John Fahey: Record Labels and other Trivia for Collectors

When Fahey re-recorded his first two albums in 1967 it was because of dissatisfaction with various aspects of the recording quality with the...

Mayne Smith, who contributed banjo and kazoo at Fahey's Delta sessions in 1965, has a new CD about to be released - Places I've Been...

I like to think that one or two regular visitors here still have an interest in my Transfigured piece, even if it may appear to have stalle...

Since it settles quite a few debates, here are pictures of the original 1968 black & silver labelled copies of Voice of the Turtle ; the...

This catalogue was routinely packaged in with albums for a while. It is worth noting that the One String Blues album (shown as B1020) was n...

It's not too often that CDs get mentioned here (other than to complain that Fantasy could have done better) but sometimes needs must, as...

Once again this is here to flag up some additions to long-standing posts. Glenn Jones has very kindly photographed some of his rarest Fahey ...

Another terrific recording, probably left over from sessions that contributed to The Voice of the Turtle . Considerably longer than the reco...

It has long been said that there were two different eye variations for the turtle that presides over the front cover of Voice of the Turtle....

In my 'to do' box, as it were, has been the intention to start uploading the original source material that Fahey drew from and used ...

The original 1967 release: Second sleeve, probably 1968: Final sleeve, probably circa 1976: This album has four sleeves that I know of. The ...

The 1967 Riverboat release: The second Riverboat sleeve, circa 1970: The final Riverboat sleeve, circa 1972: The 1973 Takoma re-issue: The 1...

A plea for help! I am seeking information on Fahey's Takoma album 'The Early Sessions'. If you own or have ever owned a copy of...

This is material that has been around on bootleg for some time, and is credited as having been recorded in 1968 at the Worcester MA Polytech...

Finally, some more unreleased material. It's in zipped folders, so it won't require nearly as many downloads as normal. From 'Tu...

I am very grateful to Paul Bryant for letting me have this analysis of the various editions of the Blind Joe Death album. BLIND JOE DEATH ED...