Big MuffAlbums
Official John Martyn Albums..
Published 1st February, 2007John Martyn is both a gifted songwriter and a great performer. He has written and recorded more than 200 songs; the number of covers being remarkably low.
When John does cover a song, his version tends to eat up the original; when other artists cover a John song, it hardly ever works satisfactory. Therefore, it is advisory to issue a
VIRUS WARNING against John Martyn records:
DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM because they will
IRREVERSIBLY CHANGE THE MUSICAL WIRING INSIDE YOUR BRAIN.
Heaven And Earth
Published 16th May, 2011
The Bottom Line
Well, this is the bottom line.
John's final record finally released.
All tracks written by John Martyn except Can't Turn Back The Years by Phil Collins.
Live At Leeds Deluxe Edition
Published 6th September, 2010
The Bottom Line:
Fine reconstruction of historical evening.
This is not the same album as the original Live At Leeds; instead it offers the tapes of the concert itself. So most of the material is unreleased.
Solid Air Deluxe Edition (2CD)
Published 25th May, 2009
The Bottom Line:
Worthy conclusion of remastering and expanding.
Ain't No Saint
Published 1st September, 2008
The Bottom Line:
40 years of John Martyn.
No Little Boy (remastered)
Published 3rd March, 2008
The Bottom Line:
The long version of No Little Boy finally got released on its own.
Live (remastered)
Published 4th February, 2008
The Bottom Line:
Rerelease of 1990 concert.
Recorded live at the Shaw Theatre, London, on the 31st March 1990.
The Battle Of Medway, July 17th 1973
Published 1st November, 2007
The Bottom Line:
One of the last folk performances.
Cooltide (remastered & expanded)
Published 27th August, 2007
The Bottom Line:
Two live bonus tracks from Dutch radio.
The Apprentice (remastered & expanded)
Published 23rd July, 2007
The Bottom Line:
Voiceprint follows Island in trendy business.
BBC Live In Concert
Published 4th June, 2007
The Bottom Line:
Nice collection of BBC material. The acoustic stuff is the best.
Solid Air | Live At The Roundhouse (2CD)
Published 15th May, 2007
The Bottom Line:
CD release of DVD release.
Recorded at the Roundhouse, London, Saturday 3rd February 2007. In the best JM tradition sound quality is exquisit, and that includes the bass.
Grace & Danger Deluxe Edition
Published 12th February, 2007
The Bottom Line:
Fine rerelease of genuine classic with interesting bonus material.
The outtakes are not as good as the remastered songs, though.
In Session
Published 28th August, 2006
The Bottom Line:
All the songs John recorded for the Bob Harris and John Peel shows between 1973 and 1978.
Sunday's Child (remastered & expanded)
Published 7th November, 2005
The Bottom Line:
Ellie Rhee finally out of prison.
Seven bonus tracks give more insight in this classic JM album. Five of them originate from a 1975 John Peel session.
