TracksSharks, Planaria, Eels, Coelacanths, Juana, Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues I, Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues II, Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues III, Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues IV, House of the Rising Sun/Nightmare, Juana/Guitar Lamento, Red Rocking Chair, Song for Sara, Son House/Marilyn/My Prayer/Mood Indigo
NotesPlaying with versatility and a fierce imagination, Fahey expanded the boundaries of the guitar, and his contribution to American music is immense. Here is his trademark American Primitive sound at it's most harrowing and resolute. Featuring Skip James-influenced vignettes, deep-sea string bendings, sonic collages, oaken reverberations, and lengthy, impressionistic suites, these recordings, made between 1996 and 1998, comprise a major portion of Fahey's canon. Undiluted, uncompromised, starkly honest, pure of vision and innovative. The 2XCD and 4XLP sets include over two hours of music, a 64-page book (CD), 12-page libretto (LP), new essays by Byron Coley, David Fricke, and David Grubbs, an interview with and original text by Fahey, plus previously unreleased photos (CD only).