Artist: John Fahey Title: Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories Label: Varrick CDVARR031
This aptly-titled album, recorded in 1988 and 1990, is a new take on Fahey's personal mix of sentiment and existential dread; acoustic guitar instrumentals of '50s pop tunes ("Twilight Time," The Sea of Love," "Blueberry Hill") meet Fahey's vaguely ominous originals such as "The Thing at the End of New Hampshire Avenue."
This aptly-titled album, recorded in 1988 and 1990, is a new take on Fahey's personal mix of sentiment and existential dread; acoustic guitar instrumentals of '50s pop tunes ("Twilight Time," The Sea of Love," "Blueberry Hill") meet Fahey's vaguely ominous originals such as "The Thing at the End of New Hampshire Avenue."