The discography of the American guitarist and composer John Fahey consists of thirty-six studio albums, five live albums and sixteen compilation albums, as well as five tribute albums. A number of semi-official releases are excluded here, as are bootlegs and material from unreleased recording sessions which circulate among fans and collectors.
| John Fahey discography | |
|---|---|
 Fahey performing in Paris, 1984 | |
| Studio albums | 36 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Tribute albums | 5 |
Studio albums
editLive albums
edit| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Live in Tasmania | Takoma |
| 1998 | Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites | Table of the Elements |
| 2000 | KBOO Radio Live Session (With the John Fahey Trio) | One Hit |
| 2003 | Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues | Table of the Elements |
| 2004 | The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick | Water/Revenant |
| 2005 | On Air | Tradition & Moderne |
| Some Summer Day | Intergroove |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Contemporary Guitar Spring 1967 (Compilation with tracks by Max Ochs, John Fahey, Bukka White, Harry Taussig and Robbie Basho.) | Takoma |
| 1969 | Memphis Swamp Jam (Three guitar duets by John Fahey, and Bill Barth using the pseudonyms of R L Watson and Josiah Jones.) | |
| 1970 | Zabriskie Point: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Motion picture soundtrack) | MGM |
| 1974 | The Essential John Fahey | Vanguard |
| Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey | Takoma | |
| 1977 | The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 | |
| 1993 | The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey Vol. 1 | Rhino |
| 1994 | The Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology | |
| 1996 | The Legend of Blind Joe Death | Takoma |
| 1996 | The Best of the Vanguard Years | Vanguard |
| 1996 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes (Reissue of both issues of the album) | Takoma |
| 2002 | John Fahey Trio, Vol. 1 | Jazzoo |
| 2004 | The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 1964–1983 | Takoma |
| Of Rivers and Religion/After the Ball | Warner Bros. | |
| 2005 | On the Sunny Side of the Ocean | Brook Records |
| 2006 | Sea Changes & Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey | Table of the Elements |
| 2006 | Vanguard Visionaries | Vanguard |
| 2009 | Twilight on Prince Georges Avenue: Essential Recordings | Rounder |
| 2011 | Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years 1958–1965 | Dust-to-Digital |
| 2023 | Proofs & Refutations (Reissues Double 78 alongside new material) | Drag City |
Tribute albums
edit| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | A Tribute to John Fahey | Kicking Mule |
| 2006 | I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey | Vanguard |
| Friends of Fahey Tribute | Slackertone | |
| The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album | Takoma | |
| 2007 | The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration | Table of the Elements |
References
edit- Downes, Chris; Bryant, Paul; Kirton, Malcolm; Kremer, Tom (July 2003). "The John Fahey Catalog from the International Fahey Committee". JohnFahey.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- Lowenthal, Steve (2014). "John Fahey Discography". Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. pp. 209–214. ISBN 978-1-61374-519-9.
External links
edit- "The Fahey Files" at John Fahey's official website
- John Fahey discography at Discogs