Daniel Johnston Must Be Destroyed!!!

I very distinctly remember the first time I heard Daniel Johnston. It was February of 2005 and I was visiting some friends in Dallas, TX.

Now, I've never had a hard time listening to rough recordings, in fact, I tend to connect with them a lot faster than if I were listening to something well produced. I think it comes from the singer/songwriter in me, having many homemade cassette recordings of my own.

Anyways, my friend put Daniel on and from that point of introduction on, I tried to get as much of his music as I could.

One year passed and the documentary, "The Devil And Daniel Johnston" was released, and I became even more of a fan, along with pretty much everyone else that saw that film. At this point, I had collected around 25 to 30 of Daniel's albums and as friends of mine were now being introduced to him, I was being sought out to fulfill their musical needs.

Getting 30 albums at once can be quite overwhelming, so I put this mix together as somewhat of a "Daniel Johnston Starter Kit."

So, whether you're already a fan or not, check it out. 3 years after making it, I still love every track on it. There'd be some that I'd like to add to it, but the line has to be drawn somewhere, i guess.

The artwork I used on the album cover is by Kasper Eistrup of the amazing Danish band, Kashmir.

Check them out as well.

Daniel Johnston Must Be Destroyed!: A Daniel Johnston Collection Selected By Ryan Baxley

01. Daniel Johnston Must Be Destroyed!!!

02. Love Wheel

03. A Little Story

04. True Love Will Find You In The End

05. Evening Stars

06. Casper, The Friendly Ghost

07. Dream Scream

08. Marching Guitars

09. Silly Love

10. Pot Head

11. Some Things Last A Long Time

12. Love Defined

13. Laurie

14. Etiquette

15. W..w..F..f..M..m..U..u..

16. Crazy Love

17. An Idiot's End

18. Walking The Cow

19. Nothing Left

20. Love Will See You Through

21. Phantom Of My Own Opera

22. Dream

23. The Story Of An Artist

24. Urge

25. Is Life Still Live Again

26. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances

27. Funeral Home

28. I Saw Her Standing There

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