Tracklist:
[2:54] 01. John Martyn - Fairy Tale Lullaby (Album Version)
[2:25] 02. John Martyn - Sandy Grey (Album Version)
[2:42] 03. John Martyn - London Conversation (Album Version)
[2:43] 04. John Martyn - Ballad Of An Elder Woman (Album Version)
[2:58] 05. John Martyn - Cocain (Album Version)
[2:37] 06. John Martyn - Run Honey Run (Album Version)
[3:29] 07. John Martyn - Back To Stay (Album Version)
[5:44] 08. John Martyn - Rolling Home (Album Version)
[4:03] 09. John Martyn - Who's Grown Up Now (Album Version)
[2:33] 10. John Martyn - Golden Girl (Album Version)
[3:08] 11. John Martyn - This Time (Album Version)
[4:16] 12. John Martyn - Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Album Version)
[2:20] 13. John Martyn - Sing A Song Of Summer (Album Version)
[2:55] 14. John Martyn - The River (Album Version)
[3:09] 15. John Martyn - Goin' Down To Memphis (Album Version)
[3:13] 16. John Martyn - The Gardeners (Album Version)
[2:31] 17. John Martyn - A Day At The Sea (Album Version)
[2:36] 18. John Martyn - Fishin' Blues (Album Version)
[3:03] 19. John Martyn - Dusty (Album Version)
[2:34] 20. John Martyn - Hello Train (Album Version)
[2:21] 21. John Martyn - Winin’ Boy Blues (Album Version)
[2:31] 22. John Martyn - Fly On Home (Album Version)
[2:53] 23. John Martyn - Knuckledy Crunch And Slippledee-Slee Song (Album Version)
[4:02] 24. John Martyn - Seven Black Roses (Album Version)
[3:11] 25. John Martyn - Go Out And Get It
[2:56] 26. John Martyn - Can't Get The One I Want
[4:18] 27. John Martyn - Stormbringer (Album Version)
[8:04] 28. John Martyn - Sweet Honesty
[1:45] 29. John Martyn - Woodstock
[3:13] 30. John Martyn - John The Baptist
[3:42] 31. John Martyn - The Ocean
[3:19] 32. John Martyn - Traffic-Light Lady
[3:51] 33. John Martyn - Tomorrow Time
[5:21] 34. John Martyn - Would You Believe Me
[3:00] 35. John Martyn - John The Baptist (Alternate Take)
[3:13] 36. John Martyn - Go Out And Get It (Alternate Take)
[3:17] 37. John Martyn - Traffic-Light Lady (BBC John Peel Show/ Broadcast 4/4/1970)
[5:43] 38. John Martyn - It's One Of Those Days (Previously Unreleased)
[3:53] 39. John Martyn - I Don't Know (Alternate Version)
[2:57] 40. John Martyn - John The Baptist (Alternate Version)
[3:02] 41. John Martyn - Traffic-Light Lady (Alternate Version)
[3:01] 42. John Martyn - Primrose Hill
[3:28] 43. John Martyn - Parcels
[6:04] 44. John Martyn - Auntie Aviator
[4:00] 45. John Martyn - New Day
[3:53] 46. John Martyn - Give Us A Ring
[4:44] 47. John Martyn - Sorry To Be So Long
[3:13] 48. John Martyn - Tree Green
[3:07] 49. John Martyn - Say What You Can
[6:25] 50. John Martyn - Road To Ruin
[3:09] 51. John Martyn - Say What You Can (Alternate Take)
[3:06] 52. John Martyn - Road To Ruin (BBC International/ Broadcast 23/3/1970)
[4:25] 53. John Martyn - Here I Am Now
[4:18] 54. John Martyn - Go Easy (Album Version)
[4:30] 55. John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Album Version)
[3:43] 56. John Martyn - Sugar Lump (Album Version)
[2:49] 57. John Martyn - Walk On The Water (Album Version)
[3:39] 58. John Martyn - Just Now (Album Version)
[4:54] 59. John Martyn - Head And Heart (Album Version)
[3:06] 60. John Martyn - Let The Good Things Come (Album Version)
[2:40] 61. John Martyn - Back Down The River (Album Version)
[6:31] 62. John Martyn - Glistening Glyndebourne (Album Version)
[1:31] 63. John Martyn - Singin' In The Rain (Album Version)
[7:48] 64. John Martyn - Glistening Glyndebourne (Alternate Take)
[4:35] 65. John Martyn - Go Easy (Take 2)
[5:01] 66. John Martyn - Head And Heart (Alternate Take)
[6:04] 67. John Martyn - Sugar Lump (Alternate Take #1)
[3:39] 68. John Martyn - Just Now (Alternate Take)
[4:53] 69. John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Alternate Take)
[4:16] 70. John Martyn - Go Easy (Take 3)
[3:39] 71. John Martyn - Singin' In The Rain (Alternate Take)
[4:04] 72. John Martyn - The Easy Blues (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[5:10] 73. John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[4:16] 74. John Martyn - May You Never (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[1:06] 75. John Martyn - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[3:14] 76. John Martyn - Back To Stay (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[3:57] 77. John Martyn - Head And Heart (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[2:39] 78. John Martyn - Singin' In The Rain (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[2:14] 79. John Martyn - Sugar Lump (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[7:47] 80. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[11:20] 81. John Martyn - Outside In (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[2:35] 82. John Martyn - The Glory Of Love (Live At The Hanging Lamp, Richmond, UK/ 1972)
[5:47] 83. John Martyn - Solid Air (Album Version)
[2:54] 84. John Martyn - Over The Hill (Album Version)
[3:02] 85. John Martyn - Don't Want To Know (Album Version)
[6:19] 86. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (Album Version)
[3:36] 87. John Martyn - Go Down Easy (Album Version)
[3:17] 88. John Martyn - Dreams By The Sea (Album Version)
[3:42] 89. John Martyn - May You Never (Album Version)
[2:53] 90. John Martyn - The Man In The Station (Album Version)
[3:22] 91. John Martyn - The Easy Blues / Gentle Blues (Album Version)
[4:33] 92. John Martyn - Solid Air (Alternate Take #2)
[3:20] 93. John Martyn - Over The Hill (Alternative Version)
[6:04] 94. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (Alternate Take #3)
[5:46] 95. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (Alternate Take #2)
[5:13] 96. John Martyn - Go Down Easy (Alternate Take 3)
[3:43] 97. John Martyn - Go Down Easy (Alternate Take 4)
[3:24] 98. John Martyn - Dreams By The Sea (Alternate Take 2)
[3:48] 99. John Martyn - May You Never (Alternate Take 2)
[2:59] 100. John Martyn - The Man In The Station (Alternate Take #2)
[3:53] 101. John Martyn - Fine Lines (Album Version)
[3:06] 102. John Martyn - Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail (Album Version)
[3:40] 103. John Martyn - Ain't No Saint (Album Version)
[8:24] 104. John Martyn - Outside In (Album Version)
[1:59] 105. John Martyn - The Glory Of Love (Album Version)
[2:58] 106. John Martyn - Look In (Album Version)
[3:55] 107. John Martyn - Beverley (Album Version)
[5:58] 108. John Martyn - Make No Mistake (Album Version)
[3:01] 109. John Martyn - Ways To Cry (Album Version)
[2:52] 110. John Martyn - So Much In Love With You (Album Version)
[6:47] 111. John Martyn - Make No Mistake (Instrumental)
[2:41] 112. John Martyn - The Glory Of Love (Alternate Take #1)
[3:57] 113. John Martyn - Fine Lines (Alternate Take #2)
[9:36] 114. John Martyn - Outside In (Alternate Take)
[2:13] 115. John Martyn - Beverley (BBC Radio One Session/ Broadcast 15/10/1973)
[3:12] 116. John Martyn - Make No Mistake (BBC Radio One Session/ Broadcast 15/10/1973)
[19:00] 117. John Martyn - Outside In (Live At Leeds / 1975 / Alternate Take)
[7:11] 118. John Martyn - Solid Air (Live At Leeds / 1975 / Alternate Take)
[5:04] 119. John Martyn - Make No Mistake (Live At Leeds/ 1975/ Alternate Take)
[4:34] 120. John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Live At Leeds/ 1975/ Alternate Take)
[2:40] 121. John Martyn - The Man In The Station (Live At Leeds / 1975 / Alternate Take)
[8:49] 122. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (Live At Leeds/ 1975/ Alternate Take)
[5:44] 123. John Martyn - Solid Air (Live At The Glastonbury Festival, UK / 1986)
[4:12] 124. John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Live At The Glastonbury Festival, UK / 1986)
[4:09] 125. John Martyn - Love Of Mine (Live At The Glastonbury Festival, UK/ 1986)
[4:54] 126. John Martyn - Fisherman's Dream (Live At The London Palladium 3/3/1986)
[8:04] 127. John Martyn - John Wayne (Live At The London Palladium / 1986)
[3:01] 128. John Martyn - One Day Without You (Album Version)
[1:52] 129. John Martyn - Lay It All Down (Album Version)
[4:34] 130. John Martyn - Root Love (Album Version)
[2:31] 131. John Martyn - My Baby Girl (Album Version)
[3:18] 132. John Martyn - Sunday's Child (Album Version)
[4:12] 133. John Martyn - Spencer The Rover (Album Version)
[1:53] 134. John Martyn - Clutches (Album Version)
[2:30] 135. John Martyn - The Message (Album Version)
[3:32] 136. John Martyn - Satisfied Mind (Album Version)
[3:44] 137. John Martyn - You Can Discover (Album Version)
[7:29] 138. John Martyn - Call Me Crazy (Album Version)
[2:46] 139. John Martyn - Eight More Miles (Alternate Take)
[6:33] 140. John Martyn - Sunday's Child (Alternate Take)
[5:19] 141. John Martyn - Root Love (Instrumental)
[3:55] 142. John Martyn - Ellie Rhee (Alternate Take)
[3:55] 143. John Martyn - Spencer The Rover (BBC Sight & Sound In Concert / London / 1977)
[7:36] 144. John Stevens' Away - Anni (Pt. 1 And Pt. 2)
[14:29] 145. John Martyn - Outside In (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[4:18] 146. John Martyn - Spencer The Rover (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[3:57] 147. John Martyn - One Day Without You (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[3:14] 148. John Martyn - The Easy Blues (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[3:08] 149. John Martyn - My Baby Girl (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[4:25] 150. John Martyn - Make No Mistake (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[4:45] 151. John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[9:47] 152. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[4:32] 153. John Martyn - May You Never (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[3:58] 154. John Martyn - Over The Hill (Live At The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia/ 14/8/1977)
[5:01] 155. John Martyn - Dealer (Album Version)
[4:10] 156. John Martyn - One World (Album Version)
[3:30] 157. John Martyn - Smiling Stranger (Album Version)
[6:32] 158. John Martyn - Big Muff (Album Version)
[3:07] 159. John Martyn - Couldn't Love You More (Album Version)
[3:54] 160. John Martyn - Certain Surprise (Album Version)
[3:44] 161. John Martyn - Dancing (Album Version)
[8:46] 162. John Martyn - Small Hours (Album Version)
[5:17] 163. John Martyn - Dealer (Alternate Take)
[4:22] 164. John Martyn - One World (Alternate Take #2)
[3:37] 165. John Martyn - Smiling Stranger (Alternate Take #2)
[3:15] 166. John Martyn - Couldn't Love You More (Alternate Take)
[9:53] 167. John Martyn - Small Hours (Alternate Take)
[8:31] 168. John Martyn - Black Man At Your Shoulder (Alternate Take)
[4:31] 169. John Martyn - One World (Alternate Take #3)
[3:31] 170. John Martyn - Smiling Stranger (Alternate Take #3)
[7:13] 171. John Martyn - Big Muff (Alternate Take #1)
[3:04] 172. John Martyn - Couldn't Love You More (Alternate Take #2)
[4:03] 173. John Martyn - Certain Surprise (Alternate Take #2)
[3:57] 174. John Martyn - Dancing (Alternate Take #2)
[8:47] 175. John Martyn - Small Hours (Alternate Take #2)
[3:54] 176. John Martyn - Dancing (Alternate Take #1)
[17:35] 177. John Martyn - Black Man At Your Shoulder (Alternate Take #2)
[6:13] 178. John Martyn - Big Muff (Extended Remix)
[4:11] 179. John Martyn - Anna
[4:23] 180. John Martyn - Some People Are Crazy (Album Version)
[4:06] 181. John Martyn - Grace And Danger (Album Version)
[5:16] 182. John Martyn - Lookin' On (Album Version)
[3:59] 183. John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad (Album Version)
[5:27] 184. John Martyn - Sweet Little Mystery (Album Version)
[5:00] 185. John Martyn - Hurt In Your Heart (Album Version)
[3:57] 186. John Martyn - Baby, Please Come Home (Album Version)
[3:33] 187. John Martyn - Save Some (For Me) (Album Version)
[4:01] 188. John Martyn - Our Love (Album Version)
[3:18] 189. John Martyn - Hi-Heel Sneakers
[7:39] 190. John Martyn - Grace And Danger (Alternate Take)
[7:17] 191. John Martyn - Small Hat (Alternate Take)
[7:20] 192. John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad (Alternate Take 2)
[4:38] 193. John Martyn - After Tomorrow Night (Alternate Take 1)
[5:57] 194. John Martyn - Dead On Arrival (Alternate Take)
[4:42] 195. John Martyn - Running Up The Harbour (Alternate Take)
[4:14] 196. John Martyn - Some People Are Crazy (Alternate Take #1)
[6:18] 197. John Martyn - Untitled Instrumental
[5:56] 198. John Martyn - Our Love (Alternate Take)
[6:15] 199. John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad (Alternate Take 3)
[5:15] 200. John Martyn - Grace And Danger (Instrumental)
[3:45] 201. John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad (Dub Version)
[5:01] 202. John Martyn - Sweet Little Mystery (BBC TV "Old Grey Whistle Test" / London / 1981)
[4:18] 203. John Martyn - Some People Are Crazy (BBC TV "Rock Goes To College"/ Stirling University, Scotland / 1981)
[4:24] 204. John Martyn - Grace And Danger (BBC TV "Rock Goes To College"/ Stirling University, Scotland / 1981)
[3:29] 205. John Martyn - Save Some (For Me) (BBC TV "Rock Goes To College"/ Stirling University, Scotland / 1981)
[7:12] 206. John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad (BBC TV "Rock Goes To College"/ Stirling University, Scotland / 1981)
[6:51] 207. John Martyn - Hurt In Your Heart (BBC A Little Night Music/ London/ 1981)
[6:54] 208. John Martyn - Sweet Little Mystery (Live At The London Palladium/ London/ 1986)
[5:20] 209. John Martyn - Sapphire (Album Version)
[3:24] 210. John Martyn - Over The Rainbow
[3:12] 211. John Martyn - You Know
[3:54] 212. John Martyn - Watching Her Eyes
[4:18] 213. John Martyn - Fisherman's Dream (Album Version)
[4:11] 214. John Martyn - Acid Rain
[4:58] 215. John Martyn - Mad Dog Days
[4:14] 216. John Martyn - Climb The Walls
[3:34] 217. John Martyn - Coming In On Time (Album Version)
[4:48] 218. John Martyn - Rope-Soul'd
[3:29] 219. John Martyn - Love In Your Life (Andy Lyden Mix)
[4:49] 220. John Martyn - Sapphire (Andy Lyden Mix)
[3:49] 221. John Martyn - Over The Rainbow (Andy Lyden Mix)
[4:36] 222. John Martyn - Fisherman's Dream (Andy Lyden Mix)
[4:08] 223. John Martyn - Acid Rain (Andy Lyden Mix)
[5:24] 224. John Martyn - Mad Dog Days (Andy Lyden Mix)
[4:51] 225. John Martyn - Rope-Soul'd (Andy Lyden Mix)
[5:10] 226. John Martyn - Nightline
[3:19] 227. John Martyn - Lonely Love
[4:44] 228. John Martyn - Angeline (Album Version)
[3:22] 229. John Martyn - One Step Too Far
[3:52] 230. John Martyn - Piece By Piece
[4:12] 231. John Martyn - Serendipity (Album Version)
[4:59] 232. John Martyn - Who Believes In Angels
[4:48] 233. John Martyn - Love Of Mine
[6:54] 234. John Martyn - John Wayne
[3:51] 235. John Martyn - Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
[1:05] 236. John Martyn - Advertisement 1
[5:53] 237. John Martyn - John Wayne (Alternate Take #1)
[3:24] 238. John Martyn - Lonely Love (Alternate Take #1)
[5:05] 239. John Martyn - Angeline (Alternate Take #1)
[0:57] 240. John Martyn - Advertisement 2
[4:01] 241. John Martyn - Piece By Piece (Alternate Take #1)
[4:58] 242. John Martyn - Who Believes In Angels (Alternate Take #1)
[4:27] 243. John Martyn - Love Of Mine (Alternate Take #1)
[4:36] 244. John Martyn - Live On Love
[4:20] 245. John Martyn - The River (The Apprentice Version)
[4:41] 246. John Martyn - Income Town
[5:15] 247. John Martyn - Send Me One Line
[4:10] 248. John Martyn - Deny This Love
[3:42] 249. John Martyn - Hold Me
[3:45] 250. John Martyn - Upo
[4:17] 251. John Martyn - No.9
[4:19] 252. John Martyn - The Apprentice
[3:54] 253. John Martyn - Lifeline
[4:57] 254. John Martyn - The Moment
[3:28] 255. John Martyn - Patterns In The Rain
[3:20] 256. John Martyn - Patterns In The Rain (Island Birthday Party, London/ 1988)
[4:41] 257. John Martyn - The Apprentice (Live At The Town And Country, London/ 1986)
[4:56] 258. John Martyn - Send Me One Line (Live At The Town And Country, London/ 1986)
[4:28] 259. John Martyn - The Moment (Live At The Town And Country, London/ 1986)
There are few comprehensive, elaborately packaged box sets that actually warrant the price they command, but this 18-disc set by the late songwriter and guitarist John Martyn is one of them. The 17 audio discs contain every album he cut for the label, from his first solo recordings to his duet albums with first wife, Beverly, and all the steps in between until 1987's original version of The Apprentice, which sees first light here. (Chris Blackwell, Island's label boss, refused to release the album, claiming it wasn't the proper direction for him. Martyn took this as an invitation to piss off and declined to renew his contract. He self-financed a re-recording then released it himself in 1990.) There is also a DVD in the package. It includes four Old Grey Whistle Test appearances between 1973 and 1978, the complete Foundations concert -- as well as outtakes from it -- and an appearance on A Little Night Music in 1981. The 17 audio discs include beautifully remastered editions of each album, and dozens of unreleased, alternate, and outtake tracks. Some of the live material really rates highly in this box's treasure-trove department; in particular, there are two gigs: Live at the Hanging Lamp from 1972 on disc five, which took place between Bless the Weather and Solid Air, and disc ten's Live at Town Hall in Sydney, dating from 1977 between Sunday's Child and One World. For those who purchased the double-disc deluxe editions of his catalog records, the second discs are included here, so you may want to take that into consideration. That said, those who purchased 2008's Ain't No Saint -- prepared with full participation by Martyn just five months before his death -- will find little duplication here when it comes to scale. In addition to the music and video, the package itself is so utterly handsome it's almost an artistic fetish object. There are three 12"x12" gatefold sleeves inside a hard, thick, gorgeous cardboard slipcase. Two of these include the 17 audio discs, while the third contains the DVD and various ephemera: there are reproduced handbills, a tour souvenir booklet from 1978, press releases, and even a set list replica. It also contains a full-size, hardbound book entitled The John Martyn Album, which includes a family album of photographs from childhood on, a lengthy, in-depth, and authoritative historical liner essay by John Hillarby, more copious and rare photographs, and a scrapbook of press reviews of various concerts and records. Finally, there is a replica poster from the Live at Leeds gig. Ultimately, no matter how heated the exchanges between Martyn and his fans could be during concerts, the respect between audience and performer was total and it was loyal -- the same punters who would complain the loudest would be at the very next show. It is for these people, those who knew his true worth as an artist who The Island Years was created for and will appeal to most.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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ABOUT THE ALBUM
17 disc(s) - 259 track(s)
Total length: 19:18:01
Main artist: John Martyn
Composer: Various Composers
Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Genre: Blues/country/folk, Folk
© 2013 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation
℗ 2013 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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