Dublin, National Stadium, 4 May 1983
6 May 1983
Irish Times
John Martyn at the Stadium
Bonnie wee John Martyn was back in town on Wednesday night to play his heart out to his favourite audience.
Concert review
Amsterdam, Paradiso, 12 Apr 1983
14 Apr 1983
NRC Handelsblad
John Martyn zingt sfeervol en jazzy
Ondanks zijn platencarrière van vijftien jaar is John Martyn voor velen nog steeds een grote onbekende. De uit Glasgow afkomstige zanger/ gitarist begon aan het eind van de jaren zestig zijn muzikale loopbaan als 'folkie', maar ontwikkelde al snel een volstrekt eigen stijl, waardoor hij wellicht buiten een kleine kring van trouwe aanhangers nog niet veel erkenning heeft gekregen.
Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, 25 Jan 1983
27 Jan 1983
Sydney Morning Herald
John Martyn, 1983 style
"The first one's for you," John Martyn told the capacity audience at Her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday as he ripped into a song which has become almost his signature tune, May You Never.
London, Dominion, 23 Oct 1982
25 Oct 1982
The Guardian
When he first emerged on to the folk club scene back in the late Sixties, John Martyn seemed destined to be a minority cult hero, winning favourable reviews for his album but only a small and dedicated audience for his boldly emotional songs.
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Well Kept Secret
Leeds, University, 9 Oct 1982
16 Oct 1982
Melody Maker
Back to front
OF all the sacrifices an 'artist' must make to become and remain a successful 'performer', John Martyn has always found compromise the hardest.
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Well Kept Secret
Milton Keynes, Concert Bowl, 2 Oct 1982
9 Oct 1982
Melody Maker
The lamb wakes up
Quite what John Martyn was doing opening the show at 2pm is anybody's guess. Apparently he was very good, and I'm sorry I missed 'yer John.
Amsterdam, Paradiso, 23 Nov 1981
25 Nov 1981
NRC Handelsblad
John Martyn
De Schotse zanger-songschrijver en gitarist John Martyn (33) behoort tot het zeldzame slag musici, dat, anders dan zijn leeftijdgenoten, niet in het vak vergrijst, maar aan zijn muzikale carrière voortdurend weer een onverwachte wending weet te geven.
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Glorious Fool
Rotterdam, De Lantaren, 22 Nov 1981
24 Nov 1981
De Volkskrant
Martyn maakt van concert routine-klus
Optreden: John Martyn. Plaats: De Lantaren, Rotterdam (22-11).
Bristol, Colston Hall, 3 Nov 1981
21 Nov 1981
Record Mirror
HE LOOKS an odd sort of bloke, does John: under the guitar, he's wearing a beige suit with a jacket that crumples in all the wrong places, and the naval full-set under the beetle-brows imparts a vague menace.
Related to:
Glorious Fool
London, Hammersmith Odeon, 1 Nov 1981
7 Nov 1981
Melody Maker
Regeneration game
"I'D LIKE to draw your attention to one ghastly fact… all the power in the building has just gone off."
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Glorious Fool
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