the best of the vanguard years

This collection drawn from his two Vanguard albums perfectly complement our comprehensive re-issue series of John Fahey’s Takoma albums. The expanded recording budget allowed for further experiments in sound, with several tracks featuring a full band, including members of Spirit.
Track listing:THE YELLOW PRINCESS • VIEW (EAST FROM THE TOP OF THE RIGGS ROAD: B AND O TRESTLE) • LION • MARCH! FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING • THE SINGING BRIDGE OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE • DANCE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE INVISIBLE CITY OF BLADENSBURG • CHARLES A LEE: IN MEMORIAM • IRISH SETTER • COMMEMORATIVE TRANSFIGURATION AND COMMUNION AT MAGRUDER PARK • REQUIEM FOR JOHN HURT • REQUIEM FOR RUSSELL BLAINE COOPER • WHEN THE CATFISH IS IN THE BLOOM • FIGHT ON CHRISTIANS, FIGHT ON • REQUIEM FOR MOLLY Pt 3 • REQUIEM FOR MOLLY Pt 4