OK he was not a nice guy and turned into a 28-stone monster but there’s no denying that JM produced some beautiful moments.
John Martyn: One World
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A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
OK he was not a nice guy and turned into a 28-stone monster but there’s no denying that JM produced some beautiful moments.
I’ve got a CD called “White Bicycles”, which has songs by the various artists that Joe Boyd was involved with. It has the great “Primrose Hill” by Beverly and John Martyn, which is a great song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kd9O4NwNjU
… and this solo single by Beverly from 1966 is groovy. It has Jimmy Page on guitar if you believe the YouTube comments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNDKxozJDw
Richard Thompson reminisces about John Martyn and Nick Drake here, at 28.55.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrWXOLDG238