- folk
- 40 min
- 12 tracks
- Takoma
The Voice of the Turtle is the seventh album by American guitarist John Fahey. Recorded and released in 1968, it is considered one of his more experimental albums, combining elements of psychedelia, early blues, country fiddles, ragas, and white noise with folk music. The album had many reissues with various track listings, jacket designs and mismatched titles.
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Character-led, intimate, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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Tracks
- 1Bottleneck Blues3:07
- 2Bill Cheatum1:56
- 3Lewisdale Blues2:18
- 4Bean Vine Blues2:45
- 5Bean Vine Blues #22:51
- 6A Raga Called Pat, Part III9:05
- 7A Raga Called Pat, Part IV4:28
- 8Train1:48
- 9Je ne me suis reveillais matin pas en may2:23
- 10The Story of Dorothy Gooch, Part I5:27
- 11Nine-Pound Hammer1:60
- 12Lonesome Valley1:42
12 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- John Fahey
- Label
- Takoma
- Released
- January 1, 1968
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- US
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