John Fahey discography
# John Fahey discography

The discography of the American guitarist and composer John Fahey consists of thirty-six studio albums, five live albums and sixteen compilation albums, as well as five tribute albums.

## Studio albums

| Year | Album Title | Label | Reissues, alternate names and versions |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | Blind Joe Death | Takoma | 1964 with partial re-recording as Vol. 1; 1967 with full re-recording; 1996 on CD with all song versions as The Legend of Blind Joe Death (Fantasy) |
| 1963 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes | Takoma | 1967 with partial re-recording as Vol. 2; 1999 on CD with all song versions |
| 1964 | The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites | Takoma | 1967 with new cover (both LP releases had Vol. 3 on the cover; 1999 on CD with 4 bonus tracks |
| 1965 | The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death | Riverboat | Subsequent LP versions on Riverboat, Trans-Atlantic, Takoma and Chrysalis listed the album as Vol. 5'; 1997 on CD (Takoma) |
| 1966 | The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Excursions | Takoma | LP listed as Vol. 4; Issued on CD in 2000 (Takoma) |
| 1967 | Days Have Gone By | Takoma | LP listed as Vol. 6; Issued on CD in 2001 (Takoma) |
| 1967 | Requia | Vanguard | Repackaged in 1974 with The Yellow Princess as The Essential John Fahey; First issued on CD in 1997; LP reissue in 2007 |
| 1968 | The Voice of the Turtle | Takoma | Issued on CD in 1996 |
| 1968 | The Yellow Princess | Vanguard | Repackaged in 1974 with Requia as The Essential John Fahey; First issued on CD in 2000, 2006 version has 3 bonus tracks; LP reissue in 2008 |
| 1968 | The New Possibility - John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album | Takoma | Re-recorded in 1982 as Christmas with John Fahey Vol. I |
| 1971 | America | Takoma | Full 13-track (rather than 4-track) version released on LP and CD in 1998 |
| 1972 | Of Rivers and Religion | Reprise | 2001 CD (Collectors' Choice Music; 2003 CD repackage with After the Ball (Warner Bros. Records) |
| 1973 | After the Ball | Reprise | 2003 CD repackage with Of Rivers and Religion (Warner Bros. Records) |
| 1973 | Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) | Takoma | On CD in 1992 (Shanachie Records and again in 2007 (Ace Records) |
| 1975 | Old Fashioned Love | Takoma | On CD in 2003 |
| 1975 | Christmas with John Fahey Vol. II | Takoma | |
| 1979 | John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. | Takoma | |
| 1980 | Yes! Jesus Loves Me | Takoma | |
| 1982 | Christmas Guitar Volume I (A rerecording of The New Possibility) | Takoma | |
| 1983 | Railroad | Takoma | |
| 1983 | Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's | Varrick | |
| 1984 | Let Go | Varrick | |
| 1985 | Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes | Varrick | |
| 1987 | I Remember Blind Joe Death | Varrick | |
| 1989 | God, Time and Causality | Shanachie | |
| 1991 | The John Fahey Christmas Album | Burnside | |
| 1992 | Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories | Varrick | |
| 1996 | Double 78 | Perfect | |
| 1997 | City of Refuge | Tim/Kerr | |
| 1997 | The Mill Pond (Double EP) | Little Brother | |
| 1997 | Womblife | Table of the Elements | |
| 1997 | The Epiphany of Glenn Jones | Thirsty Ear | |
| 2000 | Hitomi | LivHouse | |
| 2002 | John Fahey Trio, Vol. 1 | Jazzoo | |
| 2003 | Red Cross | Revenant | |

## Live albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| - | - | - |
| 1981 | Live in Tasmania | Takoma |
| 1998 | Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites | Table of the Elements |
| 2003 | Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues | Table of the Elements |
| 2004 | The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick | Water/Revenant |
| 2005 | On Air | Tradition & Moderne |
| 2005 | Some Summer Day | Intergroove |

## Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| - | - | - |
| 1967 | Contemporary Guitar Spring 1967 (Compilation with tracks by Max Ochs, John Fahey, Bukka White, Harry Taussig and Robbie Basho.) | Takoma |
| 1969 | Memphis Swamp Jam (Three guitar duets by John Fahey, and Bill Barth using the pseudonyms of R L Watson and Josiah Jones.) | |
| 1970 | Zabriskie Point: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Motion picture soundtrack) | MGM |
| 1974 | The Essential John Fahey | Vanguard |
| 1974 | Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey | Takoma |
| 1977 | The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 | Takoma |
| 1993 | The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey Vol. 1 | Rhino |
| 1994 | The Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology | Rhino |
| 1996 | The Legend of Blind Joe Death | Takoma |
| 1996 | The Best of the Vanguard Years | Vanguard |
| 1996 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes (Reissue of both issues of the album) | Takoma |
| 2004 | The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 1964–1983 | Takoma |
| 2004 | Of Rivers and Religion/After the Ball | Warner Bros. |
| 2005 | On the Sunny Side of the Ocean | Brook Records |
| 2006 | Sea Changes & Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey | Table of the Elements |
| 2006 | Vanguard Visionaries | Vanguard |
| 2009 | Twilight on Prince Georges Avenue: Essential Recordings | Rounder |
| 2011 | Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years 1958–1965 | Dust-to-Digital |

## Tribute albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| - | - | - |
| 1979 | A Tribute to John Fahey | Kicking Mule |
| 2006 | I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey | Vanguard |
| 2006 | Friends of Fahey Tribute | Slackertone |
| 2006 | The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album | Takoma |
| 2007 | The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration | Table of the Elements |
