JOHN MARTYN’S FINAL ALBUM DUE IN MAY

Friday, 18 March 2011 By

Many musicians who blaze the road to success find their inspiration among the lesser-known musical masters who paved the way. John Martyn was revered by many, but known by few – and yet he ignited a trail that still illuminates today. Martyn sprung from the English folk scene in the [...]

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EXPANDED DELUXE EDITION OF JOHN MARTYN’S ‘LIVE AT LEEDS’ ALBUM

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 By

Island Records are releasing an expanded edition of John Martyn’s classic Live at Leeds album. Although the whole show was recorded, Island were not interested in releasing it at the time. John decided to press up some copies and sold them directly to the public from his house in Hastings [...]

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JOHN MARTYN’S ‘SOLID AIR’ GETS THE DELUXE TREATMENT

Thursday, 16 April 2009 By

Released in February 1973 and regarded by many as the John Martyn album. The title track was written for friend and peer Nick Drake and concerned Drake’s mental strife at the time. (Drake took his own life the following year, a great loss to John personally, and to music generally). [...]

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ISLAND RECORDS TURN 50

Friday, 6 March 2009 By

As part of the Island 50th birthday celebrations, today sees the launch of a new website – www.island50.com . The website focuses on 50 classic albums from the Island catalogue and features an original press review from the time of release for every album (bar Free’s “Fire And Water” – [...]

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