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JOHN FAHEY
Death Chants, Break Downs & Military Waltzes
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PIEDMONT / TAKOMA Records C 1003
Original 1964 issue • MONO LP
B&W PASTE-ON COVER ART • FIRST LABELS
CORRECT "UNION" SEAL (w/"6") on BACK
Cursive "Lss" etched in dead-wax both sides

VINYL is VG+
Extremely clean high gloss vinyl has a few very light, small surface scuffs revealed under hard bright light. Bright distortion free audio with some mild underlying surface noise, light crackling heard in portions, as is common with early Takoma pressings. No pops, loud or repetitive tics. Labels are very clean both sides.
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COVER is VG+
Black stock cover with paste-on b&w wrap-around cover 'slick' (actually, open-tooth, un-slick, thick paper stock) is snapping bright and spanking clean with no wear, creases, writing, dinge or soil. Right side, front has faint moisture stain; very light; back has a couple of small, pea-size blemishes in black cover stock, not very noticeable. All edges straight, all corners sharp. Seams and spine 100% intact with crisp, sharp, complete spine titles; no wear or splits.

PLEASE NOTE:
Any Grainy or Mottled appearance in PHOTOS is purely due to my low-light photo conditions.
Photos of Labels, (close-up shots) and Vinyl (camera unable to resolve the grooves properly in low light),
are especially affected. Please know that this is from digital photograph limitations effect only.
Labels are actually extremely clean and smooth with perfectly sharp, crisp text print.

*indeed the 'mottled' effect is such that the above mentioned tiny blemishes (at extreme left edge of back) are almost indistinguishable in photo from the absurd 'topography' that my camera imparts to black or very dark colors; especially on a textured background.

STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG

VERY SCARCE original 1964 issue of Fahey's brilliant 2nd album in very nice condition.

MATRIX NUMBERS
Side One: FAHEY VOL. II  SIDE 1  LSS 
Side Two: FAHEY VOL. II  SIDE 2  LSS

Fahey issued his first 2 albums in 1964: BLIND JOE DEATH and this LP (subtitled "JOHN FAHEY VOL.II" on the Spine Text).

Dark brown gloss stock labels with raised groove and silver print, including horizontal line above and below center hole., NO "dragons" artwork
Catalog # reads "C-1003" on labels. • Catalog # reads "C 1003" on cover (front, back and spine).

CORRECT 1964 "Printing Pressmen and assistants" UNION Seal on back cover with a "6" at RIGHT side - and the words "FREE PRESS" and "OFFSET PRINTING" around seal.
(The 1965 issue had a number "367" at LEFT of seal and deleted the "Free Press Offset Printing" perimeter text.)

Tracks listed sequentially 1 - 12 on back cover.

FULL SPINE TEXT:
"PIEDMONT/ TAKOMA C 1003  JOHN FAHEY VOL II  DEATH CHANTS, BREAKDOWNS, & MILITARY WALTZES".
...perfectly clean, complete wear-free titles/text on blemish-free spine.

NO insert included.

SIDE ONE
Sunflower River Blues
When The Springtime Comes Again
Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania/Alabama Border
Some Summer Day
On The Beach At Waikiki
Spanish Dance
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SIDE TWO
John Henry Variations
The Downfall Of The Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill
Take A Look At That Baby
Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Phillip XIV Of Spain
America Episcopal Hymn

NOTE: these are ALL the original versions recorded by Fahey in 1963.
Later issues (1967 onwards) had reworked versions of 10 of these 12 songs.

EXTREMELY RARE - possibly the hardest Fahey record to find

Disc inside anti-static poly inner sleeve.
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.

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