excellent overview of Fahey's tenure on the Vanguard label and also documents an impressively innovative period for the experimental guitarist. Mysterious, ... see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
23 view cover	Let Go (1984) more music like this by John Fahey Anyone who has read liner notes on John Fahey albums knows they are not necessarily to be taken as strict truth, but in the case of Let Go, it seems likely that the man was talking straight. Most of the back cover of the LP is a caustic, satirical diatribe against "Volkmusik" fans who try to pigeonhole Fahey as a folk artist. Almost the first ... see all copies from $14.74! new only from $14.74!
24 view cover	Of Rivers and Religion (1972) more music like this by John Fahey In the liner notes for this wonderful disc, sideman Chris Darrow comments, "I remember the first time I ever heard him, I thought they'd turned the record from 45 to 33 or something, 'cause I couldn't believe how slow he played." One of the (many) great beauties in Fahey's approach is just that: he takes his time and savors every last resonance he ... see all copies from $12.55! new only from $12.55!
25 view cover	Requia & Other Compositions for Guitar Solo (1967) more music like this by John Fahey In his liner notes to this release, John Fahey mentions his desire to have an entire world orchestra in his guitar, Western to Eastern, bagpipes to gamelan. Perhaps it's this mental approach that sets his music so deliciously far apart from other so-called folk guitarists. Requia is essentially in two sections. One is a series of blues-based ... see all copies from $11.13! new only from $11.13!

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