In twenty years as a professional musician John Martyn has earned the admiration and respect of his fellow musicians as well as the loyalty of a multitude of fans. He's never allowed his music to stand still, always seeking new forms and styles, and as an innovator he claims a special place in British music.

Since 1967, through more than a dozen albums, John Martyn's guitar has been heard in many different modes, from folk to jazz and reggae to rock. His first LP, The London Conversation [sic], was an acoustic set reflecting an apprenticeship served around

 

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the folk clubs; the text album, The Tumbler, an early classic in which the jazz influence began to appear. Stormbringer continued the phase and featured John playing with the members of Bob Dylan's outfit The Band. Blues came next with Solid Air (1973) and then the rock-jazz fusions of Inside Out and Sunday's Child. Into the '80s and two LPs, Grace And Danger (1981) [sic] and Glorious Fool (1982), [sic] and John was well into rock with Phil Collins on drums and in the producer's chair.

Twenty years on John Martyn is still making superb albums, the most recent, Piece By Piece, worthy of a place in any collector's library. His recent tours have featured excellent musicians in supporting roles and his appearance at Glastonbury Festival was no exception. The set includes some of his more 'rocky' songs, mainly from the Piece By Piece album, but there's also a not-to-be-missed version of Over The Rainbow – a wholly untypical John Martyn encore.

John Martyn	-	vocals and guitars
Arran Ahmun	-	drums
Colin Tully	-	saxophone
Alan Thomson	-	bass and keyboards
Foster Paterson	-	keyboards

 

Side 1				28'08''
	MAD DOG DAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		5'00''
	THE DEALER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4'25'' )
	INSIDE OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5'10'' )	9'35''
	BIG MUFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		7'40''
	SERENDIPITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		4'30''
Side 2				27'42''
	LOOKING IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		7'20''
	JOHN WAYNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		7'25''
	JOHNNY TOO BAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		6'40''
	OVER THE RAINBOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		4'10''

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[Cue sheet]

STEREOPHONIC RECORDING:
To reproduce in MONO it is essential to use a STEREO pickup.

Side 1 (of 2) begins:

RICHARD SKINNER:	This is Richard Skinner in London with the BBC 'In Concert' programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MUSIC:	'MAD DOG DAYS'		5'00''
	(John Martyn, Alan Thomson/ Intersong, Island Music)
	'THE DEALER'	4'25'' )
	(John Martyn/ Island Music)	)
		)	9'35''
	'INSIDE OUT'	5'10'' )
	(John Martyn/ Island Music)	)
	'BIG MUFF'		7'40''
	(John Martyn/ Island Music)
	'SERENDIPITY'		4'30''
	(John Martyn/ Intersong)
Side 1 (of 2) ends:
APPLAUSE:	FADED FOR 11 SECONDS
Side 1 Duration: 28'08''

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Side 2 (of 2) begins:

APPLAUSE:	FADED IN FOR 9 SECONDS
MUSIC:	'LOOKING IN'	7'20''
	(John Martyn/ Warlock Music)
	'JOHN WAYNE'	7'25''
	(John Martyn/ Intersong)
	'JOHNNY TOO BAD'	6'40''
	(Bailey, Beckford, Crooks/ CBS Songs, Woodwater Music)
	'OVER THE RAINBOW'	4'10''
	(Arlen, Harburg, arr. John Martyn/ United Partnerships)
Side 2 (of 2) ends:
APPLAUSE:	FADED FOR 20 SECONDS
Side 2 Duration: 27'42''

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