Martyn For Marquee
27 Aug 1977
Record Mirror
JOHN MARTYN, currently on tour in Australia, returns to Britain next month for two special shows, at London's Marquee Club.
Articles
Jansch and Martyn here in August
21 Jul 1977
Sydney Morning Herald
Two men whose music was bred in the folk and blues clubs of London and Europe in the 60s are coming to Australia next month to tour together.
Blood, Sweat and Cheers
05 Mar 1977
Sounds
The agony and the ecstacy on tour with John Martyn. First aid by VIVIEN GOLDMAN.
JOHN MARTYN rivets attention performing. You'd be wrong in assuming that just because he's one-man-with-a-guitar he doesn't make every crevice of the stage swing.
Group Scene
03 Jan 1976
The Hastings and St Leonards Observer
GROUP SCENE
By STEPHEN TURNER
AS the post-Christmas-back-to-work depression slowly evaporates and the spectre of 1975 slinks out through the back door, is there anything on the horizon to brighten up this gloomy scene?
The short term answer is yes – the John Martyn concert at the Carlisle next Friday.
John Martyn | Bianca Luna Blues
01 Jan 1976
Gong Vol III #1
Siamo nel 1976, e qualcuno sostiene che dovremmo «riscoprire» John Martyn: a tanto siamo arrivati, dopo otto anni di musica lanciata con regolarità terribile dagli studi Island, mentre «certa» stampa portava alle stelle Lindisfarne e Amazing Blondel... eppure anche queste incongruenze surreali fanno parte del bagaglio inesauribile di uno show-biz sottoculturato come il nostro, incapace di rischiare musica vera quando le classifiche anglosassoni tacciono e i Focus della situazione imperversano...
John Martyn, 26 Jahre alt, verheiratet mit Beverley M., ein Kind...
27 Nov 1975
Sounds Magazin
... wohnhaft in Hastings, Sussex, England ... geboren in Glasgow, Schottland, spricht aber Cockney-Dialekt ... leichtes Schielen ... ausgelassenes, temperamentvolles Wesen ... natürlich und unkompliziert Musiker, Folkgitarrist (Folk?) ... Erneuerer ... letzte Platte : SUNDAY'S CHILD ... Sonntagskind ... Sonntagskind? ... das erste und einzige Deutschlandkonzert war ein Schlag ins Wasser ... trotzdem Sonntagskind? ...
Limited Compilation Album
08 Nov 1975
Record Mirror
ISLAND RECORDS and Transatlantic have combined to bring out a four-album compilation of folk rock artists.
Martyn Out Of Stock
08 Nov 1975
Record Mirror
THE JOHN MARTYN album which was available only on a mail order basis has now completely sold out
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Martyn & Garfunkel: eyeballs and a cocoon
01 Nov 1975
Street Life #1
AT THE moment my profile's so low I could crawl under a sink with a top hat on," suggests John Martyn, singer, guitarist and catholic stylist, in a bid for quotability. Although at present there's a crownful of thorns hanging above Martyn threatening to prevent the achievement of what he cherishes: a devolved, unproblematic independence.
Martyn Makes Changes
25 Oct 1975
Record Mirror
THERE ARE changes to the John Martyn tour. Two dates are out: Southampton University (Nov 8) and Bedworth Civic Hall (12).
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