9780997060201 - John Fahey: Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You: the Fonotone Years 1958?1965 by Guerrieri, Claudio; Jones, Glenn; Kirton, Malcolm; Lee, Anthony; Coley, Bryon; Blazek... (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2 volume set in a damaged slipcase. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 88-page Hardback Book, Extensive Notes and Essays, Never-before-seen Photographs, 115 tracks on 5 CDs. A co-release between Dust-to-Digital and Revenant. Oversized, hardback book with Gatefold Portfolio housing 5 CDs inside Slipcase. "More than 10 years in the making, this box set features the earliest recordings and the first book ever written about one of the most influential guitarists from the 1960s and 70s, John Fahey. The five CDs feature 115 tracks, most of which are available on CD for the first time. The audio was remastered from Joe Bussard's reel-to-reel tapes to achieve pristine sound quality. As for the accompanying book, the list of scholars who contributed essays includes Eddie Dean, Claudio Guerrierri, Glenn Jones, Malcolm Kirton, Mike Stewart and John's childhood friend R. Anthony Lee. Byron Coley contributed a poem about John, and Douglas Blazek's 1967 interview with Fahey is published for the first time. Released 10 years after John Fahey's death, this set puts one of the final puzzle pieces of Fahey's career in place. Everyone can now hear where this guitar legend got his start, a smoky basement in Frederick, Maryland. Co-produced by Dean Blackwood of Revenant, Glenn Jones, and Lance Ledbetter of Dust-to-Digital, this set is released with the support of Joe Bussard and the John Fahey Estate."[]"The liner notes for YOUR PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT YOU---the complete recordings guitarist John Fahey made for the tiny but crucial Fonotone label between 1958 and 1965---comprise an 88-page book, bound in beautifully toned, dense cardboard. These 88 pages brim with an obsessive sort of information about Fahey: his slapdash drawings of important people and places in his life, the first known photograph of him with a Gibson F-hole guitar, the receipt for his Holzapfel 12-string, his Boy Scouts photo, and even a personal letter to Fonotone owner Joe Bussard where he begs for recordings of a few old blues heroes. There's a revealing and hitherto unpublished interview, remembrances from past collaborators, and Italian researcher Claudio Guerrieri's guide to the various hand-written labels Bussard affixed to the center of each record he hand-cut on order. This set is not just for Fahey zealots. It's for anyone interested in the story of American music, from its Appalachian string bands and mean-moaning Delta blues singers to the hymns sung from its church pews and the country-rock anthems soon enough crafted by its hippies. A must-have collection of lore, music, and history, it's a unified, brilliant, and often very challenging archive."---Pitchfork. Gently-used set is in FINE condition w/square, beautifully toned, dense cardboard slipcase & minor tiny tear to lower spine of book, o/w quite pristine & collectible. Due to its size & weight, this massive collection will likely require additional postage/insurance to get to you safely; please inquire with your specific requirements & shipping location.