it is the forty-fifth anniversary of john fahey recording live in tasmania his first ever live album and possibly 'the first recording by an international artist to be made in tasmania'.
of all places.
while the track listing suggests there are many new tracks in fact,
- tiger is lion,
- tasmanian two-step is hawaiian two-step/ spanish two-step
- return of the tasmanian tiger is revolt of the dyke brigade
- indian-pacific r.r. blues is actually beverly, actually a studio recording from the album after the ball
- the approaching of the disco void is a re-working of wine and roses.
soon fahey will be moving to oregon and selling off takoma records. railroad 1 will be the last album he will record for them. from then on fahey will have much more limited releases and after his 'rediscovery' his music will change.
in many ways the album marks the end of an era.
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it's the morning. it is still not fully light outside. horsemouth has been out to unleash the chickens. (he has not so far found the secret stash of eggs etc.). he forgot to go and take the milk over to the garage yesterday - he presumes his mum must have done it.
today the bins (waste) and probably a walk into the village to buy bread (and beer for horsemouth, he's out of beer).
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