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why not just the latest and presumably best version? if you get to listen to it you'll hear why - it's all in the differences. with this release fahey fans thought they'd died and gone to heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438053200203,"sku":"118009","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6d518c5f-da93-4da8-97a4-efe7bd46955b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726937506"},{"product_id":"death-chants-breakdowns-and-military-waltzes","title":"Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes","description":"\u003cp\u003ejohn fahey and many of his contemporaries and fans consider this disc to be his finest work. it contains both the 1963 and 1967 versions of death chants, breakdowns and military waltzes, each of which was originally released as takoma 1003. the striking differences between the two point up the dramatic stylistic approaches fahey was exploring during those few short years. for the 67 album, ten of the twelve tracks were re-recorded at sierra sound in berkeley. the two titles not re-recorded (the downfall of the adelphi rolling grist mill and dance of the inhabitants of the palace of king philip xiv of spain) are included here only once, as they are the original 63 versions. also included is the re-recorded some summer day, which had been omitted from the late-1970s reissue of death chants\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438054216011,"sku":"253516","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/741712ef-ccf1-4f76-85f1-9b3cc0176d60_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726937529"},{"product_id":"various-i-am-the-resurrection-a-tribute-to-john-fahey","title":"Various - I Am The Resurrection : A Tribute To John Fahey","description":"\u003cp\u003ethis lineup of indie luminaries may actually serve to raise awareness of folk's string finger picking wizard fahey's experimental work with versions of his tunes ranging faithful renditions, to fahey inspired excursions. artists include devendra banhart, grandaddy, lee ranaldo (sonic youth), sufjan stevens, pelt, cul de sac, peter case, calexico, howe gelb, fruit bats, m ward, among others. commemorating the 40th anniversary of his signing with vanguard, as well as the fifth anniversary of his passing in 2001, 'i am the resurrection' is a tribute album that's actually worth a damn. this tribute album honors the late john fahey, a wildly innovative guitar virtuoso. his relative obscurity belies the influence he had on acoustic music, pushing its bounds like no other, melding blues, folk and classical styles like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438909690187,"sku":"268192","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cb7ddafd-4787-4a79-b5f7-a12b90af3030_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726949598"},{"product_id":"of-rivers-and-religion-after-the-ball","title":"Of Rivers and Religion \/ After The Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo albums originally released in 1972 and 1973 from acclaimed late blues\/folk guitarist Fahey.'Of Rivers And Religion' has a Dixieland flavour to it, marking a change from Fahey's usual style. Time magazine named it one of the Top Ten albums of the year. Commercially, neither album was particularly successful and Fahey parted company with Reprise Records. 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