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Published 13th April, 2007
Looking for John Martyn articles in:
Melody Maker 1970-02-28; 1972-01-29; 1972-02-19; 1973-10-27; 1975-03-01; 1975-07-12; 1978-11-04; 1981-09-19; 1982-10-23
Record Mirror 1973-10-20
Ciao 2001 #5, February 3rd 1974 (Italian weekly, four pages with pictures); also 1975-04-06 (#13)
Deja Vu magazine #3 (1977)
CD Review magazine (1986), interview, Angeline review and competition
Musician Magazine #168.
Jamm #19 - (Journal of Australian Music & Musicians) interview from late seventies
Fachblatt Magazin (D), July 1986.
Disco Express (Spain), 28 June 1974. One page black/white feature about John.
Below is the stuff that is still on my TO DO LIST. If you have knowledge of any other articles or interviews, be my guest...
| yyyy-mm-dd | medium | ctry | title | author/ host | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-08-18 | Sounds | GB | Music on impulse from John Martyn | Jerry Gilbert | Studio interview during recording of Inside Out |
| 1973-10-13 | Melody Maker | GB | John Martyn Inside Out | Geoff Brown | One page feature about Inside Out |
| 1973-11-01 | Guitar | GB | Inside John Martyn | Dave Dyke | Two page interview with pic in 'the magazine for all guitarists' |
| 1975-11-29 | NME | GB | The bitterest beard in Britain | Rod McShane | Short interview |
| 1976-01-01 | Gong Vol 3 #1 | I | John Martyn/ Bianca Luna Blues | Marco Fumagalli | Italian career description |
| 1977-02-00 | Beat Instrumental #124 | GB | Player of the month/ John Martyn | anonymous | Two page interview portrait |
| 1977-04-09 | Melody Maker | GB | John Martyn: so far so good | Geoff Brown | One page interview |
| 1977-06-03 | McMaster University radio, Hamilton, Ontario | CA | interview | unknown | 32 minutes of really bad tape |
| 1977-12-01 | Trouser Press #24 (Vol 4, Nr 6) | US | John Martyn, Superstar! | John Walker | Four pages career description and short interview on US tour |
| 1977-12-24 | NME | GB | This Man is a Walking, Playing Bag of his Own | Chris Salewicz | Two page interview with original pictures |
| 1979-06-01 | Ciao 2001 | I | John Martyn Dalla Lingua Lunga | Marco Ferrante | Italian article during tour |
| 1980-11-29 | NME | GB | John Martyn: The Exorcism | Nick Kent | Two page interview; birth of the diaries quote |
| 1981-04-03 | Hot Press | GB | In the pub and back with John Martyn | unknown | No further details yet |
| 1981-06-00 | Musician #33 | US | John Martyn's Grace and Danger | Brian Cullman | Two page career description on appearance of album |
| 1981-09-00 | International Musician & Recording World Vol 7 #9 |
UK | John Martyn/ End of the One Man Band? | Peter Murphy | Four page interview about band transition |
| 1982-01-24 | Ciao 2001 Vol XIV #4 | I | Il nuovo John Martyn e' successo | Luigi Abbà | Three page interview with five pics in Italian weekly |
| 1983-01-07 | RAM #201 | AU | unknown | Steve Sutherland | One page Australian interview, Well Kept Secret |
| 1984-12-22 | NME | GB | The man who put the sap in Sapphire | Barney Hoskyns | One page interview |
| 1985-01-00 | Guitarist Vol 1, #8 | GB | John Martyn | Nicholas Webb | Three page interview on gear and Sapphire |
| 1985-04-20 | Oor Vol 15 #8 | NL | Johnnie & the Kid | Rogier van Bakel | Five page Dutch interview with Anton Corbijn pictures |
| 1986-03-01 | Buscadero #57 | I | Three page interview | unknown | Issue went with a free 7" single, Tight Connection To My Heart |
| 1986-03-08 | BBC2, Saturday Review | GB | 20 years of performing | Mick Brown | TV interview before taking off for world tour. Also five songs from Palladium performance |
| 1987-03-00 | Guitar Club Vol 4 #3 | I | Intervista a John Martyn | Vittorio Azzoni | Four page Italian interview with original photos |
| 1998-02-00 | Guitar techniques | GB | John Martyn unplugged | unknown | Transcription of May You Never |
| 1998-03-18 | Hot Press | EI | On Top Of His Game | Colm o'Hare | Interview in Irish magazine |
| 2001-02-20 | Dotmusic | GB | The John Martyn interview | Simon Ward | Taped interviews in streaming video no longer on the net |
| 2001-07-01 | Guitarist #212 | GB | John Martyn Style | Matthew Wig | Short piece on DADGAD in 'Techniques' section |
| 2002-01-01 | Guitar Vol 12 #8 | GB | Songwriting workshop/ John Martyn | Douglas Noble | Fine four page piece on various tunings |
| 2004-06-01 | Record Collector #298 | GB | John The Lad | Jonathan Wingate | Three page interview about career and discography |
| 2004-08-01 | Guitar magazine vol 15 #4 | GB | Echo Ranger | Michael Heatley | Three page post op interview on appearance of On The Cobbles |
| 2005-08-04 | RTE Radio 1 | EI | John Creedon Show | John Creedon | Short radio interview during Irish tour |
| 2005-09-20 | RTE Radio 1 | EI | Under The Influence | Joe Jackson | Radio interview during Irish tour |
| 2005-10-08 | NDR Radio Hamburg | D | Nachtclub Classics | Harald Mönkedieck | Interview fragments in one hour German radio special |
| 2005-11-01 | The Word #33 | GB | "Booze Is Fuel" | Graeme Thompson | Two page interview supporting release of remasters |
| 2006-01-01 | Uncut #104 | GB | To Slur With Love | Andy Gill | Two pages about reissues with very short interview |
| 2006-05-02 | BBC Radio 2 | GB | Mark Radcliffe Show | Mark Radcliffe | Conversation between live studio band performance |
| 2006-05-21 | BBC Radio 3 | GB | Andy Kershaw Show | Andy Kershaw | Interviews intersected with live studio band performance, recorded 9 May |
| 2006-08-01 | Mojo #153 | GB | [Stabbed, shot and stoned] | Mat Snow | Five page interview with several pictures |
| 2007-12-01 | Guitarist magazine | GB | Still Rather Be The Devil | Ciarán Tracey | Five page interview with several pictures |
| 2008-06-01 | Acoustic magazine #22 | GB | John Martyn | David Hughes | Cover story; five page career interview following Lifetime Achievement Award. |
| 2008-07-01 | The Word #65 | GB | A Golden Age | Rob Fitzpatrick | Cover story; seven page interview following Lifetime Achievement Award. |