John Fahey - Let Go (1983) {Varrick Records CDVR008 rel 1997}
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© 1983, 1997 Varrick / Rounder Records | CD VR 008
Finger-Picked Guitar / Contemporary Folk / Folk Jazz / Folk-Blues / Progressive Folk
Anyone who has read liner notes on John Fahey albums knows they are not necessarily to be taken as strict truth, but in the case of Let Go, it seems likely that the man was talking straight. Most of the back cover of the LP is a caustic, satirical diatribe against "Volkmusik" fans who try to pigeonhole Fahey as a folk artist. Almost the first words are "No folk music on this record, not even anything that sounds like or suggests folk music." Fahey almost delivers on that promise on this album of Brazilian jazz, blues, old-time medleys, and other miscellany. In the hands of a guitarist with a less individual style this could have been a chameleon act or a hopeless mishmash, but Fahey pulls it off nicely.
Producer and session guitarist Terry Robb duets with him on about half the cuts, and there are sparse but effective bits of percussion and bass that flesh out a vastly superior remake of "River Medle,y which originally appeared on Of Rivers and Religion. Other highlights include the peaceful "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise and the energetic two-guitar remake of "Layla." On the latter, Fahey plays Clapton's bridge note-for-note, but makes it completely his own thanks to his distinctive phrasing. If everything else on this album was trash, that cut would make it worth buying, but thankfully that isn't the case. Let Go may not be the definitive John Fahey album, but it is a very good one from end to end.
Personnel
John Fahey – guitar
Terry Robb – guitar, bottleneck guitar, producer
Johnny Riggins - percussion on "River Medley" and "Lights Out"
Ron "Dr." Manfredo - bass on "River Medley"
Track Listing
01 - Let Go
02 - Black Mommy
03 - Dvorak
04 - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
05 - Deep River - Old Man River
06 - Lights Out
07 - Pretty Afternoon
08 - Sunset On Prince George's County
09 - Layla
10 - Old Country Rock
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 28. August 2011, 10:33
John Fahey / Let Go
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2 | 6:36.55 | 8:07.65 | 29755 | 66344
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8 | 32:20.27 | 4:16.23 | 145527 | 164749
9 | 36:36.50 | 5:20.45 | 164750 | 188794
10 | 41:57.20 | 1:20.35 | 188795 | 194829
Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\07 - Pretty Afternoon.wav
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Track 8
Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\08 - Sunset On Prince George's County.wav
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Track 9
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Track 10
Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\10 - Old Country Rock.wav
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==== Log checksum 8D0FAD4DCCDD5DBC063F3EC717065BA266D0D4AB9D3F1D76DD4D606405460FCA ====
EAC extraction logfile from 28. August 2011, 10:33
John Fahey / Let Go
Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-800A Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
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TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 6:36.55 | 0 | 29754
2 | 6:36.55 | 8:07.65 | 29755 | 66344
3 | 14:44.45 | 4:08.27 | 66345 | 84971
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8 | 32:20.27 | 4:16.23 | 145527 | 164749
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Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\04 - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise.wav
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Track 7
Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\07 - Pretty Afternoon.wav
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Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\08 - Sunset On Prince George's County.wav
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Track 9
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Track 10
Filename G:\RIP\John Fahey - Let Go (1984) [FLAC] {VARRICK CD VR 008}\10 - Old Country Rock.wav
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