'We Signed The People, Not The Music'
01 Sep 2019
Mojo #310
Chris Blackwell was always a bit of a rebel. Born in London, raised in Jamaica, he was schooled at Harrow but scorned its uniform - especially the straw boater pupils were obliged to don.
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Solid Air – by John Martyn
01 Feb 2019
Uncut #261
A poignant epistle to Nick Drake, the delicate folk jazz title track on Martyn's third solo LP emerged from a session "almost like a big jam"
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Hard drinker with a soft heart..
26 Jan 2019
The Times
Hard drinker with a soft heart who outshone many of his musical peers
Soulmates don't always feel the need to tell each other their feelings. It would take the singer-songwriter John Martyn the best part of four decades to let Danny Thompson know, "You're my best friend."
Musical genius or a wasted talent?
26 Jan 2019
The Herald
Musical genius or a wasted talent? In search of the real John Martyn
John Martyn played many roles in his three score years. Curly-haired troubadour, spaced-out innovator, thug, fisherman, wizard, wastrel, lover and fighter.
John Martyn: The Devil Inside
06 Jan 2019
The National
For decades he made some of the most beautiful music Scotland has ever produced, yet his life was haunted by demons which tore apart his marriage and drove him to drink. Now the album which documented his divorce in heartbreaking detail is to be celebrated at Celtic Connections. Jonny Jobson reflects on the grace and danger of a true genius.
A Truly Wonderful Musical Connection
01 Jan 2019
The Scots Magazine
Danny Thompson talks to Lisa-Marie Ferla about his legendary friendship with folk hero John Martyn ahead of a special night at Celtic Connections
The Bass Business
05 Jul 2017
Lulu.com | ISBN 1326982753
In 1978 I got a call from a drummer called Timi Donald, who'd been in the Pathfinders in Glasgow. He told me, 'John Martyn is looking for you. I'm playing with him – would you mind coming in? He's doing production work for Grace & Danger.' I was getting £100 a day for production, which at that time was fantastic.
Head And Heart | The Acoustic John Martyn
1 Jul 2017
Uncut
Having come through the same secondary school –Shawlands Academy– as Moors Murderer Ian Brady, John Martyn was wont to present himself as a Glasgow tough in his darker days, a mask that suited him well as alcohol and drug use exacerbated his meanest tendencies.
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Head and Heart | The Acoustic John Martyn (2CD)
Head And Heart | The Acoustic John Martyn
1 May 2017
Record Collector #466
Things come full circle as Martyn, whose acoustic beginnings gave way to forceful, brooding electronica, is stripped bare.
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Head and Heart | The Acoustic John Martyn (2CD)
Sapphire [remastered & expanded]
26 Jan 2015
The Bottom Line
Interesting and well documented release in the so-called RePresents series
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Engineers Andy Lyden & Steven Stanley, Assisted by Benji Armbrister, Kendal Stubbs & Frankie Gibson and Ca Va Sound Workshops, Glasgow
Engineer Brian Young
'This reissue is respectfully dedicated to Beverley, Mhairi, Spenser and Teresa'
2CD: Island 471 040-3
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