Rarest John Fahey LP, "Blind Joe Death" - original 1964 Takoma C1002, VG+
  $   250

 


$ 250 Sold For
May 9, 2020 Sold Date
May 8, 2020 Start Date
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John Fahey suddenly caught the ears of folk musicians and many an amateur guitar picker (like myself) when this very limited edition album came out in 1964. It's hard to compare to any other music.  His intricate compositions with cascades of mutating phrases sound in a way like what comes out of a big church pipe organ, not a small wooden box with a hunk of solid wood attached to it. 
And it definitely sounds "southern"--such as the tunes that might be called dirges since they echo the sorrows of plantation slavery.  We folk groupies had never heard anything like it, lo, 56 years ago. And I haven't since. 
It added to the mystique at that time, that an a previously unknown guy from Maryland would record this in Berkeley CA "in the studio of an anonymous benefactor" and then put it out with one of the funkiest, get-to-the-point LP sleeves of all time.  Clearly, somebody with good taste and money had discovered this brilliant guitarist and composer, but he or she or John Fahey wanted a very blunt jacket. "OK, now that I have your attention . . ." 
(We also have the original 1965 "Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites" LP by Fahey on sale.  Click above to see our eBay store inventory.)

I bought this new in 1964 and enjoyed it very much over the years, but now it needs to find a new home.
Two photos of the vinyl held in hand give show the overall excellent condition of the vinyl. The last two pics show (1) a streak in the dark area off the A in Tacoma (light deglossing, not a scuff) and (2) a close-up of the small, barely raised bubble. See "condition" for more details on those. 
PACKING AND SHIPPING:  We pack all of our LPs in new vinyl lined inner sleeves, wrap them in bubble wrap, and pack them in strong LP mailers. The existing sleeve is included.
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