{"product_id":"transfiguration-of-blind-joe-death","title":"Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death","description":"Amazon.com\n\n1959's self-released Blind Joe Death had an enigmatic spare cover that read \"Blind Joe Death\" on one side and \"John Fahey\" on the other. The playful 20-year-old \"American primitive\" guitarist had created an alternate identity: that of the obscure, unknown guitar great Blind Joe Death. The album's material was influenced by the down and dirty country blues of Mississippi John Hurt, Bukka White, and Charley Patton, all manner of old-timey vernacular sound, and 20th-century classical music. This haunting release only contains one of the original recordings; the rest are far more nimble-fingered versions from 1964 (and from '67). As expertly compiled on this disc, Transfiguration presents an opportunity to crawl inside the head of a master musician just as the world of sound unfolds before him. By the time the listener hears the sparkling '67 cuts, a magical, syncretic transformation has occurred. The idiosyncratic artist revisits these plaintive, resonant songs yet again in 1988 on the moody I Remember Blind Joe Death. --Mike McGonigal\n\nProduct Description\n\nJohn's fifth album was originally released on Riverboat Records in 1965 before coming out on Takoma, and ranks as many people's favorite Fahey record, most notably Leo Kottke. Blues, raga, ragtime, folk... all flow from Fahey's gently dissonant guitar in a sort of harmonic poetry.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000003Z92\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000003Z92.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:John Fahey\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41752652251194,"sku":"DBV.B000003Z92.A","price":11.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000003Z92-0.jpg?v=1792032239","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/transfiguration-of-blind-joe-death","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}