Site History 2021

  • December 31 2021 End of a miserable Covid year.
  • December 28 2021 John refused to play the Tarlair Music Festival (Macduff, 25 Jun 1994) because of the rain.
  • December 27 2021 New gigdate and ticket stub: Leeds, Irish Centre, 11 Apr 1989. Hat tip Sarah Deakin.
  • December 26 2021 Leeds Student Review from 29 Apr 1988 of Leeds Uni show one month earlier.
  • December 20 2021 May You Never single review from NME, 20 Nov 1971. John Neil Munro.
  • December 16 2021 File Entity 2.35.
  • December 13 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.84.
  • December 10 2021 Concert details Bielefeld, PC69, 23 Apr 1993.
  • December 03 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.83.
  • November 15 2021 Australian catalogue number for Foundations album.
  • November 10 2021 File Entity 2.33.
  • November 02 2021 In Search Of Anna film page revisited.
  • November 01 2021 Paris concert poster from 1983.
  • October 31 2021 First pressing Foundations: labels and mold numbers.
  • October 30 2021 Ellie Rhee footnote.
  • October 29 2021 Sleevenotes from CD version of Scullion's Balance And Control.
  • October 28 2021 CD version of Scullion's Balance And Control found in Breda (Roots Mail Music).
  • October 08 2021 Very rare old interview from Sounds 11 Dec 1971: An inventor who doesn't stand still. John Neil Munro.
  • October 07 2021 Date module 2.12.
  • October 02 2021 Interesting old interview Sounds, 12 Dec 1970: John Martyn's City Struggle. John Neil Munro.
  • October 01 2021 First review The Road To Ruin from the period on this site, published by Sounds. John Neil Munro.
  • September 30 2021 Sounds review May You Never single added, John Neil Munro.
  • September 29 2021 Three tickets stubs for 12 Apr 1973 London Rainbow show.
  • September 24 2021 EU Cookie Compliance 1.37.
  • September 17 2021 New prehistoric gigdate: 27 Apr 1971, York Uni, supporting the Strawbs.
  • September 16 2021 New gigdate: 25 Jun 1994, Tarlair Music Festival (Macduff), shared bill with Runrig.
  • September 14 2021 Old Sounds concert review of Twickenham College, published 20 Mar 1971.
  • September 10 2021 Music Week obituary from 7 Feb 2009 featuring Chris Blackwell. John Neil Munro.
  • September 09 2021 Views 3.25.
  • September 08 2021 Ticket Durham show 7 Nov 1985.
  • September 03 2021 Article from Irish Examiner about Scullion's album Balance And Control.
  • September 01 2021 Bless The Weather - old Sounds review by Jerry Gilbert, John Neil Munro.
  • August 30 2021 The Bass Business added to Books section.
  • August 29 2021 Glastonbury 1979 line-up finally revealed by Chris Glen. Hat tip John Neil Munro.
  • August 28 2021 Grace & Danger page: Chris Glen was first approached to play bass.
  • August 05 2021 Ticket stub Dublin Vicar Street 14 May 2007.
  • August 03 2021 Found poster from April 1971, York University.
  • August 02 2021 Michael Eavis quote about John from July 2015.
  • August 01 2021 Added a very obscure bootleg, Live at Regents Park | 4th July 1976.
  • July 24 2021 Later | Slow Beats page revisited with Mark Coopers sleevenotes.
  • July 21 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.82.
  • July 15 2021 Solid Gold story Music Week August 2008 revisited and expanded.
  • July 10 2021 New release of Anni Pt 1 and 2 as CD bonus tracks.
  • July 09 2021 Corrected release date of Anni single; 4 Jun 1976 instead of May.
  • July 05 2021 Piece By Piece remastered and expanded 2CD.
  • July 03 2021 Found two more singles from Balance And Control by Scullion.
  • July 02 2021 Hot Press review of Scullion album Balance And Control.
  • July 01 2021 Sapphire remastered and expanded 2CD.
  • June 30 2021 Radio recording added Sydney Town Hall, 14 Aug 1977.
  • June 20 2021 Concert details and ticket stub Glasgow Moir Hall, 12 Mar 1988.
  • June 15 2021 Ticket stub and concert details Glasgow Pavilion, 21 Sep 1987.
  • June 05 2021 John Neil Munro dug up Glasgow Herald concert review of 14 May 1991.
  • June 03 2021 Cover text added to KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic page.
  • June 02 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.81.
  • June 01 2021 Nasty book excerpt Chris Frantz' Remain In Love.
  • May 30 2021 Waterford Mansion St Patrick's Night concert clarified: it was 1992 and not 1993. Dave Flynn.
  • May 29 2021 Record Collector reviewed Classics 2CD.. June 2000.
  • May 28 2021 New concert date: 26 Aug 1998, Dublin, Mean Fiddler. Hat tip Dave Flynn.
  • May 27 2021 Correct gigdate and ticket Derby, The Flowerpot, 4 Feb 1997.
  • May 25 2021 Georgia On Our Mind record page revisited.
  • May 21 2021 Andy Gill dedicated a few words to The Church With One Bell in The Independent.
  • May 20 2021 Unnoticed review Couldn't Love You More by Ian Penman, The Wire Apr 1993. Thank you Janet!
  • May 18 2021 Correct release date for Over The Rainbow | The Last Concert: 20 Jun 1975.
  • May 17 2021 Late Italian interview from Jam magazine Nov 2008 (Madness and Wisdom).
  • May 16 2021 Interesting French poster Elixir festival, Irvillac 1979.
  • May 15 2021 Dug up very obscure Italian interview from Il Mucchio Selvaggio, 1 Jan 1981.
  • May 14 2021 Italian review of Ain't No Saint; Jam magazine Nov 2008.
  • May 12 2021 Tickets for 2021 Gathering in Yorkshire can be booked.
  • May 11 2021 Third review Royal Albert Hall show of 21 Nov 1977, published in Music Week. Rob Jarvis.
  • May 10 2021 One World review by Music Week of 26 Nov 1977. Hat tip Rob Jarvis.
  • May 07 2021 New gigdate: Brighton, Heineken Big Top, 23 Aug 1991.
  • May 05 2021 Ticket stub and concert details London Royal Albert Hall show of 16 Apr 2007.
  • May 01 2021 Cellar Door show got review in Washington Post two days later.
  • Apr 30 2021 Washington Cellar Door show 8 Jun 1977 revealed by David Davis.
  • Apr 28 2021 Coventry Festival 1985 show at Belgrade Theatre finally pinpointed: 10 Aug 1985. Tim Hyder.
  • Apr 25 2021 Concert details Eric Clapton US Uniondale show of 3 Apr 1978.
  • Apr 22 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.80.
  • Apr 18 2021 David Davis remembers Baltimore Civic Centre show of 3 Feb 1973.
  • Apr 12 2021 Media module 4.2.
  • Apr 10 2021 Rare new US gigdate: Binghamton, Broome County Arena, 23 Feb 1974. Tony Tickle.
  • Apr 08 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.79.
  • Apr 07 2021 Concert details Leeds University 23 Mar 1988. Jason Swarbrick.
  • Apr 01 2021 Correct dates Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms: 9 and 10 May 1994.
  • Mar 30 2021 The Independent also sort of reviewed Johnny Boy Would Love This.
  • Mar 26 2021 Concert details 8 May 2005 show, Thomastown Carroll's. Dave Flynn.
  • Mar 25 2021 Philentropy record page revisited.
  • Mar 22 2021 More concert details for April and July 2004 shows.
  • Mar 21 2021 Live At Leeds Deluxe Edition got tiny review in The Independent.
  • Mar 20 2021 Rare Philentropy review from Italy, Il Mucchio Selvaggio 1 Feb 1984.
  • Mar 19 2021 New Irish gigdate: Wednesday 28 Feb 2001, Waterford Forum. Dave Flynn.
  • Mar 18 2021 Independent review of And.
  • Mar 17 2021 Tracy Chapman was suppport act at Manchester International 2 show of 1 Oct 1988. William Ellis.
  • Mar 16 2021 Concert details Thomastown Carroll's show 29 Aug 1999. Dave Flynn.
  • Mar 15 2021 Concert details Thomastown Carroll's beer garden benefit 4 Jul 1997. Dave Flynn.
  • Mar 14 2021 Ten year obituary from Norway by Lars Gundersen of Sølvberget.
  • Mar 13 2021 August 1995 John did a beach concert during Hastings carnival.
  • Mar 12 2021 The Independent reviewed May You Never | The Very Best Of compilation - twice.
  • Mar 11 2021 Strangely negative Italian review One World; Il Mucchio Selvaggio 1 Mar 1978.
  • Mar 10 2021 Tiny Piece By Piece review, Cash Box Apr 1986.
  • Mar 09 2021 Heavy lifting: all ticket stubs got folder of their own.
  • Mar 08 2021 Orange Festival 1975 details presented by Cash Box (Print).
  • Mar 07 2021 Found most peculiar interview in Record Mirror: Solid Shenai, Oct 1973.
  • Mar 06 2021 Cash Box reviewed Traffic show at New York Academy of Music of 9 Feb 1973.
  • Mar 05 2021 Date module 2.11 2.10.
  • Mar 04 2021 John played Passim's (Cambridge MA) early December 1973 and Billboard wrote a review.
  • Mar 03 2021 Token module 1.8.
  • Mar 02 2021 Record Mirror review of London School of Economics show 9 Nov 1978.
  • Mar 01 2021 Heavy lifting: sitewide sanitization html codes bold and italic.
  • Feb 28 2021 The Independent also ran a 'normal' obituary after John's passing, by Jonathan Brown.
  • Feb 27 2021 Mountain support show at Hofstra Uni 10 Dec 1973 got review in Cash Box.
  • Feb 26 2021 Interesting Italian interview from Guitar Club, Mar 1987.
  • Feb 25 2021 Cash Box review of Well Kept Secret, Dec 1982.
  • Feb 24 2021 Independent footnote added to Strange Fruit song page.
  • Feb 23 2021 Prehistoric gigdate from Melody Maker: 15 Nov 1969, London School of Economics.
  • Feb 22 2021 Island People campaign article from Cash Box Oct 1973. With two page advert.
  • Feb 21 2021 New Mar 1973 concert: New York, Max's Kansas City, reviewed by Billboard and Cash Box.
  • Feb 20 2021 Record Mirror reviewed London Rainbow Theatre show of 12 Apr 1973.
  • Feb 19 2021 Old American review of Solid Air: Cash Box, 24 Feb 1973.
  • Feb 18 2021 'Focus On' snippet from Record Mirror 1973. Rob Jarvis.
  • Feb 17 2021 Permanent promo photo was taken in London, near Battersea Bridge.
  • Feb 16 2021 Cash Box review of So Far So Good, Jun 1977.
  • Feb 15 2021 Frances Matthews remembers Newcastle Poly show of 30 Nov 1977. Vividly.
  • Feb 14 2021 Couldn't Love You More promo single got reviewed by Cash Box 22 May 1982.
  • Feb 13 2021 Unknown interesting interview for Guitarist, Jan 1985. John did some production work for Glasgow band Scheme.
  • Feb 12 2021 Kirk Lapointe was impressed by 9 Apr 1981 show at The Edge, Toronto.
  • Feb 11 2021 Cash Box review of One World, Mar 1978.
  • Feb 10 2021 Billboard and Cash Box reviews of Santa Monica Civic Auditorium show 27 Jan 1973.
  • Feb 09 2021 Record Mirror reviewed Bless The Weather 25 Dec 1971.
  • Feb 08 2021 Concert details Telford Oakengates show 18 Feb 1993.
  • Feb 07 2021 Poster Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 1995.
  • Feb 06 2021 Flyer from autumn 1994 solo tour.
  • Feb 05 2021 Great Musician article from Jun 1981: John Martyn's Grace and Danger.
  • Feb 04 2021 New prehistoric gigdate: 01 May 1969, London, Sunken Garden. Well done Rob Jarvis.
  • Feb 03 2021 Concert details Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall, 23 Jun 1995.
  • Feb 02 2021 Cover 1991 Christmas article International Musician revisited.
  • Feb 01 2021 New cover for 1976 Liquorice interview.
  • Jan 31 2021 Interesting interview by International Musician Sep 1981: End of the one man band?
  • Jan 30 2021 NME interview from Dec 1984: the man who put the sap in Sapphire.
  • Jan 29 2021 The Exorcism, NME longread by Nick Kent from Nov 1980.
  • Jan 28 2021 Chaos Tools 1.18 1.19.
  • Jan 27 2021 Better cover for Supersnazz interview.
  • Jan 26 2021 1983 radio recording from Tuts, by WXRT Chicago.
  • Jan 25 2021 Revisited Danny Baker's review of Well Kept Secret.
  • Jan 24 2021 Johnny Rotten went backstage after the Rainbow gig 21 Nov 1977 (giglist).
  • Jan 23 2021 Finally a classic NME 4000 word interview: with Chris Salewicz, 24 Dec 1977.
  • Jan 22 2021 Rare review of Shaw Theatre concert from Melody Maker, 27 Oct 1973.
  • Jan 21 2021 Ticket for Manchester Lowry 16 Nov 2008 show. Hat tip Tony Tickle.
  • Jan 20 2021 Drupal engine upgrade 7.78.
  • Jan 19 2021 Anton Corbijn promo picture from Foundations period.
  • Jan 18 2021 Memory from 2010 added to Adelaide concert from 1983. Christopher Powell.
  • Jan 17 2021 Solid Support. Interview by Dorset Echo, Apr 2004.
  • Jan 16 2021 Memories: Dave Pegg on Dancing page and Dave Mattacks on Solid Air.
  • Jan 15 2021 Review of noisy show Southampton, The Brook, 15 Feb 2001.
  • Jan 14 2021 And another concert review Bournemouth Pavilion; 30 Apr 2004.
  • Jan 13 2021 Concert review Bournemouth Pavilion, 24 May 2007.
  • Jan 12 2021 Ticket stub Sheffield Uni 28 May 1985. Well done Bryan Panks.
  • Jan 11 2021 Ticket stub Cambridge Junction 24 Sep 1990. Nice, Steve Huckle.
  • Jan 10 2021 Correct date for Bilbao El Carmen performance: Thursday 26 Oct 1995.
  • Jan 09 2021 New Andy Kershaw show from 1985 and small corrections on his other shows. Hat tip Paul 'Haze' Harrison.
  • Jan 08 2021 Dug up great obscure Scottish tourdate: 29 Jan 1986, Tamdhu bar Bannockburn. John Andrew remembered.
  • Jan 07 2021 Solved two Sheffield Uni 1985 mysteries. It was 28 May and that dates a Sounds review, too.
  • Jan 06 2021 Peter Gabriel recommends Bless The Weather as 'the record for all hungry vegetarian consumers' (1974).
  • Jan 05 2021 Added a Country button to 700 pages so now the USA, Canada and Australia can easily be isolated. Scotland leaves to be desired.
  • Jan 04 2021 Found evidence of two Australian radio interviews, one from 1977 and one from 1978.
  • Jan 03 2021 Liverpool Eric's blogspot also produced a Feb 1977 concert review from Sounds.
  • Jan 02 2021 New gigdate: Liverpool, Eric's, 20 Nov 1978. Hat tip Liverpool Eric's blog.
  • Jan 01 2021 Happy New Year! Reset the log file.
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