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John Martyn

Sometimes you read about an artist that is vaguely familiar to you but you can't really recall much about them. So I read a bit about Martyn and decided to use You Tube at work to listen to 2 of his better known albums...Solid Air and Bless The Weather. Interesting jazzy/folk laid back tunes...I'm digging them. Sounds decent on my crappy desktop speakers. Hope these are well recorded...if done well I can see how I can lose myself in the music. I now know what my next 2 music purchases will be. 
muncybob
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folkfreak
1,149 posts
 
Just about everything John recorded is worthwhile and most are available cheaply in original pressings. For me however the stand out is "Live at Leeds" -- probably one of the top 10 live recordings out there, and his stuff is very cleanly recorded in general as well, you will not be disappointed
salectric
683 posts
 
"Solid Air" is my only John Martyn record but it is not only great musically but sonically as well.  Listening to the title track on a really good system (ok, my system), when the sax comes in I nearly jump out of my seat it is so spookily real.  The microdynamics are very, very nice.  I sometimes play this LP to demonstrate what a good hifi can add to the enjoyment of great music.
muncybob OP
50 posts
 
I've seen some recent reissues from Universal the Back to Black series...any experience?
rockadanny
1,037 posts
 
Solid Air and Bless The Weather are my two favs.
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