suggestions for vinyl

[andrew ivimey]

My 'Solid Air' is solid CD, I'm afraid.

I coudln't find the real thing at a real price and
maybe my listening pleasure isn't diminished
that much.

[Dave the bass]

Originally Posted by david counter

oh dear and I thought buying vinyl was easy, what is it about John Martyn is he a god?

For more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martyn_(singer)

For my take...He's good! Simple as that A brilliant songwriter/musician usually backed by a stonkingly brilliant band. He's gone through everything and written songs about it. He's gone from 'tender-folkie' (London Conversation, The Tumbler) then teamed up with Beverly who became his wife (Stormbringer and Road to Ruin) through folk-jazz hybrids (Bless the weather and Solid Air) through full on jazz/rock crossover (Inside Out) then dipped into bliss-out-trance-sounds with 'One World' (ammmmmaaaaaayzing LP BTW) then him and Bev split up and he did buggerall for a few years until 'Grace and Danger' came out which is a stonkingly brutal LP of songs for a lost special love and admission that he's a baaad boy!! The 80's were full of up and down output IMHO, some crackers, some iffy. He developed a brill gravilly souly voice and in the 90's he revisited early songs and 'souled em up a bit', again, very different and evolving all the time away from folk and towards a Jazz/Soul sound. For a while he just did gigs with just a keyboard player, full-on Synth stuff.

He's a big time boozer with a dalliance in chemical things (allegedly), resulting in 'interesting' live shows and output.... I've seen him for getting on for 20 times (I'm a fan...can ye tell???)). On a good day he's totally mesmerising, really. On a bad day he's an arrogant washed-up one legged t1t with a brilliant backing band. I've come away from his gigs totally dissmayed and totally walking on air ;-) Someone said you either wanna punch him or cuddle him, yep!

Stick with it MrC, one will turn up, I got mine cheap after hankering after one for ages. I'll keep a look-out for you at Record Fairs.

It's cheap on CD, been reissued a kazillion times I'd imagine as has most of his output, it's not 'rare' as such. He never really made it 'big'.

DTB

[prince of darkness]

Another John Martyn album worth checking out is Live At Leeds (I have the double LP re-issue). Amazing guitar sound, acoustic through effects including echoplex (a definite influence on U2's The Edge) and superb double bass from Danny Thompson. Some great banter too!

[Dave the bass]

Originally Posted by prince of darkness

Another John Martyn album worth checking out is Live At Leeds (I have the double LP re-issue). Amazing guitar sound, acoustic through effects including echoplex (a definite influence on U2's The Edge) and superb double bass from Danny Thompson. Some great banter too!

Agreed Mr Darkness, but I though that LP might be a bit tooooo far out for Mr C's introduction to JM. Sundays Child is an underrated classic too and 'On the Cobbles' from a few years ago also.

Bolero....sniggers!

DTB

[david counter]

I have been checking him out on you tube, most of which is late concert stuff with Danny Thompson, great gravelly voice, loads of music I recognise just didn't connect

He's also been on Transatlantic Sessions on BBC4

[david counter]

yippee I've got a copy of Solid Air off ebay, let's hope it's playable

[Dave the bass]

Originally Posted by david counter

yippee I've got a copy of Solid Air off ebay, let's hope it's playable

Enjoy Many do y'know.

DTB

[dub-revolution]

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