''God, Time and Causality'' is an

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American

fingerstyle guitar Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar or bass guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking (plucking individual notes with a single plectr ...

ist and composer John Fahey, released in 1989.

History

With the exception of one track, the songs on this album were recorded and rejected by

Takoma Records Takoma Records was a small but influential record label founded by guitarist John Fahey in the late 1950s.

in 1977. Fahey sent these tracks to Shanachie Records after receiving an advance on the album. The original album included a booklet and guitar tablature for "Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt" and "Steamboat 'Gwine Around the Bend".

Reception

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critic Steven McDonald gave the album a 4 of 5 stars review, writing "An excellent John Fahey outing, essentially examining his inspirations and drawing once again from them. It's beautifully recorded and mastered, and performed brilliantly. This one is highly recommended—would-be serious guitarists take note." ''

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'' wrote that " aheyhas continually enriched his style to incorporate a deeper sense of his Delta blues roots, taking his compositions beyond the standard pop framework to create breathtakingly picturesque mood-scapes ranging from somber and dark to finger-pickin' ecstasy."

Track listing

# "Revelation" – 3:47 # "The Red Pony" – 6:28 # "Lion" – 6:38 # "Medley: Interlude/The Portland Cement Factory/Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt" – 11:37 # "Medley: Snowflakes/Steamboat 'Gwine Around the Bend/Death of the Clayton Peacock/How Green Was My Valley" – 11:46 # "Medley: Sandy on Earth/ I'll See You in My Dreams" – 16:29

Personnel

*John Fahey – guitar Production notes *John Fahey– producer *

Terry Robb Terry Robb is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist, composer, arranger and record producer living in the United States. He plays electric and acoustic guitar, and is associated with the American Primitive Guitar genre through his collaboration with ste ...

– producer *Mike Moore – engineer *Melody Fahey – photography *Frederick Carlson – design *Mark Humphrey – liner notes

References

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