Jandek Galore, or Our Man From Corwood

Jandek - the very definition of "acquired taste".

I've written about the Texan eccentric several times, and my 2009 project In Pursuit Of Jandek was one of the most rewarding things I've ever done on any of my blogs.

This rather lengthy article right here probably sums up most of my feelings about Jandek. Take a couple of minutes and read it, I think it's quite good.

The great 2003 documentary about the man, Jandek On Corwood, can be watched on YooToob right here. Very recommended viewing, and I think you'll see the man's music in a different light after watching it.

2010 marks the 32nd anniversary of Jandek's debut album Ready For The House, so to honor this occasion I offer you samples from 32 of his albums. All of them can be purchased directly from Jandek by writing to the P.O. box adress at the top of this post.

(mp3) Jandek - Show me me the way, O lord
Available on Ready For The House (1978)

(mp3) Jandek - The janitor
Available on Later On (1981)

(mp3) Jandek - Mostly all from you
Available on Chair Beside A Window (1982)

(mp3) Jandek - Alexandra knows
Available on Living In A Moon So Blue (1982)

(mp3) Jandek - I ain't got none
Available on Interstellar Discussion (1984)

(mp3) Jandek - Voices in the dark
Available on Nine-Thirty (1985)

(mp3) Jandek - River to Madrid
Available on Foreign Keys (1985)

(mp3) Jandek - Jaws of murmur
Available on Follow Your Footsteps (1986)

(mp3) Jandek - I passed by the building
Available on Blue Corpse (1987)

(mp3) Jandek - Nothing is better than god
Available on Modern Dances (1987)

(mp3) Jandek - Sadie
Available on On The Way (1988)

(mp3) Jandek - When the telephone melts
Available on You Walk Alone (1988)

(mp3) Jandek - Crazy
Available on The Living End (1989)

(mp3) Jandek - Alehouse blues
Available on One Foot In The North (1991)

(mp3) Jandek - The electric end
Available on Lost Cause (1992)

(mp3) Jandek - Ghost town by the sea
Available on Graven Image (1994)

(mp3) Jandek - Just die
Available on I Woke Up (1997)

(mp3) Jandek - Desert voice
Available on New Town (1998)

(mp3) Jandek - The beginning
Available on The Beginning (1999)

(mp3) Jandek - I knew about them
Available on This Narrow Road (2001)

(mp3) Jandek - You won't get up
Available on Worthless Recluse (2001)

(mp3) Jandek - Work of art
Available on The Humility Of Pain (2002)

(mp3) Jandek - Frozen beauty
Available on I Threw You Away (2002)

(mp3) Jandek - It rang eleven times
Available on A Kingdom He Likes (2004)

(mp3) Jandek - I hadn't been there before
Available on The End Of It All (2004)

(mp3) Jandek - The other side
Available on Glasgow Sunday (2005)

(mp3) Jandek - I shot myself
Available on Khartoum (2005)

(mp3) Jandek - The cell, part seven
Available on Glasgow Monday (2006)

(mp3) Jandek - Afternoon of insensitivity, part five
Available on Manhattan Tuesday (2007)

(mp3) Jandek - These kokomos
Available on Glasgow Friday (2008)

(mp3) Jandek - Too coarse
Available on The Myth Of Blue Icicles (2008)

(mp3) Jandek - The side of the road
Available on Skirting The Edge (2009)