JOHN MARTYN - LONDON CONVERSATION - 33RPM VINYL LP - MONO -ISLAND RECORDS - 1968
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JOHN MARTYN - LONDON CONVERSATION - 33RPM VINYL LP - ISLAND RECORDS - 1968 - MONO RECORDING
RECORD IS IN EXCELENT CONDITION NO SCUFFS OR MARKS - NICE AND BRIGHT AND CLEAN. ISSUED ON ISLAND RECORDS LABEL. RECORD SLEEVE IS GOOD - DOES SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR - BUT SPLINES ARE TIGHT GLUED.
A2-U/B2-U PRESSING
TITLE
London ConversationRELEASE DATE
October 1967NOTES
John’s debut album was recorded and mastered in glorious mono at Pye Studios, Marble Arch, London for the princely sum of £158. Recording was completed by 9 August and London Conversation was released when John was just nineteen in October 1967. Theo Johnson took the role of producer under the supervision of Chris Blackwell and the cover photograph of John perched amongst chimney pots was taken on the roof of Blackwell’s apartment. Talking to Music Week magazine in 2007 John recalled that he recorded the whole album in one afternoon in a two-track studio on Putney High Street.
The album is in the folk tradition and contains some excellent lyrics and jazzy instrumentation including the sitar and flute in Rolling Home. As a result it won praise and the instrumentation distinguished John from his contemporaries in the folk scene. Back To Stay is a beautiful love song with a sad and dreamy melody, a sign of things to come.
John took up guitar whilst at school and although he was only 19 he was already acknowledged locally as an accomplished guitarist. He was influenced by two people in particular, amongst others, that he knew. “Les Brown, who is completely unknown and has never recorded…he plays a kind of American Doc Watson guitar very very well. Lovely voice. Also a friend of mine called Paul Wheeler who is featured on the second album.”
TRACK LISTING
1. Fairy Tale Lullaby (J. Martyn)
2. Sandy Grey (R. Fredericks)
3. London Conversation (J. Martyn, J. Sundell)
4. Ballad Of An Elder Woman (J. Martyn)
5. Cocain (Traditional arranged by J. Martyn)
6. Run Honey Run (J. Martyn)
7. Back To Stay (J. Martyn)
8. Rolling Home (J. Martyn)
9. Who’s Grown Up Now (J. Martyn)
10. Golden Girl (J. Martyn)
11. This Time (J. Martyn)
12. Don’t Think Twice (B. Dylan)
CATALOGUE/MATRIX NUMBER
Catalogue Number: ILP 952 Island
Matrix / Runout: Side A – ILP952A-1 and Side B – ILP952B-1.
CREDITS
Producer – Theo Johnson
Cover Design – CCS Advertising Associates Ltd.
Photography – Barry Wentzel
Supervision – Chris Blackwell
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