1965 MONO "DANCE OF DEATH" John FAHEY = INNOVATIVE SLIDE GUITAR Dark Folk Psych
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ORIGINAL 1965 =MONOPHONIC= FIRST PRESS
John Fahey
"Dance Of Death "
And Other Plantation Favorites
\ USA - TAKOMA RECORDS - C 1004 (MONO)
FINAL COLLECTION COPY ...comes with an -original- BONUS booklet to Blind Joe Death...
RARE and highly sought for goood reason...the original 1965 first printing in glorious MONOPHONIC ...the 3rd Lp by John Fahey filled with innovative hyper creative guitar weavings & injections...
Found inside the cover is the THICK 15 page lyric booklet to John Fahey's "Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death" ...
The '65 "DANCE OF DEATH" Lp contains lots more slide-guitar and a lot more darkness in coparison to his other albums, so of course our favorite track uses the former to completely undermine the latter. "On the Banks of the Owchita" sees Fahey teaming up with a second guitarist, resulting in hyper-vivid textures: quivering moonbeams slicing through waves of chords, me struck back, slack-jawed at such beauty.
For the first time, our hero no longer sounds limited by blues convention. If he wants to load up on double-string drones ("Variations on the Coocoo") or construct a series of vignettes that twist through sickly tension, ambiguous dissonance, and resigned shudders ("What the Sun Said"), it's just as fine as him laying out some high-stepping strides ("Worried Blues").
Fahey saves his trump for last, though, revealing "Dance of Death" as his most successful long-form composition yet, wasting no time between lean, carved descents, high-strung cackles, and billowing chords that wash us back to the unforgiving grind. Overall, this early steel-string acoustic album only begins to hint at the level of dissonance, experimentation, and spacey arrangements and textures Fahey would eventually bring to his work, while still remaining a blend of traditional styles, classical composition, and Fahey's own signature imprint. His trademark ability to take traditional forms and re-purpose them into something a little darker and more existential coalesced here. Surely one of the man's best efforts. Worthy of plenty of spins.
Wine And Roses
How Long
On The Banks Of The Owchita
Worried Blues
What The Sun Said
Revelation On The Banks Of The Pawtuxent
Poor Boy
Variations On The Coocoo
The Last Steam Engine Train
Give Me Corn Bread When I'm Hungry
Dance Of Death
CONDITION: The cover: The THICK very fragile cover is strikingly M- a TOP copy, usually IF found at all would be full of wear, her a survivor final collection copy with NO problems, been in good hands for 50 years! Still has a fresh look, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... collection copy for sure...
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- TOP COPY smooth and clear from damage, plays with very enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both Tacoma labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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