Harry_Taussig--Fate_is_Only_Once-(Tompkins_Square)-Reissue-2006-UKi

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2006-09-18

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      a r t i s t : Harry Taussig
        t i t l e : Fate Is Only Once
          d a t e : 2006
        l a b e l : Tompkins Square
	    c a t : TSQ-1523
      s o u r c e : CDDA
        g e n r e : Folk
  r l s.  d a t e : Sep/2006
      t r a c k s : 12
    b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
          s i z e : 45,7 MB

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     'Fate is Only Once' was originally released back in 1965 but
     was an impossibly short run privately pressed LP, obtainable
     by almost nobody. Of course it has become the stuff of legend
     for John Fahey fans and Takoma collectors desperate to find
     more Taussig material than the short contributions to
     'Contemporary Guitar Spring '67' compilation and now
     thankfully it's been given the full-on re-issue treatment from
     NY label Tompkins Square. Remastered and packaged with the
     same liner notes as the original record this is a stunning
     example of the Takoma style of solo guitar picking. Fahey fans
     will find much to sink their teeth into here, and although I'd
     never heard of Taussig before listening to this cd it was
     quickly apparent from the first couple of tracks that the man
     had an incredible skill, much in the same way as Fahey. This
     is the sort of American music steeped in history, in blues and
     folk and in rock 'n roll - and now a new generation of
     listeners and guitarists are hearing these recordings and
     being inspired once more. If you've been enjoying the stream
     of releases from axe worshippers Jack Rose, James Blackshaw or
     Six Organs of Admittance's Ben Chasny then there's not a
     chance you won't fall for 'Fate is Only Once'. I think there's
     something about knowing where it came from and hearing the
     recording quality that gives it that little something else, a
     certain magic if you will - highly recommended! -boomkat
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      01-Baby Let Me Lay it on You                              [02:59]
      02-Blues for Zone VII                                     [03:25]
      03-Dark Town Strutter's Ball                              [02:54]
      04-R.R. Bill & Co.                                        [01:39]
      05-Rev's Rag                                              [03:42]
      06-Sugar Babe, Your Papa Cares for You                    [07:25]
      07-National Ragtime Stomp                                 [01:54]
      08-Rondo to Death                                         [03:22]
      09-Monte's Blues                                          [01:30]
      10-Dorian Sonata                                          [06:02]
      11-St. Louis Tickle                                       [02:18]
      12-Fate is Only Once                                      [05:54]
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                                                                 43:04 min

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