God, Time and Causality

With the exception of one track, the songs on this album were recorded and rejected by Takoma Records in 1977. Fahey sent these tracks to Shanachie Records after receiving an advance on the album.^[1]

The original album included a booklet and guitar tablature for "Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt" and "Steamboat 'Gwine Around the Bend".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
CMJ New Music	(no rating) ^[3]

Allmusic critic Steven McDonald gave the album a 4 of 5 stars review, writing "An excellent John Fahey outing, essentially examining his inspirations and drawing once again from them. It's beautifully recorded and mastered, and performed brilliantly. This one is highly recommended—would-be serious guitarists take note."^[2] CMJ New Music wrote that "[Fahey] has continually enriched his style to incorporate a deeper sense of his Delta blues roots, taking his compositions beyond the standard pop framework to create breathtakingly picturesque mood-scapes ranging from somber and dark to finger-pickin' ecstasy."^[3]

Track listing

"Revelation" – 3:47
"The Red Pony" – 6:28
"Lion" – 6:38
"Medley: Interlude/The Portland Cement Factory/Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt" – 11:37
"Medley: Snowflakes/Steamboat 'Gwine Around the Bend/Death of the Clayton Peacock/How Green Was My Valley" – 11:46
"Medley: Sandy on Earth/I'll See You in My Dreams" – 16:29

Personnel

John Fahey – guitar

Production notes

John Fahey– producer
Terry Robb – producer
Mike Moore – engineer
Melody Fahey – photography
Frederick Carlson – design
Mark Humphrey – liner notes

References

↑ Guerrieri, Claudio (2014). The John Fahey Handbook, Vol. 2. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-9853028-1-8.
1 2 McDonald, Steven. "God, Time and Causality > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
1 2 "God, Time and Causality > Review". CMJ New Music. November 2000.

John Fahey

Studio albums	Blind Joe Death Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Excursions Days Have Gone By The Voice of the Turtle Requia The Yellow Princess The New Possibility America Of Rivers and Religion After the Ball Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) Old Fashioned Love Christmas with John Fahey Vol. II John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. Yes! Jesus Loves Me Railroad Let Go Popular Songs For Christmas and New Year's Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes I Remember Blind Joe Death God, Time and Causality Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories City of Refuge Womblife Hitomi Red Cross

78s and EPs	The Fonotone Sessions Double 78 The Mill Pond

Live albums	Live in Tasmania Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick On Air Some Summer Day

Collaborations	The Epiphany of Glenn Jones John Fahey Trio KBOO John Fahey Trio, Vol. One

Split albums	Leo Kottke, John Fahey & Peter Lang

Compilations	The Early Sessions The Essential John Fahey The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 The Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology The Legend of Blind Joe Death The Best of the Vanguard Years The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 1964–1983 Sea Changes & Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey Vanguard Visionaries Twilight on Prince Georges Avenue: Essential Recordings Christmas Soli

Tribute albums	A Tribute to John Fahey I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey Friends of Fahey Tribute The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration

Related articles	Discography American Primitivism Takoma Records Revenant Records Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton

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