Vanguard Visionaries (John Fahey album)

Vanguard Records had a high profile during the 1960s folk revival and released music by many folk artists such as Doc Watson, Odetta and many others. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Vanguard had released a series of artist samplers called Vanguard Visionaries from the 1960s and early-'70s era. Each contained a small track listing and all the tracks are available on other compilation packages.

Fahey recorded two albums for Vanguard: The Yellow Princess and Requia.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Allmusic critic Thom Jurek favorably reviewed the album, writing "[Fahey] is forever unpredictable, no matter how often one hears these songs. His playing is simply the element of imagination and surprise itself. While it's true that "Requiem for Milly [sic]," may be off-putting for those looking for a real introduction to Fahey, this is his earliest experimentation with the electronic sounds he explored a great deal more in his later career, and stands as a singular moment in his catalog."^[1]

Track listing

All songs by John Fahey.

"Lion" – 5:10
"March! For Martin Luther King" – 3:43
"Requiem for John Hurt" – 5:09
"Dance of the Inhabitants of the Invisible City of Bladensburg" – 4:10
"The Yellow Princess" – 4:51
"Irish Setter" – 7:16
"Requiem for Molly, Pt. 1" – 7:40
"Requiem for Molly, Pt. 2" – 7:45
"Requiem for Molly, Pt. 3" – 2:33
"Requiem for Molly, Pt. 4" – 2:56

Personnel

John Fahey – guitar

Production notes:

John Fahey – producer
Samuel Charters – producer
Barrett Hansen – producer
Vince Hans – compilation producer
Georgette Cartwright – creative services director
Amy L. Von Holzhausen – package design

References

1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Vanguard Visionaries > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

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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