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Proofs & Refutations

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Proofs & Refutations
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2023
Recorded1995–1996
Length42:25
LabelDrag City
ProducerDean Blackwood, Rian Murphy
John Fahey chronology
Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years 1958–1965
(2011)
Proofs & Refutations
(2023)

Proofs & Refutations is a compilation album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 2023. It reissues Double 78 alongside four additional tracks.

History

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The album's notes indicate that its tracks were "recorded circa 1995/96, mostly in John Fahey's room at a Salem, Oregon boardinghouse".[1] Tracks A3, A4, B2, and B3 were originally released in 1996 as Double 78 by Perfect Records.

Reception

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In his Spectrum Culture review, Reed Jackson noted that this material represents Fahey at a turning point in his musical career, describing the album as, "an enlightening link between the early and late periods, a tenuous bridge between two widely separated worlds."[2] John Nicol described the opening track as "staggering [...] even after a hundred listens."[3]

Track listing

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Side A

  1. "All the Rains" – 5:43
  2. "F for Fake" – 6:58
  3. "Morning (Pt. 1)" – 4:13
  4. "Morning (Pt. 2)" – 4:30

Side B

  1. "For LMC 2" – 4:00
  2. "Evening, Not Night (Pt. 1)" – 5:19
  3. "Evening, Not Night (Pt. 2)" – 4:38
  4. "Untitled (w/o rain)" – 7:04

References

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  1. ^ "John Fahey: Proofs & Refutations". Drag City. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ Jackson, Reed. "John Fahey: Proofs and Refutations". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ Nicol, John. "REVISIO: John Fahey: Proofs & Refutations". OBLADADA. Retrieved 8 March 2024.