I Remember Blind Joe Death is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1987.
I Remember Blind Joe Death | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 at Spectrum, Portland, Oregon | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 45:41 | |||
Label | Varrick | |||
Producer | Tinh Mahoney | |||
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This album was later disregarded by Fahey, stating the album suffers from sloppy playing due to the Epstein–Barr virus he was suffering from at the time.[citation needed]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
New Musical Express | 8/10[3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
CMJ New Music wrote that "The record is rooted in a deep delta blues sound-but that's certainly not where it ends.. Fabulous."[5]
Track listing
edit- "The Evening Mysteries of Ferry Street" (Fahey) – 3:28
- "You'll Find Her Name Written There" (Harold Hensley) – 1:36
- "The Minutes Seem Like Hours, The Hours Seem Like Days" (Fahey) – 4:02
- "Are You from Dixie?" (Traditional) – 2:45
- "A Minor Blues" (Traditional) – 4:42
- "Steel Guitar Rag" (Traditional) – 2:26
- "Nightmare/Summertime" (Artie Shaw, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward) – 5:25
- "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (Beth Slater Whitson, Leo Friedman) – 2:12
- "Unknown Tango" (Traditional) – 3:54
- "Improv in E Minor" (Fahey) – 7:31
- "Lava on Waikiki" (Fahey) – 2:18
- "Gaucho" (Bola Sete) – 6:00
Personnel
edit- John Fahey – guitar
Production notes
- Tinh Mahoney – producer
- Mike Moore – engineer
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Susan Marsh – design
References
edit- ^ "I Remember Blind Joe Death > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ McKay, Alastair (14 November 1987). "John Fahey: I Remember Blind Joe Death". New Musical Express. p. 36.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "John Fahey". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "I Remember Blind Joe Death > Review". CMJ New Music. November 2000.[permanent dead link]