I’m on a bit of a Daniel Johnston kick. Last week Joyful Noise/Shimmy Disc announced Daniel Johnston in the 20th Century: “the first comprehensive collection of Daniel Johnston’s influential and revered 20th century discography, available for the very first time in 24bit lossless audio.”

I picked up all 14 albums on Shimmy Disc’s initial 48-hour “pay as you want” deal. I know some of these albums but it’s been a revelation wading into the complete collection.

I’m not sure when I first heard the name Daniel Johnston. Like many it might have been seeing the late Kurt Cobain sporting his Hi How Are You t-shirt in photographs. I do remember when I first heard Johnston’s music.