Site History 2000

  • December 29 2000: Details New York Session added (Collectors).
  • December 26 2000: New muffclip (Sunshine's Better live from 1996 Andy Kershaw radio show).
  • December 21 2000: Solid Air record updated; added some great liner notes by John Wood. Typo corrected in Angeline CD single liner notes, good reading Jan Calon.
  • December 15 2000: Few gigs more from John Martyn Central.
  • December 14 2000: Winter tour dates got out, thanx Ian Barnett.
  • December 10 2000: New muffclip (Rather Be The Devil live 1997). Found out about 1994 Guitar Magazine interview, thanx Jan Calon.
  • December 7 2000: Discograpy reshuffled into Records and Collector's page. Gigs page deleted for little added value.
  • December 1 2000: Milton Keynes gig on Gigs page.
  • November 29 2000: Biography announced. Philentropy live debate solved. Remark added to Wigan gig.
  • November 27 2000: New clip (Bruce Cockburn, Pacing The Cage). Added Sugarbush Records to Shops page; better details Over the rainbow live album.
  • November 24 2000: 48 gigs added, mainly from 1994. The honourable Ian Hepplewhite.
  • November 20 2000: Ian Barnett traced original Dead On Arrival lyrics (Recordings). Rob Caldwell had some good suggestions for Don't Want To Know lyrics. Good job!
  • November 16 2000: New clip (Feel So Good live at Guildford 2000).
  • November 11 2000: Morning Becomes Eclectic record on Recordings, with new picture.
  • November 7 2000: New clip (You Can Discover live 1975). 1998 gig added (VH1 Cable TV, Recordings).
  • November 5 2000: Video news and two bass players. 1984 Dominion gig specified. Corrected the virtue tv link (Home, Gigs).
  • November 1 2000: One World/ Another World track history updated thanx to research prof. Barnett. One more 1984 Dominion broadcast (Recordings). Yes US tour quotes and Drifting 1998 memory added (giglist).
  • October 30 2000: Bert Jansch Tribute album updated (Home). New Zealand quote added to Giglist. Also souvenir of Cornish Eclipse there. Cleared up video section Records page.
  • October 27 2000: New clip (Easy Blues live, Bottom Line 1993.) Announcement Kilkenny charity gig. Tracked down some US dates from 1973 Traffic & Free tour but these are difficult. Passed 35.000 hits.
  • October 26 2000: Eric Clapton US tour mystery finally solved, thanx Rick Braley and Ekkehard Müller. Provenance Cry Me A River cleared. Bridget St. John's NY café identified for Moondogs interview.
  • October 25 2000: Twelve New York dates added to giglist and old (1977) item of missing music. Great job John Walker. Better date for 1973 Traffic & Free tour.
  • October 22 2000: Added a few quotes from 1986 about Nick Drake (excerpt Rob O'Dempsey interview). Tab section FUQ page updated. 1993 Bottom Line gig added, thanx John Walker (not the whiskey).
  • October 20 2000: Guitarist story from 1990 added with some fine tuning. Thank you Jan Calon.
  • October 12 2000: New clip (Excuse Me Boxed Set).
  • October 7 2000: Extra Nick Drake link; searching for Musin' Music piece. Set early Glastonbury record bit more straight on giglist.
  • October 5 2000: Computer still works. The complete and original Brendan Quayle piece from the Piece By Piece tour program, and lots of other details.
  • October 1 2000: New clip: She's A Lover/ Solid Air from Boxed Set. Moondogs tapes 1983 transcribed,, thanx Jos van Oost! Belfast 1971 winter gig added. Fucked up my computer a little bit, I believe.
  • September 26 2000: Print page expanded with Tour Programs section and details of Well Kept Secret Tour program...
  • September 22 2000: New clip (Bless The Weather, Temple Bar 1997). Exact release dates for Live From London video and Electric sampler. Tracked down Dave Cantwell (guest musicians).
  • September 20 2000: Details and mini-interview Boxed Set on Recordings page. 1993 and 1995 Paris gigs found. Rockin' World added to Shops page.
  • September 17 2000: New Faithless single features JM. Faster browsing in Giglist.
  • September 14 2000: Announcement New York Session Voiceprint release. Slight change in the menu. Details Songwriters' Circle TV performance.
  • September 12 2000: New weeklip (Make No Mistake live 1997). Details and liner notes Live from London DVD.
  • September 10 2000: All the stuff that's fit to print, gathered on the Print page. Moved the morph to the mystery section. Searchbar only on demand.
  • September 9 2000: Heavy update on Missing Music (changed to Recordings page). Three eighties gigs found on Australian tape list.
  • September 7 2000: Solid Air remastered release date; 1979 Glasto gig, more details on 1971 same. Survived Pretty Park virus; heavy system maintenance.
  • September 5 2000: Happy birthday Malou! Eco Rock video uncovered by Alistair Kerr. 1995 Haarlem gig retrieved, thanx Ingrid de Nobel. Also a 1979 Rotterdam gig, good memory Jan Calon.
  • September 3 2000: Details Free box added, good work Ian Barnett. Vipers reference proves hoax. Recording date Live from London added.
  • September 1 2000: New weeklip, Smiling Stranger live. 1992 Kershaw show added to Missing music.
  • August 30 2000: Snoo Tour details added, 27 more 1995 gigs!
  • August 27 2000: Details Alright now video sampler added, thanx to Alistair Kerr. Eco Rock St. Andrews 1988 date fixed, good job Rob Mackenzie. 1989 Amsterdam gig recovered, Pim de Nobel.
  • August 25 2000: May You Never single lost Paul Kossoff credits and got new pic, good job Ian Barnett. Faster navigation on Records page.
  • August 23 2000: More details Café del Mar sampler. BBC video also on VHS.
  • August 21 2000: New weeklip (So Sweet Mad professor edit).
  • August 14 2000: Details Live '91 added, including Liner notes. Recent Mojo story in Words page.
  • August 10 2000: New weeklip (Cry Me A Riverdance). Details So Sweet promo added. Found two Irish gigs from April 1998. Small updates on the Records page.
  • August 9 2000: Details No Little Boy promo CD single added. Free link corrected thanx to Ian Barnett.
  • August 7 2000: Words page got company of the Classic Rock story.
  • August 6 2000: Live 91 release and Sweet3 promo mentioned. 1980 gig added, thanx David Blakesley.
  • August 3 2000: Changed the picture on the homepage. 1971 Glasto gig added.
  • August 1 2000: New weeklip (If You Can from the Guildford June concert). Added some related artists to the Links page.
  • July 28 2000: Live from London to be released on DVD. Thanx Lou Volpe. Updated the Links page.
  • July 27 2000: 30.000 hits passed. More specific Sounds reference (Words page).
  • July 26 2000: Added transcription of the London Live radio interview. Update on the Words page.
  • July 25 2000: More efficient line-up matrix on Glasgow Walker record.
  • July 24 2000: New weeklip (Red, Black & Green from Pharoah Sanders).
  • July 17 2000: Official John Martyn website launched.
  • July 2 2000: New weeklip (Time Spent from the Free CD box), courtesy professor Barnett.
  • June 30 2000: Short interview from The Scotsman kindly transcribed by Paul Greenhaff.
  • June 26 2000: Recent interview added from icast website, thanx John Walker.
  • June 15 2000: Finally found 1990 Q interview, great job Kenny Mathieson.
  • June 12 2000: Guest musicians and track line-ups Glasgow Walker added.
  • June 5 2000: New weeklip (Astral Traveling by Pharoah Sanders).
  • June 4 2000: Returned from two gigs piece by piece; first GW Tour comments. Sherlock Hillarby found 1969, 1971 and 1975 gig date in a book...
  • May 31 2000: Some more GW track details. Video update; corrected Reading phone number.
  • May 28 2000: First details and complete lyrics Glasgow walker added to Records page. Good job David Chamberlayne..
  • May 25 2000: Nine Edinburgh gigs reported by Kenny Mathieson.
  • May 24 2000: Two new shops on Shopping page. Yalplay merged with Boxman.nl, no experience yet. Passed 25.000 hits...
  • May 22 2000: Daily Mirror shows good taste. New weeklip (In A Silent Way by Miles Davis).
  • May 19 2000: Correction for 1975 gig regarding Pink Floyd. Thanx Vernon Fitch.
  • May 17 2000: Unknown release Masters mentioned. Ordering details for the Classic Rock June 2000 issue.
  • May 14 2000: New weeklip (Don't Want To Know 1984 Live From London).
  • May 12 2000: Perfect alibi got perfect release date, thanx Claire Logue. Also small business update.
  • May 10 2000: Two quotes added to Music and Musicians page. Different background sound.
  • May 8 2000: Details and guest musicians Claire Martin duet added, thanx Tony Moylett for the tip. Irish gigs final. 1976 July Wakes gig specified, good job John Gray.
  • May 7 2000: New weeklip (River Man by Nick Drake). Turin gig added, correction on Glasgow Walker production credits (thanx Reggie Hastings). Announcement of Claire Martin's cover version of Man In The Station. Sunday Times story added to Words section.
  • May 3 2000: Hillarby discovered new old single: Send Me One Line.
  • April 30 2000: New weeklip (Lookin' On live 1997, Dublin).
  • April 28 2000: Found to new Irish gigs in June (Galway). Corrections for Italian club date, thanx Umberto Bonanni.
  • April 27 2000: Revu article posted, thanx Jon Hall. URL's mailing list updated.
  • April 25 2000: Italian gigs added.
  • April 19 2000: Details Classics sampler added. Single references for Bridget St.John and Claire Hamill.
  • April 18 2000: New Tourdates for June provided by the management. Found 1997 gig in Italy.
  • April 17 2000: New weeklip (a track by Phil Cunningham).
  • April 10 2000: New weeklip (Anni parts 1&2). Correction for the 1992 Lonely Love single. Glastonbury announcement on Gigs page.
  • April 5 2000: Glasgow Walker delayed again (May 22nd). Dave Illingworth provided old John Perry story. Thanx!
  • April 2 2000: New weeklip (Turning the tide). Shopping page added. 1996 and 1997 gig, thanx Keith Tideswell.
  • March 30 2000: Track details and artwork for Glasgow walker. Hallelujah.
  • March 28 2000: Some first tracks from Glasgow walker.
  • March 26 2000: New weeklip (Excuse Me Mr. by Ben Harper).
  • March 23 2000: Dead link corrected for Classics. Passed the 20.000 hits.
  • March 19 2000: New weeklip (Ellie Rae from an old cassette tape). Bradley picture from seventies added to Rockpalast page. Slight headache.
  • March 17 2000: Had a go at Tomorrow Night lyrics (Missing music). Barnett too.
  • March 15 2000: Log file split. Improved lyrics Ellie Rae and Turning The Tide thanks to Ian Barnett. Three 1983 New Zealand gigs remembered by Sue Richardson. Which led to a 1980 New Zealand gig.
  • March 12 2000: New weeklip (Moanin' by Davy Graham).
  • March 9 2000: Classics release by Artful announced.
  • March 7 2000: Announcement Time Spent on Free CD box Songs Of Yesterday. Lyrics Anni added (quite an achievement). Correction giglist Rob Caldwell.
  • March 5 2000: New weeklip (Time Away). Lyrics Ellie Rae added to Missing music.
  • March 3 2000: Lyrics Turning The Tide and photo added to Missing music page.
  • March 1 2000: Ripley review. Lyrics Outside In added. Correction for Solid air recording studio, thanx Matthew Frost.
  • February 27 2000: New weeklip (In Search Of Anna, title track).
  • February 23 2000: Jon Maclean from Australia did a great job tracing 54 new gigs, mainly 1975, 1977 and 1998.
  • February 22 2000: Stereophile remark about Simply Vinyl. Tim King reported a 1984 gig and some photos.
  • February 20 2000: New weeklip (Willie Dixon and Rob Wasserman: Dustin' Off The Bass). 1997 gig and 1986 piece of Missing music found in Lee Barry's junkyard.
  • February 19 2000: Changed the List link to provide some basic info on mailing list. Also a new photo there, thanks Tim Dickeson. Started a credits list on About.
  • February 17 2000: Australian only Anna single added!, also three Australian gigs, thanks to Jon Maclean.
  • February 16 2000: Added remarks to Talented Mr. Ripley soundtrack. Working on a tough transcription...
  • February 13 2000: New weeklip (Deny This Love remix). More missing music (Fisherman's Dream with gospel choir).
  • February 11 2000: Update on Deny This Love single and new scan. Correction on DTL lyrics.
  • February 8 2000: More delay for Glasgow walker. Added a 1982 German radio interview, thanx Pete Grant for the tape.
  • February 6 2000: New weeklip (Call Me Crazy Germany 1982). Flyer and some surprise details added to giglist, thank you Tony Ryan. Also Colchester ticket.
  • February 4 2000: Changed the homepage photo. More US catalogue numbers on the Permanent stuff.
  • February 2 2000: Another date for Glasgow walker. Heavy vinyl rerelease of Grace and danger. Found 1969 gig with Nick Drake.
  • January 31 2000: New weeklip (Neil Ardley: Headstrong, Headlong). Pictures in the French story.
  • January 30 2000: Discovered alternate version of Go Out And Get It 7 " promo.
  • January 28 2000: Bonjour Francophones! French story added from Atem magazine. More missing music and about 10 new gigdates, thanx Tony Ryan.
  • January 26 2000: Lyrics You Don't Know What Love Is added and better sounding soundclip.
  • January 23 2000: New weeklip (Black Soul by Burning Spear.) Gong puzzle solved, two more Guest musicians.
  • January 21 2000: Discovered an unknown French interview from 1978. Merci beaucoup Francis Grosse! Remark added to Bless the weather.
  • January 19 2000: Neil Ardley got a complete scan and some liner notes. Extra vinyl serial number Foundations.
  • January 16 2000: New weeklip (Sunday's Child in jazz version). Corrected Jim Lampi's name.
  • January 13 2000: Dug up new 1977 gig (Hamilton). Small frame changes.
  • January 9 2000: New weeklip (another mp3 from the Belfast tape, Don't Want To Know).
  • January 8 2000: More details about The talented Mr. Ripley and also a sound sample.
  • January 5 2000: Details of new promo record added: Noise box special (Generous John). Reduced the size of several mp3's.
  • January 2 2000: New weeklip (Couldn't Love You More, live from Belfast in mp3). Millennium bug in my WS-FTP program... Minghella movie soundtrack released, so less missing music. Thanx JW.
  • January 1 2000: Happy New Year! 1974 Yes gig recovered, thank you Rob Caldwell.