15 Feb 1973
"If I have a bad night playing a gig and the audience loves me anyway -calls me back for three encores or something- I'm terribly disappointed with that crowd," said singer John Martyn, poking his index finger through the air for emphasis.
John Martyn is a mumbler and if you're a lyrics freak, stay away from this one
John Martyn, who opened the show, didn't command the attention of his audience until after his audio was turned up.
Traffic gave an enjoyable concert in Albuquerque Jan. 28. The blues rock band Free and John Martyn, an imaginative guitarist, also were featured.
The bill also included John Martyn, an acoustic performer who simply did not come off in the unenviable role of lead-off performer.
Parents with bruised eardrums who hope rock will roll away had better brace themselves. Rock music is more popular than ever in America and England, according to British musicians touring here.
Singer-guitarist John Martyn, a Scot, opened the show and occupied the stage by himself for the first 30 minutes.
Rare US support sampler for Solid Air tour
John has two tracks on this item; I'd Rather Be The Devil is shortened like the other long tracks (as indicated after the album titles).
"NOT FOR SALE"
"island records | available from capitol records"
Cash Box was a US based weekly magazine for the music industry trade publishing record charts. This two page advert was to support sales during the stadium tour with Traffic and Free.
The text is clearly written for shop owners.
Part of the campaign was also a special promo album, 'An Island Sampler', with ten sample tracks of the artists mentioned. It has two catalogue numbers, one for each side: SPRO-6619 and SPRO-6620.
Although the delicacy that so beautifully counterbalances the hard edges of its music was totally lost in the Long Beach Arena sound system,
