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''John Fahey Visits Washington D.C.'' was Fahey's first album in four years. The same year, he sold Takoma, the independent record label he had started in 1959, to [[Chrysalis Records]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Unterberger| first = Richie | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = John Fahey Biography | work = | publisher = Allmusic | date = | url = |
''John Fahey Visits Washington D.C.'' was Fahey's first album in four years. The same year, he sold Takoma, the independent record label he had started in 1959, to [[Chrysalis Records]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Unterberger| first = Richie | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = John Fahey Biography | work = | publisher = Allmusic | date = | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p37917|pure_url=yes}} | format = | doi = | accessdate = January 6, 2010}}</ref> Chrysalis eventually sold the rights to the albums, and Takoma was in limbo until bought by [[Fantasy Records]] in 1995.<ref>[http://concordmusicpress.com/labels/Takoma/ Concord Music Group Takoma Records entry.] Retrieved February 2010.</ref> He cited the strain of running the label and its lack of direction as reasons for selling it to the [[United Kingdom|UK]]-based company.<ref name = "Wire">{{cite journal| last = Pouncey | first = Edwin | authorlink = | title = Blood on the Frets | journal = [[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] | volume = | issue = 174| pages = | publisher = | location = | date = August 1998| url = http://www.johnfahey.com/Blood.htm | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = March 15, 2010}}</ref> Other sources refer to Fahey's disinterest in the business side of running Takoma, the companies debt, and the current poor business climate of the record industry.<ref name="Coley">{{cite web | last = Coley| first = Byron | authorlink = | title = The Persecutions and Resurrections of Blind Joe Death | publisher = Perfect Sound Forever | date = May 2001 | url = http://www.furious.com/perfect/fahey/fahey-byron2.html | accessdate = March 28, 2010}}</ref><ref name = "WCP">{{cite journal| last = Dunlap Jr.| first = David | title = The Cosmos Club | journal = Washington City Paper | pages = | publisher = | date = July 7, 2006| url = http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/cover/2006/cover0707.html?navEdit | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = March 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first= Zach |last= Baron |title= ''The Lost Takoma Sessions'' |url= http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9213-the-lost-takoma-sessions/ |publisher= [[Pitchfork Media]] |accessdate=April 4, 2010}}</ref> |
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He [[Cover version|covers]] two songs by other guitarists – "Guitar Lamento" is by [[Brazil]]ian [[guitarist]] [[Bola Sete]] from his album ''Ocean'' and "Death by Reputation" by [[Leo Kottke]] from his [[Leo Kottke (album)|eponymous 1977 album]]. |
He [[Cover version|covers]] two songs by other guitarists – "Guitar Lamento" is by [[Brazil]]ian [[guitarist]] [[Bola Sete]] from his album ''Ocean'' and "Death by Reputation" by [[Leo Kottke]] from his [[Leo Kottke (album)|eponymous 1977 album]]. |
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John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1979.
History
John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. was Fahey's first album in four years. The same year, he sold Takoma, the independent record label he had started in 1959, to Chrysalis Records.[1] Chrysalis eventually sold the rights to the albums, and Takoma was in limbo until bought by Fantasy Records in 1995.[2] He cited the strain of running the label and its lack of direction as reasons for selling it to the UK-based company.[3] Other sources refer to Fahey's disinterest in the business side of running Takoma, the companies debt, and the current poor business climate of the record industry.[4][5][6]
He covers two songs by other guitarists – "Guitar Lamento" is by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete from his album Ocean and "Death by Reputation" by Leo Kottke from his eponymous 1977 album.
It was rumored that an entire album known as the Nuthouse sessions was rejected, leading to the release of John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. instead.[7]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
Music critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, noting the "stellar picking and an eclectic range of influences... Some of his characteristic moodiness emerges in passages from 'Ann Arbor' and 'Melody McBad'."[8]
From his review for the UK-based Record Collector, critic Sid Smith gave the album 4 stars, stating "... although the landscape may look and sound familiar, nothing is quite what it seems. Circuitous, complex lines are unfurled into rare, blooming chords in much the way a magician pulls flowers out of his pocket. However, it’s the gothic rumbles of "Guitar Lamento" that remind us how Fahey’s use of space and haunting repetition created glorious epic moods tempered with a bleak intensity that still resonates."[9]
Reissues
- John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. was reissued on CD in 2008 by Ace Records.
Track listing
- "Medley: Silver Bell/Cheyenne" (Fahey, Doc Watson, Bill Monroe) – 4:31
- "Ann Arbor/Death by Reputation" (Fahey, Leo Kottke) – 8:11
- "The Discovery of the Sylvia Scott" (Fahey) – 7:45
- "Guitar Lamento" (Bola Sete) – 5:49
- "Melody McBad" (Fahey) – 10:09
- "The Grand Finale" (Fahey) – 7:05
Personnel
- John Fahey – guitar
- Richard Ruskin – guitar (on "Medley")
Production notes
- John Fahey – liner notes
- Tom Davis – engineer
- Rob Shread – mastering
- Michael Boshears – remixing, mastering
- Dee Westlund – art direction
- Murry Whiteman – design
- John Van Hamersveld – design, illustrations
- Kris Needs – liner notes
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "John Fahey Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Concord Music Group Takoma Records entry. Retrieved February 2010.
- ^ Pouncey, Edwin (August 1998). "Blood on the Frets". The Wire (174). Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Coley, Byron (May 2001). "The Persecutions and Resurrections of Blind Joe Death". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ Dunlap Jr., David (July 7, 2006). "The Cosmos Club". Washington City Paper. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ Baron, Zach. "The Lost Takoma Sessions". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ Needs, Kris. "Liner notes from 2008 reissue".
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Smith, Sid (2008). "John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. > Review". Record Collector (352).
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