Jad Fair

Jad Fair (født 9. juni 1954) er en profesjonell amerikansk gitarist, mest kjent som medgrunnleggeren av rockebandet Half Japanese.
Han har en lang utgivelsesliste og har samarbeidet med grupper og musikere som Daniel Johnston, J. Mascis,  Fred Frith, Yuri Landman, Thurston Moore, Isobel Campbell, Steve Fisk og The Tinklers.


== Album ==
The Zombies of Mora-Tau EP7 (UK Armageddon) 1980 (Press) 1982
Everyone Knew ... But Me (Press) 1982
Between Meals – Oh No I Just Knocked Over a Cup of Coffee (Iridescence) 1983
Monarchs (Iridescence) 1984
Best Wishes (Iridescence) 1987
Jad Fair & Kramer – Roll Out the Barrel (Shimmy-Disc) 1988
Great Expectations (Ger. Bad Alchemy) 1989
Attack of Everything no CD – Jad Fair (Paperback – 1990)
Coo Coo Rocking Time – Coo Coo Party Time (50 Skidillion Watts) 1990
Greater Expectations (Psycho Acoustic Sounds/T.E.C. Tones) 1991
Jad Fair EP – Jad Fair (LP Record – 1991)
Jad Fair and the Pastels – This Could Be the Night EP (UK Paperhouse) 1991
No. 2: Jad Fair and the Pastels (UK Paperhouse) 1992
I Like It When You Smile (UK Paperhouse) 1992
Workdogs in Hell – Workdogs in Hell (1993)
Jad & Nao – Half Robot (UK Paperhouse) 1993
Mosquito – Oh No Not Another Mosquito My House Is Full of Them! (Psycho Acoustic Sounds) 1993
Mosquito – Time Was (ERL/Smells Like) 1993 (Aus. Au-go-go) 1993
Mosquito – UFO Catcher (Japan. Time Bomb) 1993
Mosquito – Cupid's Fist (Hol. Red Note) 1994
Greater Expectations – Jad Fair (1995)
I Like It When You Smile – Jad Fair (1995)
Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair (1995) (50 Skidillion Watts) 1989
SPOOKY TALES: SPIRIT SUMMONING STORIES / SPOOKY SOUNDS OF NOW – Jad Fair (1997)
Jason Willett/Jad Fair/Gilles Rieder (Megaphone) cd (1992)
Jason Willett & Jad Fair – It's All Good (Megaphone Limited) (1995) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Honeybee (Dr Jim's) (1996) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Punk Rock 1996 (Chlorophyl) (1996) 7"
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Corpse is Missing (Slab-O-Concrete) (1996) 7"
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Mighty Super-Heroes (Marginal Talent) cd (1997)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Wonderful World (Shrimper) (1997) triple cassete
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Twister (Dark Beloved Cloud) (1997)lp
Jason Willett & Jad Fair – We're Going to the Moon (Megaphone Limited) cd (1998)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Wild (Megaphone Limited) (1998) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Mighty Hypnotic Eye (Dr Jim's) (1999) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Enjoyable songs  (Alternative tentacles) lp & cd (1999)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Attack of Everything (Paperback + cd) (2002)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Superfine (public eyesore) (2005) cd
Jad & Nao – Half Alien (Japan. Sakura Wrechords) 1997
Jad Fair & Kramer – The Sound of Music: An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts (Shimmy-Disc/Knitting Factory) 1998
26 Monster Songs for Children – Jad Fair & David (1998)
Roll Out The Barrel (1999) & Kramer
I Like Your Face – Jad Fair & Shapir-O'Rama (1999)
Monsters, Lullabies, and the Occasional Flying Saucer (1996) & Phono-Comb, (Can. Shake)
Jad & David Fair – Best Friends (UK Vesuvius) 1996
Jad Fair & The Shapir-O'Rama – We Are the Rage (Japan. Avant) 1996
Jackpot, Songs and Art – Jad Fair (Paperback, 1997)
Strange But True (1998) & Yo La Tengo
The Sound of Music (1999) & Kramer
The Lucky Sperms – Somewhat Humorous (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston), 2001
It's Spooky (1989) & Daniel Johnston 2001
Strobe Talbot – 20 Pop Songs, alternative tentacles, (Jad Fair, Mick Hobbs, Benb Gallaher) 2001
Words Of Wisdom And Hope (2002) Teenage Fanclub
We Are the Rage – Jad Fair & the Shapir-O Rama (2002)
Six Dozen Cookies – Jad & David Fair (2006)
FairMoore – Steve Moore & Jad Fair (2006)
Yuri Landman Ensemble featuring Jad Fair & Philippe Petit - That's Right, Go Cats, CD 2012 Thick Syrup Records, LP 2012 Siluh Records


== Doc ==
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (DVD – Sep 19, 2006)


== Biografi ==
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981–1991 – Michael Azerrad (Paperback – 2002)


== Referanser ==
bio allmusic


== Eksterne lenker ==
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