Format: 5CD + Book Box Set Label: Dust-To-Digital Year: 2012 Media Condition: New Sleeve/Cover Condition: New This box set features the earliest recordings and the first book ever written about one of the most influential guitarists from the 1960s and '70s, John Fahey. The five CDs feature 115 tracks, most of which are available on CD for the first time. The audio was remastered from the reel-to-reel tapes to achieve pristine sound quality. As for the accompanying book, the list of scholars who contributed essays includes Eddie Dean, Claudio Guerrierri, Glenn Jones, Malcolm Kirton, Mike Stewart and John's childhood friend R. Anthony Lee. Byron Coley contributed a poem about John, and Douglas Blazek's 1967 interview with Fahey is published for the first time. Everyone can now hear where this guitar legend got his start -- a smoky basement in Frederick, Maryland. Includes 88-page hardcover book with 5 CDs in a separate portfolio -- all housed in a deluxe 12" x 12" slipcase.
