Big MuffAvoidables
Permanent Mess
Published 1st February, 2007One of the consequences of John's contract with Permanent is a dispute over the rights to the recordings he made for them. John was not satisfied with the tapes for Couldn't Love You More and decided upon an overhaul in the States. Manager John Lennard had to find a way to get a return on his investments.
The result is a plethora of compilations drawn from just a few records: The Apprentice, Cooltide, Live, Couldn't Love You More and No Little Boy. Sometimes released under obscure label names and even under misleading titles like Solid Air or One World.
Anthology
Published 27th September, 2004
The Bottom Line:
Umptieth useless rehash of Voiceprint and Artful material.
Solid Air: Classics Re-visited
Published 23rd September, 2002
The Bottom Line:
Nothing to do with Solid Air but everything with Artful. Say no more.
Classics
Published 27th March, 2000
The Bottom Line:
And other Artful compilation from Couldn't Love You More, No Little Boy and Live.
The Rest Of The Best
Published 30th March, 1998
The Bottom Line:
Sampler that combines parts of No Little Boy and Live.
The Very Best Of John Martyn
Published 7th April, 1997
The Bottom Line:
Artful produces useless compilation of two almost identical albums.
The Hidden Years
Published 31st December, 1996
The Bottom Line:
Apprentice interlaced with Cooltide.
