The John Fahey Handbook - Vol. 1

A NEW REVISED & UPDATED EDITION of VOLUME ONE is now available.Click on Paperback Formats above.VOLUME TWO was published DECEMBER 19, 2014.  . This is the first volume of a 2-volume set that explores the entire discography of the acoustic guitar player John Fahey (1939-2001). Volume 1 includes a biographical introduction and the recordings from Fahey's first Fonotone 78 rpm issued in 1958 up until The Voice of the Turtle album of 1968. Each record is presented with all its known issues and variations. In addition, the complete labelography of Joe Bussard's Fonotone Records and Fahey's Takoma Records is described in detail with a pictorial representation of each label variant. In color! 
Foreword written by Glenn Jones.