John Fahey & His Orchestra Of Rivers & Religions LP1972
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John Fahey & His Orchestra Of Rivers & Religions LP 1972
After eleven albums of Fahey playing solo guitar with occasional accompaniment, Of Rivers and Religions marked a departure for Fahey due to the use of accompanists on most of the material. It is also the first album Fahey recorded with producer/manager Denny Bruce. Bruce had negotiated the contract with Reprise after failing to negotiate with Fahey's previous label, Vanguard Records.
Bruce arranged for the musicians, beginning with Jack Feierman who wrote the majority of the arrangements. Many of the New Orleans session players had previously contributed to Walt Disney's soundtrack for Song of the South. Some of the same musicians would appear on Fahey's second release for Reprise, After the Ball. Multi-instrumentalist and session musician Chris Darrow later commented, "I remember the first time I ever heard him, I thought they'd turned the record from 45 to 33 or something, 'cause I couldn't believe how slow he played."
Speaking of both Of Rivers and Religion and After the Ball in a 1998 interview for The Wire, Fahey recalled, "I don't understand why they got bad reviews. It's like every time I wanted to do something other than play guitar I got castigated."
Side one:
"Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend" (Fahey) – 4:15
"Medley: Deep River/Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Traditional) – 6:45
"Dixie Pig Bar-B-Q Blues" (Fahey) – 3:55
"Texas and Pacific Blues" (Traditional) – 4:30
Side two:
"Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt" (Fahey) – 4:20
"Medley: By the Side of the Road/I Come, I Come" (A. Brumley, Traditional) – 6:05
"Lord Have Mercy" (Traditional) – 2:28
"Song" (Fahey) – 5:22
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG+ Has slight ring markings (hard to see against mottled artwork), small sticker and residue, bumped corner, small rubber stamp (initials) on back.
RECORD: EX+ to NM. Plays like a dream, one or two pops in the pressing.
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