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| Released | June 12, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1967–1968 | |||
| Genre | Folk, avant-garde | |||
| Length | 51:13 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Sam Charters, John Fahey, Barrett Hansen | |||
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Vanguard Visionaries is the title of a compilation recording by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 2007.
Vanguard Records had a high-profile during the 1960s folk revival and released music by many folk artists such as Doc Watson, Odetta and many others. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Vanguard had released a series of artist samplers called Vanguard Visionaries from the 1960s and early-'70s era. Each contained a small track listing and all the tracks are available on other compilation packages.
Fahey recorded two albums for Vanguard: The Yellow Princess and Requia .
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Allmusic critic Thom Jurek favorably reviewed the album, writing "[Fahey] is forever unpredictable, no matter how often one hears these songs. His playing is simply the element of imagination and surprise itself. While it's true that "Requiem for Milly[ sic ]," may be off-putting for those looking for a real introduction to Fahey, this is his earliest experimentation with the electronic sounds he explored a great deal more in his later career, and stands as a singular moment in his catalog." [1]
All songs by John Fahey.
Production notes:
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