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"Best Record Label in America."
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GQ Magazine, 2002
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| "Revenant: The Weirdest, Coolest Reissue Label in the World. Dedicated to beautifully packaged and annotated reissues of American "raw musics"- a near flawless catalog - Revenant finds diamonds where others see naught but coal; long may it scrounge." |
Rolling Stone, 1998
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"Of all the independent record labels to sprout up in recent years, none has made a bigger initial impression among record collectors and devotees of eclectic music than Revenant Records."
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Stereophile
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| "John Fahey's Revenant Label Bestows the Breath of Life. With spiritual orneriness as the label's aesthetic spine, Revenant's releases begin to assume Euclidean geometric wholeness. Revenant has clearly tapped a rich, hidden vein of our collective subconscious." |
Spin, 1998
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- Winner of three 2003 Grammys (special packaging, liner notes, and historical categories)
- Winner, ARSC Best Liner Notes Award, 2001
- Winner, Living Blues Magazine Awards for Best Reissue and Best Packaging, Best Production of Pre-World War II material
- Nominated for WC Handy Blues Award for Historical Album of the Year (1/17/02)
- Winner of The Blues Foundation's Keeping the Blues Alive Award (2/10/02)
"If I made records for my own pleasure, I would only record Charley Patton songs."
From an interview with Bob Dylan, Vara TV Magazine, Holland
"Even if Revenant had only included CP's recordings, it would have been the best collection of this seminal musician's work. But the extras make this more than an introduction to the music of one man; it's a wonderful primer on the early days of MS Delta blues."
Acoustic Guitar, March 2002
"An artifact in its own right - elegantly packaged - digitally remastered and pitch corrected from the best available sources, the Revenant set could redefine the way listeners experience rare antique recordings."
Blues Revue, Feb/Mar 2002
"Recording of the Issue. Simply the best blues box set ever released, maybe even the best box set in any genre."
The Absolute Sound, Feb/Mar 2002
"Fantastically monumental. If immersing yourself in this box of musical treasures doesn't transport you back in time to the bedrock source of the blues, nothing will. This is a literal cornerstone of any blues collection. Fifty stars."
ePULSE!, February 15, 2002
"The magnificent "Worlds of CP" contains powerful Delta blues recorded in the late Twenties. Patton may have had the most frightening vocal delivery in American music - ravings mixed with powerhouse shouts."
Playboy, February 2002
"Country music at its most raw-boned and intense. Superb."
Gary Giddins (Modern Maturity)
"5 Stars, absolutely stunning"
Downbeat, June 1998
- Best Records of 1997: #1 Gospel Release (Tower Pulse!, February 1998)
"4 Stars, 26 tracks of uncut religious fervor, clearly selected for maximum intensity"
Downbeat, June 1998
"4 Stars"
Rolling Stone, August 5, 1999
"Phat-.a secret history of 30 years of freak rock."
Spin, January 2000: #1 of Best Reissues of 1999
"4 Stars. Gorgeous - Cecil zealots just hit paydirt."
Downbeat, July 1997
"Triumphant" -Magnet
"Infectious gem" -Playboy
"Transcendent" -The Wire
"Most Explosive Music of 1997" -Forced Exposure
"Nothing short of amazing."
Billboard, July 25, 1998
"Revelatory, making a persuasive case for his unjustly obscure genius."
Entertainment Weekly
"Oh, baby, how this rocks!"
Wire, August, 1997
- #10 in 50 Records of the Year (Wire, January 2002)
"From the operatives who brought you the handsomest box set in history (Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton). Scary, deep, beautiful, and safer than air travel."
Spin, February 2002
"A trance masterpiece."
Wire, December 2001
"Existing on a pure plane of music as maddeningly original as its is frustratingly obscure."
Billboard, December 19, 2001
"4 Stars. Lavish."
Rolling Stone, August 31, 2000
"Collects 14 ancient sides by these protean explorers of the hot, sad art of bluegrass, complete with an extremely well-researched book that appeals to the Greil Marcus inside us all."
Spin, 1998
"5 Stars. Along with the Dock Boggs set, one of two absolutely stunning early country collections from Revenant."
Downbeat, June 1998
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