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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* www.jadfair.org